Mrs Anele Griessel :: Sussex Children's Centre

Degrees & Qualifications:

B. Occupational Therapy

Employment Summary:

Clinical Director: Sussex Children's Centre - 2008 ongoing

Special Needs Consultant to mainstream schools in Sussex - 2008 ongoing

Independent Paediatric Occupational Therapist: Northease Manor School - 2007 ongoing

Expert Witness at SEND Tribunal Hearings - 2005 ongoing

Paediatric Occupational Therapist: Moor House School, Oxted - 2005-2007

Paediatric Occupational Therapist: National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy - 2001 - 2005

Senior Occupational Therapist - Hounslow NHS Trust - 2000 - 2001

Locum Occupational Therapist in various NHS setting - 1998 - 2000

Previous Experience:

Anele Griessel qualified as an Occupational Therapist in 1996 at the University of the Orange Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa. She has worked in a variety of Health, Community and Educational settings and services.

Anele is experienced in working with children in both mainstream and special education and her experience include working with children who has epilepsy, ADHD, Autism, Specific Learning Difficulties, Specific Language Impairment, Auditory Processing Disorders, Developmental Delay, Developmental Coordination Disorder, Sensory Processing Disorder, Learning Disability, Cerebral Palsy and Social interaction difficulties.

She has a particular interest in working with children who do not have a formal diagnosis, but struggle to access learning opportuinities in class. Her services include:

* School-based assessments of individual learners.
* Assessing the learning environment
* Advice on strategic development in relation to the school development plan.
* School-based training
* Group sessions for class groups or smaller groups or learners
* Teacher consultation sessions
* DDA assessments

Address:

Wayfarers Cottage , Haywards Heath Road , North Chailey     BN8 4EX

Telephone:

01825 723089

Email:

anele@sussexchildrenscentre.com

Website:

www.sussexchildrenscentre.com