Occupational Therapy Assistant Job Opportunity

Job description Tree Tops is a children’s Occupational Therapy service based in Newton Aycliffe and Stockton. We are a small friendly team of therapists and administration staff, offering therapeutic interventions to children with sensory processing difficulties and other developmental disorders. We are looking to appoint an Occupational Therapy Assistant to join us in our busy…

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Training Testimonial – Remote – North Yorkshire

Another remote training that was a success with staff expressing how they found the training informative and interesting. It will be great to hear how the training has helped your pupils so do drop us an email to give an update on how you are getting on and how much the information has benefited your…

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Training Testimonial – Remote – North Yorkshire

Due to Covid-19 we started offering remote training which has worked very well, especially if your venue is not local. These are really great comments from the teachers of various different schools in North Yorkshire who attended our Think Sensory Not Behaviour training. Thank you. We are looking forward to seeing how you get on.

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Improvements in Behaviour

It is always good to hear that our Tree Toppers enjoy their sessions because we also have fun in them too! J was an absolute pleasure to have in our care and to see the improvements he has made is tremendous. Keep going with the home programme and don’t forget to come back soon for…

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Let’s Start 2022 with Confidence

Let’s start 2022 with confidence. It’s always nice to chat to others in the same boat. So, tonight we are having a chit-chat on Zoom to put the world to rights! All our members are friendly and more than happy to impart their knowledge to help others. Come along and join us at 8pm for an informal…

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We used to avoid going out

We are so proud of how much he has come on since attending for an assessment then sessions. It is fantastic to hear how much the coping techniques and strategies have helped him to stay calm which then enabled him to go out into the world and explore. Keep up the good work! We shall…

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Difficulties brushing teeth

Scissor skill practice

Does your child have difficulties brushing teeth? Brushing teeth is an important part of our oral hygiene routine but for a child with sensory sensitivities, this task can be exceptionally difficult. If a child is over responsive to touch, this can result in them not tolerating anything in or around the mouth therefore no tooth…

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Why are bilateral skills important?

Why are bilateral skills important? Well, these skills are vitally important as we use them for so many different movements and actions that require both sides of our body to perform together such as: walking playing catching balls cutting When you are unable to cross the body midline, it means that the two sides of…

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