Claire Orange Email & Phone Number

Perth, Western Australia, Au

DiGii is a world first educational training platform for upper primary school children in good digital citizenship and digital health and safety on social media. An immersive, educational experience, DiGii provides children with an intelligently scaffolded opportunity to engage in (secure and protected) online chats, to be moderated for content, to learn from challenges and tutorials and to bring their parent/s along on the digital learning adventure.

Children's well-being is a critical concern for everyone connected to that child. Raising children to be emotionally resilient, adaptable and socially skilled adults requires a village - and a village educated in useful, tried and tested solutions that make sense and are easy to implement. This is our core business at BEST Programs 4 Kids - well-being solutions for children, their parents, their extended families, their schools - in fact, anywhere that that child is living and learning about life. From self-help guides for children and parents, a KidsMatter approved whole-or-school Social & Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum, online downloadable resources and a range of service, at BEST Programs 4 Kids we are THE Children's Well-being Experts.

Over 25 years of interacting with thousands of children, their families and their schools, I have accumulated many experiences that have shaped my own parenting and educational choices for my own 4 sons. In a number of publications co-written with Helen Davidson, it is my great joy to continue to enrich the lives of children and their families with tried and tested solutions.Little Highway Heroes - Social & Emotional Well-being curriculum in the early years (KidsMatter approved resource)Highway Heroes - Social & Emotional Well-being curriculum in the primary years (KidsMatter approved resource)The 'What to do about' series: Friends, fitting in & all that stuff - Kids' and Parents' GuidesThe 'What to do about' series: Bullying, teasing & all that stuff - Kids' and Parents' GuidesYou can read more about these practical resources at www.bestprograms4kids.com

Appearing weekly as Channel 9 Parenting Expert and Family Therapist. Talking on radio stations across Australia weekly on issues in education, child and family mental health and wellbeing.

Taking the message of child and family well-being onto the global stage is an honour and a privilege. As an experienced speaker, I have delivered seminars and keynotes for many organisations about topics around children, resilience, home-work life balance and harmony, being a woman and mother in business, specific aspects of child and adolescent mental health and areas of parenting. These are some of 2017's events that I have been privileged to be part of:Carewest AGM - Keynote address WAPPA - Women in Leadership Keynote addressBroome Cluster Conference - Keynote addresszero2hero - MC at Parent SeminarI bring enthusiasm and a great passion to communicate the importance of each of our roles in raising our young people to be happy, resilient and flourishing adults to each and every event.

Parenting is a joyful and often difficult undertaking. Trusted advice from personal and professional experience is what I offer through individual sessions, family therapy, small groups, parent seminars, conference presentations and speaking on both television and radio. I know the value of solid, scientifically based, easy to implement and flexible parenting solutions in my own family and in a judgement free and fuss free way, I share this with other families.

I am passionate about raising resilient children and helping other parents to do the same. The Resilience Doughnut is written by Australian Clinical Psychologist, Lyn Worsley who is a champion of bringing together international research on resilience into a simple, effective and applicable model for understanding the external and internal factors that build resilience. Through understanding and activating resilience in children and adults we create a 'safety net' in every aspect of life.

Social and Emotional Well-being is the cornerstone of children's mental health. As an accredited Trainer with You Can Do It! Education, I work with teachers, parents and children to educate and demonstrate best practice in whole of school implementation of a SEL program.

Qualifying initially as a Speech Pathologist (BSci, Hons) in the early 90's, I worked predominantly in school-aged management until my journey into motherhood began in 1998. Opening a 3 Year Old Kindy program with an attached Language Development Centre (Happy Language), I employed many staff and eventually required 2 centres to accommodate the numbers of children. Emphasis was given to parent education and involvement in the program.Since that time I have become increasingly passionate about good mental health practices at home, at school, in our relationships, in the workplace and I have qualified as an NLP Practitioner, Clinical Hypnotherapist (Dip) and a Counsellor (Dip).Working with children and adolescents, families and couples is my passion. Psycho-education, working as part of a multi-disciplinary team and helping people to make positive and lasting change in their life is my gift and my mission.

Introduction of the principles and practises of counselling to students of the college. Face to face content provision and tutorial support as well as online lecturing.

Development of social, emotional and early learning curriculum for little learners. The 3 year old Kindy program with attached "Happy Language" program accommodated children with special learning needs in a regular pre-Kindy environment with specialised support and programs.

Assessment and remediation of communication disorders in school aged children. Caseload organisation, management and prioritisation as well as updating and standardising administrative practises. Regular liaison and practise with other members of the community health team and other health professionals.

Assessment and remediation of communication disorders in primary and high school aged children with intellectual disability. Provision of augmentative and alternative methods of communication to individuals with differing diagnoses and levels of ability. Collaborative consultation with teachers and parents to determine priority areas for intervention. Provision of resources and programming ideas to teachers and parents. Inservicing of teachers, parents and students on communication disorders and intervention strategies. Independent caseload management and completion of clinical and caseload based quality assurance projects. Participation in team decision-making case conferences to formulate Individual Education Plans for students and ongoing evaluation and modification of these plans.

Formulation of operational goals as part of a Best Practice Project. Development of policy documents and resources in keeping with the Disability Services Standards to facilitate the establishment of a communicative environment for post school adults with severe communication impairment. Training of professional and non-professional staff to use developed resources. Liaison between administrative staff and Day Centre staff to ensure paralleled and realistic expectations of outcomes.

Weekly lecture delivered to therapy assistants on paediatric dysfluency and current management strategies.

Assessment and remediation of paediatric communication and swallowing disorders in children aged 2 to 13 years with moderate to severe learning disorders. Management of communication and swallowing disorders associated with Downs Syndrome, Fragile X, autistic spectrum disorder and Cleft Lip and Palate. Training of a therapy assistant to carry out speech, language and swallowing programmes. Cross supervision of therapy assistants.

Assessment and remediation of communication disorders in a general paediatric caseload (12 months - 15 years). Experience with developmental speech and language delay/disorder, fluency, voice and specialist diagnostic groups including head injury, autism and early intervention. Involvement in quality assurance projects, updating the library, development of therapy resources, organisation of ongoing intra-departmental professional development. Caseload management and organization.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

Counsellor, Counselling

Diploma Clinical Hypnotherapy, The Australian Academy Of Hypnosis

Nlp Practitioner, Timeline Therapy

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Speech And Hearing Science (Hons)

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