Join us in 2022 for our term groups!
We’re excited to announce our new program of group therapy for Term 1 2022 as well as expressions of interest for two new groups in Term 2! More information for each of these groups can be found below or by getting in touch with us at the clinic.
Get Ready for School
Kindy in 2023
Thursdays 9:30am – 10:30am starting on 3 February
It’s not too early to start thinking about getting ready for school! Pre-school aged children are invited to join us for some fun and targeted goal-driven therapy in a weekly group session. Children will work to develop the ability to follow instructions, sit at the table, join in group activities, as well as work on their pre-writing skills, fine motor skills, and social interaction. This group aims to develop your child’s ability to:
- demonstrate a functional pencil grasp using a dominant hand
- demonstrate appropriate pencil control when tracing, drawing and colouring
- recognise and identify letters in the alphabet
- draw an age-appropriate picture of a person
- recognise and group numbers less than 10
- cut along straight and curved lines using correct scissor grasp
- follow a classroom routine
Fees: $680 for the 10-week term
Lego Club
Kindy to Year 2
Tuesdays 3:30pm – 4:30pm starting on 1 February
This in-person group uses Lego in a therapy setting to promote social interaction, turn-taking skills, sharing, and collaborative problem solving to support social engagement. Coached by Qualia’s OT Lego therapy team, club members can focus on the joint creative process in a fun and supported environment.
Fees: $680 for the 10-week term
Scribe Tribe
Kindy to Year 2
Wednesdays 3:30pm – 4:30pm starting on 2 February
Scribe Tribe is a Qualia-created program specifically designed to target handwriting components of the writing task. The program focuses on handwriting legibility elements to achieve successful schoolwork readability and confidence.
Fees: $680 for the 10-week term
spOrTstars
Kindy to Year 2 (Sportstars Junior): Thursdays 3.45pm-4.25pm starting on 3 February
Years 3 to 6 (Sportstars Senior): Thursdays 4:30pm-5.20pm starting on 3 February
Children from Kindy to Year 6 are invited to join us to play sport, make friends and have fun in a small group at Taplin Park in Drummoyne after school. Children of all abilities will receive individualised support and development of gross motor and coordination skills while participating in movement activities and being part of a team.
Strategies will be developed that focus on ball skills, agility, balance and strength, whilst also encouraging teamwork and social skills.
Fees:
Sportstars Junior: $600 for the 10-week term
Sportstars Senior: $680 for the 10-week term
Bookings are now being taken for all group programmes! Register now by calling 9555 9776 or email us at info@qualiatherapy.com.au
Expressions of Interest
QualiALERT
Kindy in 2023
Mondays mornings
Based on the Alert Program, this group introduces little ones aged 4 and 5 to the concept of self-regulation. By using an engine analogy, children learn “if your body is like a car engine, sometimes it runs on high, sometimes it runs on low, and sometimes it runs just right”. Using this analogy and language helps young children to articulate how alert they feel.
In this group, your child will:
- learn strategies to turn this self-awareness into self-regulation
- understand how to change their alertness levels throughout the day so they are in the proper state of mind to wake up, to learn, to play, to relax, and to go to bed
Parents are also provided with strategies to communicate effectively with their child and help their child move to an expected level of alertness.
Zones of Regulation (Two-term group)
Kindy to Year 2
Wednesdays after school for Terms 2 and 3
This two-term group provides lessons and activities to help children gain skills in self regulation and the ability to stay cool, calm and collected. In the first term, participants will learn how to identify the different zones and the emotions that come along with these zones. In the second term, the focus will be on providing strategies to regulate levels of alertness and energy levels to change or stay in the current zone.
Please ring us on 9555 9776 or email info@qualiatherapy.com.au if you would like to express interest in two new groups that will be offered in Term 2.