Jo Jones and Vicky Robinson on Working With Parents

Joanne Jones is a Consultant Speech and Language Therapist with more than 20 years’ experience of working with Early Years children in the NHS and as the founder of her own preschool. Worldwide, she now helps thousands of parents online – giving them the knowledge and tools needed to support their child’s speech, language and communication needs.

As the creator of the Can-Do approach, she is famous for her empowering speech therapy programme for late-talking children. Joanne also authored the Amazon best-seller Ditch the Dummy: The Gentle Way. A member of The Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists, Joanne has appeared on BBC Radio and ‘The One Show’.

Vicky Robinson is a children’s Occupational Therapist, specialising in children with sensory processing difficulties. She has worked with many families within both the NHS and private online therapy services, helping parents to meet their child’s sensory needs. Vicky has worked collaboratively with EY settings, mainstream and special schools, to educate and support staff in the implementation of sensory processing strategies within the school environment.

Vicky has worked as a Highly Specialist Children’s Occupational Therapist within the NHS for over 17 years and has completed her post-graduate training in Sensory Integration.
Joanne and Vicky discuss the very positive Can-Do approach and the benefits of having a shared language with parents. This can help to break down barriers and create a strong community. They also discuss strategies for working collaboratively with parents, such as recognizing where the child is at, breaking down goals into small steps, and focusing on the positives. The importance of parent education and providing simple strategies for managing sensory needs is explained.

Joanne Jones is a Consultant Speech and Language Therapist with more than 20 years’ experience of working with Early Years children in the NHS and as the founder of her own preschool. Worldwide, she now helps thousands of parents online – giving them the knowledge and tools needed to support their child’s speech, language and communication needs.

As the creator of the Can-Do approach, she is famous for her empowering speech therapy programme for late-talking children. Joanne also authored the Amazon best-seller Ditch the Dummy: The Gentle Way. A member of The Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists, Joanne has appeared on BBC Radio and ‘The One Show’.

Vicky Robinson is a children’s Occupational Therapist, specialising in children with sensory processing difficulties. She has worked with many families within both the NHS and private online therapy services, helping parents to meet their child’s sensory needs. Vicky has worked collaboratively with EY settings, mainstream and special schools, to educate and support staff in the implementation of sensory processing strategies within the school environment.

Vicky has worked as a Highly Specialist Children’s Occupational Therapist within the NHS for over 17 years and has completed her post-graduate training in Sensory Integration.
Joanne and Vicky discuss the very positive Can-Do approach and the benefits of having a shared language with parents. This can help to break down barriers and create a strong community. They also discuss strategies for working collaboratively with parents, such as recognizing where the child is at, breaking down goals into small steps, and focusing on the positives. The importance of parent education and providing simple strategies for managing sensory needs is explained.

Links:

https://nest-consultancy.newzenler.com/
https://www.joannejones.co.uk/

Vicky Robinson:
Email: otplayfortoday@gmail.com

OT Website:
https://sensory-solutions.newzenler.com/home

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