Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy assists people of all ages and conditions to regain their ability to perform everyday activities and improve their quality of life.
Our Services
Psychology
Occupational Therapy
Speech Pathology
Physiotherapy
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What is Occupational Therapy?
Occupational Therapy assists people with physical, mental, or emotional disabilities to regain their ability to perform everyday activities. It is a form of rehabilitation that assists people to overcome limitations and impairments affecting their daily living and promote functional independence, from early childhood through to the effects of ageing.
It may include assessments, prescribing equipment or devices and therapy interventions such as providing strategies and teaching new or other ways of doing things.
Working With You
At Well Balanced Care, our Occupational Therapists work one-on-one with participants. We assess people with all conditions and have experienced clinicians available to work with people of all ages – adults, children and adolescents.
Well Balanced Care OTs work in partnership with participants to support a move from dependence towards more independence, maximising achievement of personal goals, wellbeing and quality of life.
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Our Occupational Therapy Services Include:
ASSESSMENTS
- Functional Capacity Assessments – a comprehensive assessment for an initial NDIS funding plan, to improve current funding for items as in change of circumstances or insufficient funding for need, supported independent living assessment.
- Assistive Technology Assessments – such as wheelchair and other equipment prescription and aids to support Activities of Daily Living.
- Home Assessments – to ensure home environment is safe and function for activities such as showering, access in/out and around the home, food preparation and more.
GROUP THERAPY PROGRAMS
Our group therapy programs are conducted by members of our multidisciplinary team and are scheduled in response to demand.
- Kindy Club – children aged 3-5 prior to school entry
- Lego Groups – children aged 6-9 and 10-14 years
THERAPY INTERVENTIONS
- Working with children or adolescents with any condition or disability to assist in achieving their development milestones and learning, e.g cerebral palsy, developmental delay or disability, autism and ADHD, mental health conditions and more.
- Support with functional independence in life following events such as stroke, spinal injury, amputation or a chronic disease such as motor neurone disease or Parkinson’s disease and conditions associated with ageing.
- Working with parents, carers and teachers advising on coping skills and strategies relating to the therapy interventions recommended.
Standardised OT assessments for ASD
Activities of daily living and cognitive assessments for strengths and weaknesses of executive cognitive functioning
Lower limb gait and upper limb analysis for physical conditions
Supported Independent Living (registered Australian Access Consultant)
Assistive Technology
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Acknowledgement of Country
Well Balanced Care acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all First Nations people today.
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