Firwood High School in Bolton caters for pupils aged 11-18 with cerebral palsy, severe or profound learning disabilities, and other physical conditions. The school is in need of some new mats and wedges for pupils to use when stretching and doing physio exercises. The equipment will be used for up to five years.
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Find out more →“This donation has enabled us to use more varied and useful therapeutic toys and games when working with children and young people with mental health difficulties, as well as using extra clinic rooms which are now more child-friendly. This has helped reduced anxiety about coming to CAMHS and meant that family therapy can be done. Both parents of a 10 year old boy can now attend with their 5 year old as the youngest child can play with our new resources in the waiting room or clinic space. The 10 year old benefited from therapeutic games about thoughts/feelings and we were also able to observe imaginative play for assessment.”
Dr Eleanor Oswald
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