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The mainstream schools therapy team is made up of occupational therapists, physiotherapists and therapy assistants who specialise in supporting children with physical disabilities who are attending mainstream schools across Sheffield. We work together to help children achieve their full physical potential, promote independence, develop life skills and to support their families.
Initial assessments take place at Ryegate Children’s Centre. We will ask questions about your child’s motor difficulties and complete a physical examination.
Together we will identify therapy goals and agree what we are going to work on. These goals may relate to school life, home life or leisure activities out in the wider community. We will plan our input around the goals that we set and how best to achieve them.
Therapy input will be different depending on your child’s needs at that time e.g. there may be blocks of increased therapy input when there is a greater need or times of less input. Treatment may take place at Ryegate, school, home or out in the community, wherever is most appropriate. We sometimes run activity groups to work on specific skills.
We may work with other professionals involved in your child’s care including:
- consultants
- schools
- orthotics
- British Red Cross
- Equipment and Adaptations Service
- wheelchair services
- charities
This is to ensure a joined-up approach to your child’s care.
Groups and clinics
All the groups and clinics run by the mainstream therapy team can only be accessed via a referral from your child’s physiotherapist or occupational therapist. They will work with you to discuss you and your child’s goal and to ensure that the group or clinic is the right choice. Not every group or clinic is suitable for every child.
Feedback
From parents:
- “My child enjoys showing us what he has done with the therapy assistant. He always looks really proud of himself when he does the exercises.”
- “The therapist always offers good advice and tries to point us in the right direction.”
- “My child is now showing a positive approach to writing and fine motor activities and there is a noticeable difference with his handwriting.”
From children:
- “The programme helped me get stronger.”
- “The therapy assistant helped me a lot because now I can tie my shoes.”
- “Physio was so much fun and exciting and helped a lot to improve my strength in my legs.”
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