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New for 2020

Summer therapy programmes : Children's small group daily sessions over one or two weeks. Age groups: 2-4 years (parent participation required); 4-6 years (parent active supervision required); 5-10 years;10-13 years and 12-16 years. Limited places available. Children must have a current or recent assessment with Sensory Worx to attend. Please contact SensoryWorx@outlook.com to request a place, deposit required.

How We Can Help
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• ​Help you to understand why your child behaves differently to other children their age
• Help you to understand why your child becomes unexpectedly emotional
• Help your child to understand their behavioural and emotional responses
• Help you to understand why your child reacts violently 
• Help you and your child to understand why they are sensitive to some experiences or sensations
• Help you and your child to understand why they are unable to concentrate or respond to instructions
• Help you and your child understand their sleep issues
• Help you and your child understand their toileting issues or delay in toilet training
• Help you to understand your child's difficulties in eating
• Help your child to find more functional ways to behave and respond
• Identify ways to help your child learn more effectively
• Identify ways to help your child communicate their needs more effectively
• Provide your child with ways to calm (regulate) 
• Help your child achieve functional attention
• Help you and your child to understand why some clothes feel uncomfortable or painful
• Support development of functional eating ​
• Support development of sleep patterns
• Identify and support difficulties in tool use (e.g. cutlery, pens, pencils, toothbrush or scissors 
• Identify developmental movement difficulties
• Identify developmental issues contributing to reading/writing difficulties

At Sensory Worx we can assess, provide activity programmes, individual therapy and group sessions for:

• Sensory needs and sensory processing issues, using sensory integration where appropriate
• ​Sensory attachment disorder
• Fine and gross motor skills
• Independence skills
• Dyspraxia
• Feeding
• Handwriting
• Visual perception
• ​Postural management
• ​Manual handling
• Equipment and adaptations
• Behavioural support needs

​If you have any queries please do not hesitate to get in touch via our contact page.

Training

We are able to offer training events on a number of topics. Topics include but are not limited to (please contact us to discuss any specific training requirements):

• Sensory processing difficulties
• Sensory therapy Worx
• Sensory needs in primary schools
• Sensory needs in comprehensive school
• Motor skills programmes
• Behavioural support programmes

Training can be generic or bespoke, based on an individual assessment and delivered to large scale audiences, small group workshops or to individual families/care groups. Training can be tailored for available time and settings.
Consultation is also available to work settings, nurseries, schools and community resources in provision of Sensory friendly environments.
Support groups and coaching can be provided as required.
Information sessions are also available to charities and support groups.
If you have any queries please do not hesitate to get in touch via our contact page.

Education Consultancy

Sensory Worx provide schools with specialist services to empower children to reach their potential and provide improved access to learning for those with special educational needs.

We can be commissioned on a regular basis (weekly, monthly or termly) for a contracted number of hours as determined by the level of need. Alternatively, we can be commissioned to assess individual children on an adhoc basis or to provide for specific training or support needs.

Our services can include:

• Individual pupil assessments
• Individual / group therapy programmes
• Individual / group therapy sessions​
• Regular pupil reviews
• ​Motor and sensory term planning to promote normal development
  
• Ongoing support and advice for teaching staff
• Training for teaching staff

If you have any queries please do not hesitate to get in touch via our contact page.

Sensory Worx
17 Lister Road, North West Industrial Estate, Peterlee, County Durham. SR8 2RB
Email: SensoryWorx@outlook.com
​Facebook: Sensory Worx
​Tel: 07826 167173