By Kerrie Gottliebsen
Written by Lauren Caulfield and Jade Cabraja In May Tweddle welcomed Lauren Caulfield and Jade Cabraja, two Occupational Therapy (OT) students from Australian Catholic University (ACU) who recently finished their 9 week placement. Jade and Lauren wanted to provide caregivers with a cost effective resource to increase knowledge of the importance of play and sensory […]
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By Kerrie Gottliebsen
With thanks to The Helen Macpherson Smith Trust, Tweddle is now recruiting for the Brimbank Working Out Dads group commencing August 15th. The program will be delivered at the Sunshine Leisure Centre on Thursday evenings between 7pm and 9pm for six weeks and a seventh week decided by the group. Working Out Dads is for dads […]
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By Kerrie Gottliebsen
The ‘Crossover Kids’ report, authored and published by the Sentencing Advisory Council looks at the backgrounds of children who are under the care of child protection and have received a sentence or diversion in the Children’s Court of Victoria in 2016 or 2017. There were 5,063 children in the study group, comprised of children who […]
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By Kerrie Gottliebsen
By Stephanie Mackinnon & Ween Min Kang This month, Tweddle welcomed two 3rd year Occupational Therapy (OT) students from Australian Catholic University (ACU), Stephanie Mackinnon and Ween Min Kang. Occupational therapy is an allied health profession that aims to promote participation in activities that are meaningful/important to an individual by addressing environmental, personal, or task-related […]
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By Kerrie Gottliebsen
Early Parenting organisation Tweddle Child and Family Health Service is thrilled to announce a $78,760 grant from Helen Macpherson Smith Trust for the therapeutic and facilitated Working Out Dads program. The funding will underpin a partnership between Tweddle and Social Ventures Australia (SVA), a not-for-profit organisation that works with partners to deliver better social outcomes […]
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