Caudwell International Children’s Centre

A project that has been 10 years in the making, find out why John Caudwell and Trudi Beswick decided to build the CICC.

The Wait is over

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Caudwell International
Children's Centre

Consultation findings 2015 - 2000

Multi-Disciplinary Team Assessment (MDT)

Our experienced and dedicated clinical team work with families to undertake a holistic and child centred assessment of their strengths and difficulties.

Occupational Therapy and Sensory Integration Assessment

The Occupational Therapy team will look at a child’s ability to engage in activities of daily life (occupations), using a sensory integration approach where appropriate.

Workshops for children and families

CCAS offers a range of workshops for parents/carers and children to provide practical advice, support and information following diagnosis.

The Caudwell Children Clinical Team

Julie Harding

Governance & Research Lead (Registered CCAS Manager)

Paul Mcillroy

Family Support Lead (Safeguarding Lead)

Dr Lucy Wheen

Clinical Lead

Victor Levenson

Director of Clinical Services

Caudwell International Children’s Centre – 3D Walkthrough

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Caudwell Children
Caudwell International Children’s Centre
Innovation Way
Keele Science & Innovation Park
Newcastle-under-Lyme
ST5 5NT

0345 300 1348
charity@caudwellchildren.com

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Occupational Therapy and Sensory Integration

Occupational Therapy enables people of all ages to participate in daily life.

Daily life is made up of different activities (occupations). Children’s occupations include: self-care (toileting, dressing, washing), learning (nursery or school) and play (interest, friends, hobbies).

Occupational Therapists look at the child’s ability to engage in occupations and provide support and intervention to help them do what they need and want to do.

What is Sensory Integration?

Sensory Integration (SI) is part of normal development. It allows us to use information from our senses to interact with our environment which helps us do things such as getting dressed, socialising, playing and learning.

If there is a problem with how we process sensory information then engaging in daily life can become challenging. For example:

Distress with self-care activities such as washing, tooth brushing, hair brushing
Excessive need for intense movement (swinging, jumping, rocking, spinning)
Poor organisational skills of themselves and their environment
Difficulties managing their energy levels throughout the day
Poor concentration and attention impacting on learning
Excessively cautious about trying new activities
Under or over reactive to lights, sounds, smell, movement, touch impacting on functioning
Clumsy, awkward or accident prone
Difficulties with toileting
Our SI trained Occupational Therapists will collect information about the child’s strengths and difficulties in completing daily activities.

Families may be asked to complete questionnaires and take part in standardised assessments in our purpose built, fully equipped Sensory Integration room.

Families undergoing an Occupational Therapy & Sensory Integration assessment will receive:

Family Support – 12 months emotional and practical support for the family throughout the referral, assessment and post diagnosis period.
Individual feedback appointment following the assessment, a detailed report and recommendations for intervention and support.
Intervention – Places for two people to attend one day of workshops which will provide parents/carers and/or their child with information, practical advice and helpful strategies.
Information and advice – Signposting and support to relevant services and access to specialist information.