The Integration Station
Your go to Child and Adolescent Occupational Therapy and Sensory Integration Podcast run by Occupational Therapy for Children. Hosted by Child and Adolescent OT, Michael Crisci, The Integration Station's Q&A format takes your questions, share some knowledge and tries to find the fun in what learning how to support the young people in our lives. Guests will join us to share their thoughts and knowledge and build a greater awareness of how OT fits in the everyday.
Managing Self-Loathing, Audio Sensitivity at School Behavior & Comfort Item for Young People
It's been a while since we answered your questions and this week we have some really pertinent topics to discuss.
We unpack how you can manage self-loathing for your young person, why someone would want to run away when the bell rings, and why comfort items for a young person are so important.
If you liked something we talked about, or you learned something from listening to us, share it with your friends, family, uni classmates or colleagues. The more people that know about occupational therapy, the better!
If you have any qu...
CampCast - CampEVOLVE Edition.
We're back!
This week we're breaking format to take you to CampEVOLVE where Eleanor & Michael hand the microphones over to our clients.
CampEVOLVE is an intensive, therapeutically informed camp experience. Our overnight and day programs are designed to help young people improve their skills while interacting with their environment and peers in a meaningful way.
And you're about hear all about it on our very first CampCast.
If you liked something we talked about, or you learned something from listening to us, share it with your fri...
Children & Adolescent Mental Health Conference - Wrap
Last week, we travelled all the way up to the Gold Coast for the annual Children and Adolescent Mental Health Conference #CAMH25 to hear from industry experts on how we can all aim to provide better outcomes for the young people in our lives.
On this week's episode, Michael welcomes Dino back to the podcast. They unpack the key takeaways from the conference, the importance of sensory rooms, and how to manage social media and it's effect on young people's sense of identity and mental health.
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The Default Mode Network, Neuroaffirming Language & The Double Empathy Problem
This week we discover what Milton's double empathy problem is and how it can affect the young people in our lives and we learn all about the default mode network.
If you liked something we talked about, or you learned something from listening to us, share it with your friends, family, uni classmates or colleagues. The more people that know about occupational therapy, the better!
If you have any questions you'd like answered, please send a question to the integration station via Instagram or our email podcast@otfcgroup.au
Sensory Integration for the Neurodiverse Population - The Research
This week we field your questions asking more about Sensory Integration for the neurodiverse population and walk you through some strategies to help your young person get to sleep from an OT lens!
If you liked something we talked about, or you learned something from listening to us, share it with your friends, family, uni classmates or colleagues. The more people that know about occupational therapy, the better!
If you have any questions you'd like answered, please send a question to the integration station via Instagram or our email podcast@otfcgroup.au
Exploring an Adult ADHD Diagnosis - A Conversation with Siena
It's Neurodiversity Month all this month on The Integration Station. This week we have the privilege of sitting down with one of our OT's Siena to talk about receiving an ADHD diagnosis as an adult.
After noticing that some OT activities she was providing her clients were also working for her, Siena decided to explore the diagnosis process.
We talk about how she manages her role as an Occupational Therapist with ADHD and how she supports herself to manage her client load, day-to-day tasks, and how this has helped provide more impactful care to herself an...
Celebrating Neurodiversity Month - What is Neurodiversity?
Neurodiversity Week is coming up on March 17th-23rd and we thought it was appropriate to celebrate neurodiversity for the entire month of March.
To kick it off, we define neurodiversity and what we can do to include more neuroaffirming language in our day-to-day life.
If you liked something we talked about, or you learned something from listening to us, share it with your friends, family, uni classmates or colleagues. The more people that know about occupational therapy, the better!
If you have any questions you'd like answered, please send a question to th...
Why do children lie & unpacking the research of ASI® & ADHD
This week we're unpacking why children lie and how to manage it and we answer your question about the research of ASI® and ADHD.
If you liked something we talked about, or you learned something from listening to us, share it with your friends, family, uni classmates or colleagues. The more people that know about occupational therapy, the better!
If you have any questions you'd like answered, please send a question to the integration station via Instagram or our email podcast@otfcgroup.au
Baby Sensory vs ASI® - What's the difference?
What's all this sensory stuff about? Is sensory play ASI“? What's the difference?
Michael and Eleanor unpack all this and more and how and when you might access both of these approaches.
Spoiler alert: We love both!
If you liked something we talked about, or you learned something from listening to us, share it with your friends, family, uni classmates or colleagues. The more people that know about occupational therapy, the better!
If you have any questions you'd like answered, please send a question to the integration station via Instagram or our e...
What are Function Capacity Assessments? Applying Executive Function in ASI®
This week we delve into the history of Functional Capacity Assessments and why their outcomes, and how ASI® helps our young friends with their executive function.
If you liked something we talked about, or you learned something from listening to us, share it with your friends, family, uni classmates or colleagues. The more people that know about occupational therapy, the better!
If you have any questions you'd like answered, please send a question to the integration station via Instagram or our email podcast@otfcgroup.au
