Individual Therapist Profile: Fiona Jones
Graduated:
- University of Queensland 2007
Special Achievements:
- Developing OCC Therapy
- Recipient of the Sadie Philcox Prize for Occupational Therapy
- Recipient of the Australian Postgraduate Award for research studies
Work as an Occupational Therapist/ with children:
- Ongoing work as an OT with children
- Worked as a Family Assistant for children with CP
- Dance teacher
Experience with children’s issues:
- Learning Disabilities
- Gifted & Talented
- Developmental Delays
- Motor coordination difficulties
- Handwriting concerns
- Transition to Kindergarten, Prep, Primary School and Secondary School
- Organisation and executive function
- Participation in the classroom and playground
- Autism/Asperger’s syndrome
- Various syndromes and genetic conditions
Ages that have worked with:
- 0-25 years, but mostly with 3-12 year olds.
Settings that worked in:
- Homes
- Schools
- Therapy clinics
- Medical room
Courses completed:
- AusACPDM Conference (Cerebral Palsy)
- Goal Attainment Scaling Project training
- Communication Competence & Impact of Social Emotional & Behavioural Development in Adolescents
- Management of chronic constipation & soiling in children
- DIR/Floortime Introductory Training
- ARMS Global Autism Conference
- OT Australia National Conference
- Training and Development Seminar, DETA
- The Listening Program certification course
- Engaging the Senses
- QCPRRC Colloquiums
- Play and literacy in the early years
- RCH Occupational Therapy Symposium
- CP2009 (International Cerebral Palsy Conference, Sydney)
- Post Botox management
Work History:
- Education Queensland
- Private Practice – OCC Therapy
Areas of special Interest:
- Transitions
- Participation and social engagement
- Learning difficulties
- Gifted & talented
- Motor coordination difficulties
ALL KIDS MATTERS OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS ARE ENROLLED IN FORMAL MENTORING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT UNDER KIDS MATTERS OT, WITH OTHER KIDS MATTERS STAFF.