Practitioners
Rebecca Whalan
Rebecca Whalan holds a Bachelor of Education and has over 25 years of experience in primary school classrooms. She is passionate about working on the underlying causes of learning and behaviour difficulties. Rebecca is a registered teacher in the ACT, certified Extra Lesson® practitioner, iLs and Safe and Sound Protocol practitioner and has trained in the Deep Therapressure Wilbarger protocol. Rebecca's programme includes contact with classroom teachers to discuss engagement and strategies to assist children's learning needs as required.
Jacqui Cuttell
Jacqui is our Allied Health Assistant and also supports the administration of Move Play Listen and Learn. Jacqui has gained a thorough understanding of the health system through many years experience in health administration. Due to her caring and nurturing nature, Jacqui always felt she had more to offer, and in recent years decided on a change, completing a Certificate IV in Allied Health. Jacqui’s passion is to work with children and young adults to assist them with their development. She has built her experience over the last 5 years through the Move Play Listen and Learn programmes and professional development study. She finds working with the play-based programme and seeing the children grow in strength and confidence very rewarding.
Virginia Lawson
Virginia Lawson is a registered Occupational Therapist with over 20 years of experience working with children. She has certification in the Extra Lesson® programme, Integrated Listening Systems (iLs) – Focus and Pro systems, the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP), Sensory Integration® and has trained in the Deep Therapressure Wilbarger protocol. Virginia provides support to families and teachers through discussing strategies to assist a child's needs for engagement in home life, school learning and their community.