Spirited Conversations - Engaging and Elevating Pediatric OT

This episode continues on from episode 10 in exploring executive functions in treatment. We wander across a few different topics throughout including praxis, complex processing and motor skill development.  Show notes for episode 10 continue to be relevant for episode 11. You can access these here: spiritedconversationspodcast.com  You can access training for the Spirit course online here:  https:...

On the 11th of January our profession lost a wonderful colleague, who had an incredible influence  on so many lives around the world, particularly those of us in the field of paediatric OT.  Given Tracy and Gen’s beautiful friendship and Gen’s influence on each of us, we are sharing a few stories to celebrate her life. If you want to find out more about Gen, her Sensory Tools website is a good pla...

Wow we've made it to episode 10! This episode brings us another case discussion. We explore how executive functioning (EF) and effortful control (EC) - particularly inhibition, start to emerge in treatment for our young man.  Tracy references a mind map  from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) which we've attached in our show notes here:  https://www.spiritedconversations...

This episode takes us further along the path of social emotional development. We dance with the dilemma of knowing when the right time is in treatment to teach a specific social skill strategy. If you have ever thought about how much to challenge a child and how much to follow their lead then this discussion is definitely for you. Hopefully we will have all the bugs in our audio sorted for our nex...

We are back and taking our conversations into the realms of social-emotional development. If you haven’t heard episode 7 it will be helpful to go back and listen as we reflect on the same case and how treatment moved from regulation into the social-emotional domain.  We don’t specifically reference a number of key researchers in our discussion and deeply want to honour and respect the work these w...

Hang in there! We’ll be back soon.  Show notes on our website (coming soon): spiritedconversationspodcast.com Want to do the SpIRiT Course? You can find it here: https://dfxlearningjourneys.thinkific.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode we work to put the concepts from the last two episodes together with a clinical case.  As always show notes can be found here: www.spiritedconversationspodcast.com  SpIRiT course can be found here: https://dfxlearningjourneys.thinkific.com Enjoy! Show notes on our website (coming soon): spiritedconversationspodcast.com Want to do the SpIRiT Course? You can find it here: https://dfxlea...

These two Modulation episodes are packed full!! Definitely don't skip this one, it's packed with gold.  So exciting that the SpIRiT course is now available for people to take online. If you're interested check it out here: https://dfxlearningjourneys.thinkific.com  As always, our website has some links/resources to explore further from this ep in our show notes.  https://www.spirite...

Get ready to dive into sensory modulation, a very unique and incredibly important topic. Show notes at www.spiritedconversationspodcast.com  Show notes on our website (coming soon): spiritedconversationspodcast.com Want to do the SpIRiT Course? You can find it here: https://dfxlearningjourneys.thinkific.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sensory discrimination has been the quiet underpinning of every episode so far. This one puts it centre stage. Tracy, Cory, and Michelle work through what sensory discrimination actually is, how it differs from sensory modulation, and why Dr. Ayres was right to place it at the foundation of skilfulness and praxis. Along the way they get into haptic processing, the concept of affordances and action...

What is praxis, and how do you actually see it in a child in front of you? In this episode, Michelle brings a composite case of a vibrant, energetic 6-year-old whose postural gains have opened up a whole new set of clinical questions. He has big ideas and loads of enthusiasm, but his sequencing, motor execution, and monitoring are all lagging behind. Tracy uses this case to unpack the components o...

What does posture have to do with handwriting? More than you might think. In this episode, Cory brings a composite case of a 12-year-old referred for handwriting difficulties, and what unfolds is a masterclass in reasoning from output back to the underlying sensory motor inputs that support it. The assessment findings — poor prone extension, disorganised ocular tracking, a striking tonic labyrinth...

What draws someone to paediatric OT and what keeps them there? In this first episode, Cory, Michelle, and Tracy introduce themselves and share the stories that brought them to this work and to each other. Cory found her way through the Sensory Gym and Camp Jabiru. Michelle made a career pivot into paediatrics in her forties. Tracy came through neuroscience and decades of clinical leadership at Chi...