Physiotherapy at Home

Physiotherapists at Bridge College modified complex individual physio programmes to create one generic Physiotherapy at Home Programme for all students. The single page programme allows parents/carers to support their young people with appropriate exercises, simply explained.  The programme includes one individual task/outcome that is specific to the particular student’s current goals or aspirations. Their SALT team has produced a simple set of slides to explain intensive interaction to parents/carers so they can embed these strategies into everyday life at home and help their young people to continue to develop their social communication skills.

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Therapy Descriptors

Therapists at LEAP College, Wargrave House realised that in order to support their young people, families needed a basic level of understanding of the interventions they had been using with students in college if they were going to be able to offer support at home. They provided families with a short descriptor of the approach including links to more information where appropriate.

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Therapy Activity Pack

Speech and language therapists working at Glasshouse and Argent Colleges sent students a pack including simple activities that can easily be done at home, covering attention and listening, understanding, expression and social interaction. As well as suggested activities, the pack includes simple explanations of the skills being covered, so that students and families understand what skills are being developed and why they are important. Students can complete as many activities as they like, when they like.

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Continuity of Programme

National Star College has developed Continuity of Programme packs for all students in order to support families remotely, as well as those who have remained at college, to access an adjusted programme incorporating social distancing guidance.

The aim of the packs was to share an up-to-date picture of transition aspirations, learning goals and their links to wider EHCP Outcomes. It also invited families to contribute to these outcomes and be able to link in with identified course leaders to share feedback, photographs and videos of activities at home. Members of a student’s multidisciplinary team contributed reports, guidance and activities for the young person to participate in at home and for ease of understanding, the information is categorised against EHCP Outcome areas. Depending on the family’s access to technology, the packs and supporting documents were uploaded securely via OwnCloud or posted as hard copies. Such information will need to be tailored to meet parent / carers’ requirements, some will be happy with detail, whilst others will require information to be summarised and provided in an easy read format.

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