{"id":4538,"date":"2020-07-20T09:07:42","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T08:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev3.mustardburp.co.uk\/?page_id=4538"},"modified":"2023-01-30T16:30:03","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T16:30:03","slug":"therapeutic-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kisimul.co.uk\/therapeutic-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Therapeutic Services"},"content":{"rendered":"
Our team works collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team, individuals\u2019 families, other professionals and stakeholders to promote the wellbeing and best interests of the people who use our services. We work as part of an integrated team, alongside education and care colleagues, to develop and extend individuals\u2019 knowledge, skills and experiences. Another key role of the team is to support our staff to understand and meet the needs of the people we support. We provide training to our residential and education teams on a wide range of topics including Autism, Effective Communication and Makaton.\u00a0 Our team is also readily accessible to the wider multidisciplinary team to provide advice and resources to support their work with individuals within our services.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1594720968663{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1599127104064{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;}”]What support is provided?<\/strong><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]We strive to ensure that every individual has the support they need within their daily lives in their home and educational environments at Â鶹ÊÓƵ. We call this \u2018Universal Support\u2019 and this is achieved by providing the following:<\/p>\n Once a person is settled at at Â鶹ÊÓƵ, and the universal support they need is in place, we will assess what further input they may need that can be offered by our team. This could include group or 1:1 therapeutic input. Our ultimate aim is for individuals to maintain and generalise their knowledge and skills throughout their daily life. We want progress to be meaningful for each individual to increase their independence and confidence in line with their goals and aspirations.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1594723215415{padding-top: 5px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;background-color: #87b8d4 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Get in touch” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:300%25|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kisimul.co.uk%2Fcontact%2F|||”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tour style=”flat” shape=”square” active_section=”1″ el_id=”schools-colleges-accordion”][vc_tta_section title=”Occupational Therapy” tab_id=”1595595210811-b981506a-37d0″][vc_single_image image=”4718″ alignment=”left” css=”.vc_custom_1595587943747{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Occupational Therapy” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:150%25|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1599127213597{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Occupational Therapy supports individuals\u2019 health and well-being by encouraging and supporting engagement in occupation. We refer to occupations as the everyday activities that people do as individuals, in families and with communities to bring meaning and purpose to life. Occupations include things people need to, want to and are expected to do (World Federation of Occupational Therapists, 2012).<\/p>\n The people who live and\/or attend educational placements at Â鶹ÊÓƵ may have complex patterns of behaviours, sensory differences, communication and social interaction difficulties that prevent them from engaging in occupations that are meaningful. We work with individuals to support their engagement in everyday activities to promote a meaningful and purposeful life. This may involve modifying the occupation or environment for an individual to motivate and facilitate their engagement. We also work with individuals\u2019 families and staff teams to help maintain and generalise the person\u2019s skills through all aspects of their life. The people we support may not have had the opportunities to develop a routine or range of occupations in their lives that enables them to feel fulfilled. We work in a person centred and holistic way to enable individuals in our services to realise their potential for independence and well-being.<\/p>\n Our team will assess a person\u2019s individual needs by completing observations and we may also use formal standardised and\/or non-standardised assessments to evaluate the person\u2019s strengths, skills and functioning. We will then identify areas where specific interventions or programmes may benefit the person\u2019s development and consider this within the context of their interests, wishes and aspirations. We will also gather information through talking to individuals, staff members, and families.<\/p>\n We support individuals to develop their functional skills and independence across a range of daily activities and pursuits, these may include:<\/p>\n We support the development of these occupations through:<\/p>\n Through this support, we aim to increase a person\u2019s motivation and engagement in occupation and improve their ability to communicate and interact to reach their occupation goals. We want individuals to gain confidence with their daily functional skills and enjoy access to a wide variety of pursuits with as much independence as possible.<\/p>\n Click Here for our Team Biographies<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Psychology” tab_id=”1595595144888-8aeb945e-c1ca”][vc_single_image image=”4718″ alignment=”left” css=”.vc_custom_1595587943747{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Psychology” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:150%25|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1599127239165{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_text]We provide specialist educational and clinical psychology services to individuals in our schools, children\u2019s homes and adult services. Our support can be delivered directly to the people we support, or through advice\/training and collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team at Â鶹ÊÓƵ.<\/p>\n We are able to complete a variety of psychological assessments which help us to understand the people we support as well as guide our formulation as to the best way to help staff to support them. We evaluate and make decisions about interventions, taking into account theoretical and therapeutic models and factors concerning historical and developmental processes, which have shaped the individual and their support network.<\/p>\n The Clinical and Educational Psychologists are supported by Assistant Psychologists who receive regular supervision from the Psychologists.<\/p>\n We support individuals with the following:<\/p>\n We support the development of these areas through:<\/p>\n We aim to help the people we support to develop as much independence as possible in respect of achieving their learning goals, regulating their emotions and taking care of their physical and mental wellbeing. We want the people who use our services to enjoy a good quality of life and achieve as much success in their life as possible. Our team strives to help individuals achieve this through the range of direct and indirect support offered by our service.<\/p>\n Click Here for our Team Biographies<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Speech and Language Therapy” tab_id=”1595587771693-7398738b-c0b1″][vc_single_image image=”4718″ alignment=”left” css=”.vc_custom_1595587953223{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Speech and Language Therapy” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:150%25|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1599219761463{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Each Â鶹ÊÓƵ school has its own team of Speech and Language Therapists and SLT Assistants. The Â鶹ÊÓƵ SLT teams promote and support a Total Communication environment throughout care and education settings, finding and using the right combination of communication methods for each pupil. This approach helps an individual to form connections, ensures successful interactions and supports information exchanges and conversations.<\/p>\n Our goal is to embed communication strategies within the pupils\u2019 daily environments consistently in order to facilitate communication at all times. This universal approach ensures communication is supported from the first day a student attends our setting. Our approaches include using a range of alternative and augmentative communication methods such as:<\/p>\n Makaton Various therapeutic approaches such as Intensive Interaction, Attention Autism, Social Stories, and Comic Strip conversations support students to develop their language and social interaction skills.<\/p>\n A full assessment of each pupils\u2019 needs is made and, where direct support is required, a therapy plan is put into place to support individual target development. Individual and\/or group sessions may be offered with SLTs or SLTAs (under supervision from the SLTs). Where appropriate, plans are written collaboratively with other therapists to ensure the best outcomes for each pupil. Joint therapy sessions ensure enjoyable and accessible interactions for all pupils.<\/p>\n Indirect support is also an essential part of the therapy process and the SLT teams invest time in a wide programme of staff training and supporting pupils in the classroom and care settings, as well as during off site activities. Regular multidisciplinary team meetings ensure all members of the team are working together effectively. The SLT team also contribute to the annual review of EHCPs.<\/p>\n At Â鶹ÊÓƵ, we believe that a crucial part of our role is giving our pupils a voice. This includes making Mental Capacity Assessments to establish each person\u2019s ability to process information and contribute to the decision making regarding their care where possible. The team uses creative approaches to support this process including tailoring information to their level of understanding, using visual supports such as photos, symbols, Talking Mats and Social Stories.<\/p>\n Click Here for our Team Biographies<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Music Therapy” tab_id=”1601047483123-f98df636-7de0″][vc_single_image image=”4718″ alignment=”left” css=”.vc_custom_1595587953223{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Music Therapy” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:150%25|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1601047489943{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Â鶹ÊÓƵ employs the services of Music Therapists who work across the schools on a sessional basis. It is an established psychological clinical intervention which is delivered by HCPC registered Music Therapists in which music and sound are used therapeutically to support and encourage emotional, social and physical wellbeing in children and young people who have behavioural and learning difficulties.<\/p>\n Central to the therapy is the relationship that is established and developed between the therapist and pupil through engagement in live musical interaction and play.\u00a0 A wide range of musical styles and instruments can be used, including the voice. For pupils who do not communicate verbally, or who have very limited verbal ability, it can offer an alternative language through which they can express themselves, release their emotions and frustrations and through which the therapist can establish a common connection.\u00a0 Within this, the therapist uses free-flowing improvised (not composed) music and the children and young people\u00a0 can express themselves by using a variety of instruments such as drums, guitars, keyboards, wind-chimes, blowing and ethnic instruments. As the therapist listens and responds to their sounds, new ways of relating can emerge, leading to development and change.<\/p>\n Such musical dialogues involve many of the fundamental elements of social interaction, such as self-awareness and \u201cself in relation to another\u201d. Because of this, the musical aspects of interpersonal timing, attuned reciprocity in shared play, turn-taking and listening and responding to another person can be augmented in music therapy very effectively with people with autism.\u00a0 This is because it accommodates and addresses their frequently idiosyncratic and avoidant style of communication.<\/p>\n Additionally, the individualistic approach of music therapy, in which the therapist actively endeavours to ascertain and work with the type of sound that a particular individual prefers, is one of the strengths of its application to people with autism as it offers them an opportunity to feel confident when expressing themselves. Music therapy also offers the opportunity to experience a wider range of emotions and to develop reciprocal communication.<\/p>\n\n
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\nPECS (Picture Exchange Communication System)
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\nHigh tech devices such as iPads<\/p>\n