Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapy assessments and services

We provide occupational therapy services focused on kids and parents health, wellbeing, and functional capacities. We draw from a broad range of practice experience to work with individuals and families to address their goals for independence and wellbeing during life transitions, parenthood, and the developmental stages of matrescence.

Assessments and reports

A range of goal-focused OT assessments are available for children and adults including:

Children: OT functional capacity assessments show children’s skills, capacity, strengths, and challenges to enjoy and participate in play, learning, and daily activities, including:

·  School readiness

·  General development

·  Sensory processing

Adults: Functional capacity assessments help adults better understand their occupational challenges by highlighting skills, strengths, and issues for daily routines, including:

·  Movement and physical capacity

·  Sensory processing 

·  Role performance capacity

Comprehensive OT reports are tailored to help people identify, understand, and manage their functional issues and needs. Reports are tailored for health service funding (including the NDIS), and referrals made as appropriate.

Occupational therapy services

Adjusting to life as a family member is ever-changing and presents many major lifestyle changes for parents and children. We provide OT support for women, children, and families throughout matrescence, perinatal stages, and individual lifestyle changes. This includes a range of goal-focused occupational therapy assessments, self-management plans, and ongoing therapeutic support for:

Women’s wellness: Occupational health, wellbeing, and balance.

Perinatal challenges: Self-care, family planning, pregnancy, postnatal recovery, mothering, and co-parenting, restoring personal capacity for independence.

Functional issues: General movement, fatigue, sleep, continence, sex and intimate occupations.

Roles and relationships: Work, parenting, partner, mother-child, family, friendships, and community.

Emotional wellbeing: Self-esteem, motivation, confidence, self-efficacy, and identity.

Parents and families: Families come in all shapes and sizes. By focusing on function, meaningful occupations, and goal-setting, OT can help parents develop skills, balance, and confidence with parenting activities which can be difficult, or overwhelming.