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Please see below for a simple break down of what each discipline focuses on, and examples of how they can support your child in thriving. Please note: the breakdown below is by no means comprehensive, so please feel free to contact us with any questions (*see Contact Page)
Psychology
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​Play and social skills: Achieving foundational play skills, learning how to play successfully with peers &/or siblings, how to make & maintain friendships.
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Emotional literacy: Learning & expanding emotional vocabulary, increasing comfort-level talking about feelings, identifying feelings in themselves & others.
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Cognition & Problem solving: Enhancing executive functioning skills (i.e. stop & think), reducing rigidity in-thinking & increasing flexibility, developing a growth mindset.
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Safety skills: Increasing awareness of safety rules, learning how to follow safety commands, increasing ability to recognize danger, keeping safe during community outings, and other environments.
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Behaviour & Emotional Regulation: Addressing behaviours of concern (i.e., meltdowns), learning calming strategies, increasing self-belief & self-esteem.
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Mood Disorders (e.g. anxiety & depression): Support to cope with mental health concerns, supporting self-healing, health & happiness, and ability to be grateful).
Physiotherapy
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Gross and Complex Motor Skills: Gross motor skills involve the movement and coordination of large muscle groups to perform activities like walking, running, jumping, and climbing. Complex motor skills refer to more intricate movements that require coordination and control, such as throwing, catching, and kicking a ball.
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Coordination: Coordination refers to the ability to execute smooth and controlled movements that involve multiple body parts working together harmoniously. It encompasses skills like hand-eye coordination, bilateral coordination (using both sides of the body simultaneously), and coordination of movements for tasks like walking or bike riding.
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Motor Planning: Motor planning is the ability to conceptualize, plan, and execute purposeful movements in response to a task or the environment. It includes sequencing movements, adapting to changes in the environment, and problem-solving to achieve desired actions effectively.
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Postural Awareness and Correction: Postural awareness refers to understanding one's body position in space and the ability to maintain appropriate alignment during various activities. Postural correction involves identifying and addressing any deviations from optimal posture to promote balance, stability, and efficient movement.
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Functional Play Skills: Functional play skills encompass the ability to engage in play activities that promote physical, cognitive, and social development. This may include activities such as running, jumping, climbing, playing with toys, and participating in structured games or sports.
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Strength: Strength refers to the muscle's ability to generate force to perform tasks. In pediatric physiotherapy, strengthening exercises are often used to improve muscle tone, stability, and endurance to support functional activities and promote overall physical development.
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ROM (Range of Motion): Range of motion refers to the extent of movement that is possible at a joint. Pediatric physiotherapists assess and work on improving or maintaining joint flexibility and mobility to enhance a child's ability to perform activities of daily living and participate in physical activities.
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Balance: Balance involves the ability to maintain stability and control over the body's position during static (e.g., standing) and dynamic (e.g., walking) activities. Pediatric physiotherapists focus on improving balance to prevent falls, enhance mobility, and support functional independence.
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Sport/Activity Specific Skills: These are skills required to participate in specific sports or activities, such as throwing and catching for baseball, kicking for soccer, or skating for ice hockey. Pediatric physiotherapists may help children develop these skills by addressing underlying physical impairments and providing targeted interventions and training programs.
Speech Language Pathology
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Speech: Improving communication effectiveness by enhancing speech sound production (e.g., children may not be able to produce the 'r' sound and say 'wabbit' instead of 'rabbit', may omit sounds or add extra sounds to words).
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Stuttering: Enhancing speech fluency by addressing issues such as part-word repetitions, prolonged sounds, one-syllable word repetitions, blocks, etc.
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Expressive Language: Assisting children to successfully express thoughts/feelings/wants/needs, protest, refuse, ask questions, and have conversations (e.g., increasing their vocabulary, learning to use longer and grammatically correct sentences, increasing their initiation, etc.).
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Receptive Language: Helping children understand words and sentences (e.g., grasping the meaning of words, listening to and interpreting a story or conversation, following instructions, learning basic concepts, answering questions, increasing focus of attention and memorization).
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Social-Cognitive Communication: Enhancing the use of verbal and nonverbal communication skills in social interactions (e.g., fostering awareness of surroundings, understanding social norms and cues, staying on topic, respecting turns, considering the feelings and viewpoints of others, organizing thoughts, grasping concepts for effective communication, enhance problem-solving, attention, etc.)
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Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC): Introducing AAC strategies and assistive technology to meet the child’s communication needs, wants, and rights (e.g., options such as communication boards or devices with voice output are explored to provide tailored support). AAC is accessible to all children with communication challenges, without any prerequisites (e.g., regardless of age, cognitive abilities, communication challenges, or motor capacities). Specialized AAC services can greatly impact your child's communication, overall development, and well-being.