• Physiotherapy

• Occupational Therapy

• Speech Pathology

• Parent Support

 Physiotherapy 

Sarah Foley B.App.Sci. (Physiotherapy), Grad. Dip. Health Research Methods. 

For the past 20 years, Sarah has worked both in Australia and overseas in the area of paediatric physiotherapy, in particular developmental and neurological physiotherapy.

Sarah also has a special interest in treating babies who have been born pre-term.

In 1997, Sarah, in conjunction with Kate Bain, originally developed and commenced the Kids Plus therapy model, which has evolved to the Kids Plus Therapy Program today.

Extensive postgraduate training in neuro-developmental therapy has led her to be awarded the Bobath Instructor Certificate from the Bobath Centre in London in 1993.

Sarah currently co-ordinates and teaches postgraduate courses to therapists throughout Australia in Bobath Therapy. In 2005 Sarah completed her Graduate Diploma of Research Methods (Latrobe University), investigating the use of the treadmill in training walking in children with cerebral palsy.

Sarah is a life member of the Australian Bobath Neurodevelopmental Therapy Association. and in 2006 was awarded the Anne McCoy Prize by the Australian Physiotherapist Association in recognition of her contribution to clinical paediatric practice.

Publications: Dodd KJ & Foley S (2007).  Partial body weight support treadmill training can improve walking in children with cerebral palsy: a clinical controlled trial.  Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 49:101-105. 

Kelly Reynolds B.App.Sci. (Physiotherapy)

Upon graduating from Auckland University of Technology Kelly relocated to Australia , working in paediatric physiotherapy. Kelly has worked with the Colac Early Intervention team and with Pinarc Support Services in Ballarat, with a variety of roles including Physiotherapy Team Leader.

Over this time Kelly has completed a number of Professional Development workshops, conferences and courses, the most significant of these being the NDT Course for children with Cerebral Palsy.

Since completing her first course, Kelly has begun the pathway to becoming a Bobath/NDT instructor which involves participating on another course, and now assisting with lecturing on these courses.

Kelly was a member of the ABNDTA Committee for 3 years, and is a current member of the APA paediatric special group and the Ballarat Paediatric Group.

Kelly has a special interest in paediatric neurology, working with children and their families to improve functional outcomes and maximise potential. This includes working within a team of professionals across a range of settings including childcare, kinder and school. 

Christina Lambros B.App.Sci. (Physiotherapy) 

Since graduating from La Trobe University in 2002 (with honours) and beginning her first hospital rotation in the paediatric department of the Sunshine Hospital, Christina has developed a keen interest in working with children and their families. She has worked within an acute and subacute hospital setting, treating children with a wide variety of conditions, including neurological, orthopaedic, cardiopulmonary and developmental needs. Christina has worked both with children during their hospital admissions, and provided ongoing intervention once they return home.
Her interests lie in managing the needs of preterm infants, children with neurological conditions, and working in the hydrotherapy pool. She has completed a number of professional development courses and conferences, including the Basic Paediatric Bobath course, the Bobath Baby Course, and the Children’s Therapy Services Conference in New Zealand. She has also attended numerous workshops on the management of preterm infants.

Christina is currently a committee member on the Australian Physiotherapy Association paediatric special interest group.

Occupational Therapy

Kate Bain B.App.Sci. (Occupational Therapy)

In 1997, Kate, in conjunction with Sarah Foley, originally developed and commenced the Kids Plus therapy model, which has evolved to the Kids Plus program today.

Kate is certified in Bobath/Neuro Developmental Therapy (NDT) for children with cerebral palsy in UK & USA, the Advanced Baby Course Certificate (U.S.A), Neuro-Developmental Treatment OT Instructor Certificate ( USA ), Certification in Administration of Sensory Integration (SI) & Praxis Tests/ SI treatment and she has special interest in the combined therapeutic application of NDT and SI.

Kate is currently enrolled as a Health Sciences Doctoral Candidate at Sydney University . Topic: 'The impact of NDT on the performance of daily living tasks in young children with cerebral palsy"

Julie Turner B.App.Sci. (Occupational Therapy

Julie has worked as a paediatric OT for the past 20 years; initially with the Spastic Society of Victoria (now SCOPE) as a therapist and Senior Clinician and more recently with Pinarc Support Services. Julie is based in the Ballarat area and has a strong interest in supporting quality regional services.

Julie is Bobath trained (London, 1988) and has completed numerous Certificated courses in paediatrics, including Advanced Baby Certificate (NDT), Sensory Integration (SIPT Cert), Grad. Cert. Principles of Conductive Education. As well as running a private paediatric practice in Ballarat, Julie is a guest tutor with Latrobe Uni (OT School).

Speech Pathology 

Amy Clews B.SpPath.(Hons) (Speech Pathology)

Since graduating from La Trobe University, Amy has worked in a number of different settings throughout Victoria.

She has worked for the Spastic Society (now Scope) in the Hume region of Victoria with infant, pre-school and school age children who have cerebral palsy and other neurological impairments. This also involved working closely with the families, carers, integration aides and teachers of these children in a family-centered approach.

She coordinated the Speech Pathology Department of the Barwon Valley Special School in Geelong for 4 years, and Amy has also been involved with the Kids Plus therapy model since 2000.

She has special interest in the area of Augmentative and Alternative Communication for children with moderate-severe communication impairment.

Plus special interest in the area of paediatric eating and drinking difficulties which is reflected in Amy's position in the Barwon Region Paediatric Feeding Group. This group provides support and information to the families of children with difficulties and those professionals that work in this field within the Barwon region.

In private practice, Amy has worked with a varied paediatric caseload ranging from articulation, language difficulties, auditory processing disorder, autistic spectrum disorders, dyspraxia, and neuro developmental delay. 

Parent Support 

Bronwyn Lawson B.Mus.Hons (Therapy), B.Ed.

With a background in both Music Therapy and Education, Bron worked with Early Intervention families at Noah’s Ark, Geelong, for over five years. Here she provided group programs, kinder inclusion support, school transition support, family services coordination and facilitated parent to parent support. In this time, she was instrumental in developing a number of special projects for families including the Different Strokes art project,  the Pampering Parents  and Focusing on Family mental health projects.