Occupational Therapy

Resilient Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapists (OTs) work collaboratively and holistically with individuals and their families to support them to participate in meaningful activities, increase their independence and achieve their goals to improve quality of life.

Occupational Therapists utilise a holistic, client-centred approach to enable participation by considering the environment, occupation/ activity and person.

OT’s can support

Our Occupational Therapists provide tailored services depending on each individual’s specific goals. We can support:

  • Independence with self-care skills (e.g. toileting, dressing, grooming, bathing, mealtimes and sleep) 

  • Fine motor skills (e.g. development of pincer grasp, object manipulation, bi-manual coordination, scissor skills)

  • Handwriting skills (e.g. letter formation, letter placement, pencil grasp, seated position)

  • Play skills (e.g. pretend play, turn taking and sharing, concepts of winning and losing)

  • Sensory processing and emotional regulation (e.g. understanding internal body cues and interoception) 

  • Learning and Cognitive skills (e.g. recognition of colours, shapes, numbers and letters)

  • School Readiness (e.g. understanding routines and transitions, engagement and following instructions)

  • Executive functioning skills (e.g. memory, problem solving, planning, organising, task initiation, cognitive flexibility)

  • Activities of Daily Living (e.g. meal preparation, home maintenance tasks etc)

  • Community Safety Skills (e.g. road safety, community access, stranger danger, water safety awareness)

  • Functional Capacity Assessments (FCA) and Report

  • Prescription of Equipment and Assistive Technology

  • Home Modification Assessments

Who can benefit?

Occupational Therapy can be particularly beneficial for individuals living with the following conditions:

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

  • Developmental Delay (DD) / Global Developmental Delay (GDD)

  • Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD)

  • Cerebral Palsy (CP)

  • Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

  • Spinal Cord Injury

  • Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21)

  • Intellectual Disability (ID)

  • Physical Disabilities

  • Muscular Dystrophy (MD)

  • Genetic Disability (Rett’s Syndrome, CHARGE Syndrome, Angelman syndrome, DiGeorge syndrome, Neurofibromatosis, chromosomal abnormalities etc)