Wren & dove

Wren & dove You cant see your area on our service list? No trouble, just call 0419423785 to see what we can arrange !

Early intervention supports for individuals and groups (self managed and plan-managed NDIS funding); play therapy, functional independence and social skill building - mobile service available
E.C workshops and consultancy, A+R support

So it happens to be world autism awareness day. I’m aware of it everyday. Acutely. And even with all of my training (Bac...
02/04/2023

So it happens to be world autism awareness day. I’m aware of it everyday. Acutely. And even with all of my training (Bachelor of teaching, postgrad in psych), I wasn’t prepared for the daily implications and applications of a spectrum condition.
We don’t call it a disorder in our home because that hurts a persons self identity, it’s a condition. The same way my daily condition changes so does a person living with autism. But here’s the thing about a spectrum condition. It won’t present the same way twice and whilst it suits people to think it has features or characteristics, it can’t because it sits in a spectrum. And that’s how I didn’t even notice it was there as it was in someone I adore ! So, world autism awareness day what is it to those living with it, surrounded by it and ultimately having to converse with it about the quality of yours and your families lives?
It’s a person first. A person with interests, hopes, wisdom and love. Then it’s a condition. And it’s our job as a society not to just understand the multiple and infinite ways ot presents, but also critically reflect on our conditions, judgements and capacity.
Because it’s usually not the person living with autism that judges their capacity, it’s you. Just like I met my understanding and expert knowledge, you will to. And that’s a great thing🤩

Have you seen the ECA (Early childhood Australia) Canberra branch’s latest post? If you deliver a service in early child...
05/07/2022

Have you seen the ECA (Early childhood Australia) Canberra branch’s latest post?

If you deliver a service in early childhood have a look at their latest checklist to self assess how you build a sense of belonging for children and their families.

I have added the link above so it’s easy for you to attain.

Providing a sense of belonging for children across services is also paramount as our children and families move between their early childhood education and care provider, specialist providers, key workers and suppliers to name a few.

What are some key ways you provide a sense of belonging ?

Wren & Dove have 3 legs to our work and 1 is capacity building and supporting intervention in Early Childhood. A second ...
16/11/2021

Wren & Dove have 3 legs to our work and 1 is capacity building and supporting intervention in Early Childhood. A second leg to our work is to support Early Childhood services to communicate their quality practices during accreditation.
Our early childhood specialist has a comprehensive 27 years experience and excels at supporting services through (and you won’t believe it but even enjoy) accreditation.
And in supporting your service delivery, today’s post is to remind EC services to take a look at their child protection policies and embed the child safe standards into your practice and policy.
Thinking about this now can really give you and the team a chance to reflect on what this means for practice and really get that practice embedded in daily functioning.
If your due for a refresher for child protection (remember reg 84 and s162a? We are required to maintain awareness of child protection responsibilities).
Have a look at the child safe standards - nsw office of the legal guardian, review and update your relevant policies, embed that practice and if you need a refresher I recommend you contact Suzanne at Right Approach. In my 27 years I have never had such brilliant refresher training that was absolutely comprehensive and really encouraged high quality practices in the services that undertook her training !
Good luck and if you need support remember we are here to support you in achieving high quality, authentic, context specific practise. 🥳

Capacity building happens in many ways and all professionals working in early childhood will ensure they follow the lead...
29/10/2021

Capacity building happens in many ways and all professionals working in early childhood will ensure they follow the lead, comfort and suitably of the environment for the child.

What works for one doesn’t work for another and through multidisciplinary teams we share information that supports best practices for each child and their families and ensure we are not infringing on other professionals relationships and best interests for their particular practice with each child.

Through working together we also support high quality sessions for children that maximise their time, energy, potential and of course their funding.

Wren & Dove prides itself on ensuring the perspectives in multidisciplinary teams are valued and as a support service to allied health professionals we made the decision to be a fluid service providing at home sessions, outdoors, and in our office located at sanctuary point

If you are a professional, family or child who would like to have a confidential chat please call us on 0419423785

The right to play for children means we as professionals have a responsibility to ensure that right is not only met but exceeded.

Through strong relationships marked with deep listening, respect, and the sharing of information is one way we support this.

Celebrating play 🤩🎉

&dove





Did you know that laughter can be used in the establishment of affiliation and rapport ? Strid & Cekaite (2021) studied ...
08/10/2021

Did you know that laughter can be used in the establishment of affiliation and rapport ?

Strid & Cekaite (2021) studied laughter and it’s connective qualities in children’s interactions and found that calibrating laughter in interactions builds alliances through inviting others via laughter and then sharing that with another.

We didn’t really need a researcher to tell us that laughter unites us and builds positive affect though did we? 🤩

But it is a great reminder to set that as our intention in building relationships with families and young children.

Laughter enhances dopamine and serotonin activities which increase our ability relax, and decreases our amygdala activity (fight, flight, freeze, appease) allowing us to access our executive functions more readily.

Put simply, laughter can help us decrease stress and be more available to the present moment.

Families who are new to services and systems like the ones we work with can be stressed, scared and highly emotional.

Adding laughter into our interactions is one way we can support families to relax in our presence and build a nonthreatening connection with us.

It’s not the only way, but it is super fun 🥳🥰

What are some other ways you build positive affect with families in your service ?

Share below to help everyone grow 🌿



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