Chat+on+the+MOVE

This is a page to catch up, swap notes and leave messages with others in the MOVE-WSR project. Introduce yourself, say hello.

Mathew Dollisson (Halinda): Welcome ! Remember that you can also remark or discuss any page by clicking the 'DISCUSSION' tab when viewing that page.

Kate Jackson (Halinda). We have started our first IEP meeting using the move program.

Anne Bennett (Halinda): Hi Everyone! I can hardly believe that it has been 3 weeks already since we were all together doing the MOVE course at Halinda.

As Kate said above, we have just completed our first I.E.P. meeting using the MOVE program. At our meeting we had our whole TEAM there, including the students mother, father, physio and O.T. Getting through the assessment did seem a little difficult at first (and I did feel tempted to go through only some of the skills) but Kate and I persevered, looked for ways of explaining each skill (including some demonstrations) and got it completed. The family involved came up with 3 extremely meaningful goals, focussed on improving quality of life not only for the student but also for the family. I feel extremely satisfied having walked out of an I.E.P. meeting with meaningful and achievable goals and also having identified the skills that need to be taught to get there.

I look forward to using this WIKI to keep in touch with all the wonderful professionals and parents from the MOVE course. I hope to be able to share all our successes (including some of the difficulties and how these were overcome) over the year!

Bec Stark (William Rose): I, too, have completed 2 IEP meetings with the MOVE program. Unfortunately I have not been able to have therapists present due to students being on waiting lists, however, as I was their teacher last year I am quite familiar with their therapy programs and what the future directions are. I'm excited to report that already one young boy can now walk up and down steps without assistance and can also step up and down the taxi steps - achieved goal number 1!!! It's so exciting! Question - how did Halinda go about purchasing the curriculum documents? Did you pay via credit card? I've tried emailing them and have had no luck...