Animal-Facilitated Occupational Therapy Holiday Club

About

This is an independent service, which is not run by the NHS or WSCC.

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Animal-Facilitated Occupational Therapy Holiday Club.

This is a one week Therapeutic Holiday Club to support young people with additional needs to meet their goals, and improve their participation in their daily activities.

What we do

• For young people aged between 10 - 16 yrs with additional needs, e.g.: Anxiety, Low Self-Esteem, Autism, Social, Communication Challenges, School Phobia, Mild Learning Difficulties, Mild to Moderate Mental Health Needs
• Build emotional-regulation and self-regulation strategies, Develop group-work skills within a special interest community, Learn positive self-talk mind-set tools, Build anxiety-management strategies, Develop goal-setting skills, and much more
• Small group sizes (max 6) ensure tailored, individualised and specialist treatment. We work within a trauma-informed, nurture-based approach to ensure our young people feel safe and empowered to meet their goals
• Delivered by two highly specialist Occupational Therapists, and supported by a wonderful team of Occupational Therapy Students, who bring a wealth of innovative ideas and activities, alongside a passion and dedication to work with our young people

Age range

10-16

Wheelchair accessible

No

Free to use

No