“SERI aims high for Irish Social Enterprises” Social Enterprise Republic of Ireland (SERI) Launched to Support the Social Enterprise Sector A group of passionate social enterprise practitioners, key sector stakeholders and supporters, including Sensational Kids Founder & CEO Karen Leigh, have joined together to launch SERI, a representative body for the dynamic, evolving and broad social enterprise sector in Ireland. SERI was born from the energy, knowledge and experience that exist within the sector, and a widely recognised need for a united voice. Formed by some of Ireland’s leading social enterprise practitioners and supporters, its mission is to champion for the sector and its members, both nationally and internationally. SERI will work collaboratively with all those critical to the success of the sector, providing a unified voice for its members, who exist on a wide spectrum, from local community-based enterprises to larger, and in some cases international enterprises. Social enterprises […]
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Six hands or feet in six colours with new textured surfaces.
Ideal to mark locations to stand on, toss to and give direction.
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Like you, we have been watching the progress of COVID-19 and the government’s response very closely. The processes and procedures we need to adopt are reasonably significant to plan and implement before opening. Over the past number of weeks our team have been working closely with a Health & Safety Consultant as well as our Clinical Governance Team to ensure that both our employees and families can safely avail of our vital frontline therapeutic supports in person again. We plan to gradually reopen our services from Wednesday 17th June 2020 whilst moving to a blended model of care which will incorporate both telehealth and in-person services. At least 2 employees from each of our four child development centres have been trained as “Covid-19 Officers” by our Health & Safety Consultants, to ensure compliance and implementation of our Covid-19 policies in the workplace. A return to in-person supports may look and […]
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Our voluntary Clinical Governance Committee is an advisory Subcommittee reporting to the Board of Directors but may consider issues on behalf of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or clinical and operational staff. The purpose of the Subcommittee is to provide advice to the Board, Chief Executive Officer and or clinical and operational staff on issues relating to clinical risk management, clinical effectiveness, child and family centred services, continuous improvement of service and scope of practice for Sensational Kids. This group is chaired by board member Dr Katie Cremin, an award winning Assistant Professor in Occupational Therapy at Trinity College Dublin, together with members Sinead Callinan, Clinical Consultant and Helen Gannon, Senior Speech & Language Therapist. Clinical Governance is a tool to support clinical staff in Sensational Kids to deliver quality services and ensure children and families receive quality services. Sensation Kids aims to differentiate the service from other private providers […]
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Written by Eadaoin Bhreathnach, Occupational Therapist & Attachment Counsellor. Here at Sensational Kids, we are big fans of The Scared Gang books by Eadaoin Bhreathnach We are delighted to share this free resource, The Scared Gang Have to Stay at Home: Click HERE to read The Scared Gang Hang to Stay at Home The Scared Gang characters, images and stories are copyright. The author and artist are providing this story as a free resource for children in response to Covid-19. Commercial reproduction of this book is not permitted. The information in this book is based on the current Covid-19 UK government guidelines April 3rd 2020.
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Sensory Tools Kit for Hair Pullers features a fabulous assortment of innovative fidget tools for children who struggle with a hair pulling disorder.
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Want to grab a bargain and get some mystery goodies as a little surprise?
Then our fantastic surprise Sensory Mystery Box is a fantastic way of getting some sensory goodies at an excellent price and the contents supplied will always exceed the amount charged.
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Occupational Therapists from Sensational Kids demonstrate tips to practice at home to help your child learn how to fasten their buttons.
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