A Multi-Disciplinary Approach in Your Classroom

A Multi-Disciplinary Approach in Your Classroom

“Research indicates that best practice in working with students with disability can include a multi-disciplinary team of family, school and health professionals.” — Australian Government – Department of Education and Training

MyBurrow® is a perfect multi-disciplinary tool utilised by therapists, families, and teachers to achieve better outcomes for children.

Physiotherapists use MyBurrow® to develop movement skills, strength, and body awareness.
Occupational therapists use MyBurrow® to support body awareness, spatial positioning, and sensory modulation.
Speech therapists use it to foster concepts, vocabulary, and imaginative play.
Teachers integrate it with curriculum goals to support therapy, social, and communication skills.

What are leading professionals saying about MyBurrow®?

  • “This Stretchy Safe Space is great for offering proprioception, resistance and compression during our sessions!” — Rothwell Physiotherapy
  • “This fantastic piece of equipment is perfect when a child needs some sedentary time or a space to manage their emotional state.” — Kids Matters Occupational Therapy
  • “MyBurrow® is a great tool for educators to include and assist all children. It supports self-regulation and sensory processing, and is perfect for creative play, gross motor development, or as a safe rest space.” — Ahn Tu, Occupational Therapist – Inclusion Works
  • “MyBurrow® has been a fantastic addition to the toolkit of resources that we help educators and families to access. We love it!” — Sandi Phoenix, Phoenix Support for Educators

🎥 Watch more expert feedback on our MyBurrow YouTube Channel.

Dimitra Baveas - Creator or My Burrow; B.SpEd (Griffith University)  

About the author: Dimitra Baveas - Creator or My Burrow; B.SpEd (Griffith University)  

Dimitra Baveas was teaching in Queensland schools when her own daughter began to struggle in the classroom. Observing the immediate positive impact on her daughter’s focus and learning skills at the conclusion of each Occupational therapy session; she recognized the need to link the immediacy of these gains into the classroom learning process.By including therapy into the learning processes, Dimi’s aim was to foster greater generalization of positive therapy outcomes and the subsequent improvement in academic, social and emotional development. Dimi’s recognition of the need to build a bridge between therapy outcomes and in-class learning processes provided the inspiration for the creation of not a “bridge” but a burrow, ‘MyBurrow®’.Since the launch of MyBurrow® physiotherapists, occupational therapists, clinicians, teachers and parents in schools, clinics and hospitals around Australia have attested to the positive impact of MyBurrow®. Teaming up with Helena Smith {retired G.O.D – Guidance Officer (Developmental)} MyBurrow® now produces lesson plans and other supplementary resources available upon signing up to our newsletter at www.myburrow.com.au)

About the author: Helena Smith

Dip.T (Primary),{University of Qld}; B.Ed.St, (Remedial Education), {Uni of Qld}; B.A.(Psychology), {Deakin University}; Dip.Soc.Sci. (Psychology),{Uni of New England}; M.Ed.(Sp.Ed), {James Cook Uni of North Qld}; M.El.Ed.(Guidance & Counselling, Curriculum & Instruction), {Uni of Hawaii} and the winner of the Rotary Foundation Teachers of the Handicapped award for 1982.

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