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About Us- Who
we are..
Anna Behnke
Anna Behnke is originally from Scotland and
has worked in different countries as an Occupational Therapist. Qualified
in 1995 with a postgraduate in Occupational Therapy from London University
she began specialist training in Paediatrics in 1996. By 1997 she had
experience working with children 0-19 years of age with a wide range of
special needs. In 1998 she moved to the north of England to work with
children with Co-ordination Difficulties. She completed several recognised
courses and started to develop joint in-service training for other
therapists working with this client group. In 1998 she qualified for her
American Occupational Therapy Certificate and in 1999 travelled and worked
in Australia with a variety of client groups. In 2000 she moved back to
England to continue her paediatric work gaining further qualifications and,
in 2001, moved back to Scotland to develop the OT service for children with
Co-ordination Difficulties in Renfrewshire. She regularly presents and
trains professionals on aspects of the condition and is a recognised member
of the leading groups concerned with this condition and its research. She is
also completing her Masters project in Software Development to develop
training programmes for worldwide use. Anna is now living in Australia and
works in private practice, specialising in sensory processing assessment,
treatment and training particularly for children with Autism Spectrum
Disorder.
Lucie Fontana
Lucie Fontana qualified from Queen Margaret
University, Edinburgh in 1996 with a BSc Honours in Occupational Therapy.
Her honours dissertation examined the use of standardised assessments by
paediatric occupational therapists in Scotland. Lucie
initially worked at a special school for children with complex needs. Lucie then worked within Community Paediatrics where
she gained experience working with children aged 0-19 with a variety of additional
support needs, including Co-ordination Difficulties. She also undertook
recognised training courses on treatment approaches and Sensory Integration
in particular, and provided in-service training in both special and
mainstream schools. In 2001 Lucie started to
develop an NHS Paediatric Occupational Therapy Service in Inverclyde,
specialising in children/young people with co-ordination difficulties. She
was also involved in setting up the Skylark Child Development Centre in
Inverclyde. In 2003 Lucie returned to Community
Paediatrics, initially specialising in Developmental Co-ordintion
Disorder (DCD) and later working with children and young people with Autism
Spectrum Disorder. In conjunction with a PE specialist Lucie
developed and researched the HEADSTART co-ordination programme. Lucie was part of the UK wide research of an OT
treatment package for children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder (ADHD). Lucie has a special interest in
children/young people with behavioural difficulties. Lucie
continues to work within the NHS and privately and is a member of the
Children, Young People & Families (CYPF) special interest group for
Paediatric Occupational Therapists, and the Occupational Therapists in
Independent Practice special interest group.
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