Occupational Therapy
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- Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapist
Occupational therapist work closely with you to increase your independence and safety at home, in your learning and work environment and in the community.
Occupational therapists provide individualised therapy to support you to be able to live and engage in daily tasks that are meaningful and important to you.
Services offered at Entrust: At Entrust, we work closely with you to develop and achieve goals that are important to you, and those that align with your NDIS goals. These may include:
- Developing and strengthening of gross motor skills such as jumping, climbing, development of muscle tone and core strengths
- Developing and strengthening of fine motor skills such as pencil and writing skills, using skills, using buttons and zips.
- Independence skills in activities of daily living such as dressing, toileting and mealtime engagement
- Sensor processing skills by unpacking and learning more about your sensory profile, identifying sensory triggers and creating strategies to support your sensory regulation.
- Emotional regulation skills through development of routine and predictable environments to support meaningful engagement in your immediate environment (e.g., home and school). As well as providing individualised strategies to support your self-regulation and co-regulation (via parental education and upskilling) in less predictable environments (shops, parks, community events etc.).
- Building on play and social skills which are fundamental for children’s development as it supports the individual’s engagement in their learning environments through interacting and play with their peers. Using explicit learning to play techniques to guide individuals to be able to meaningfully engage and with others.
Role of occupational therapists
- Complete functional assessments (formal and informal) to gather information about your capacities.
- Create personalised SMART goals and therapy objectives in conjunction to your individual needs, personal interest, and NDIS goals.
- Create therapy plans based on SMART goals and therapy objectives.
- Create, review, and evaluate therapy plan based on your personal strengths, needs and interests.
- Prepare letter of recommendation
- Put in place AHA support (if applicable), and continuously evaluate and review progress.
- Complete NDIS reports and advocacy letters
Occupational therapy supports are available to participants who want to develop, or to increase, their skills and their capacity for independence and community participation and have funding under:
Capacity Building
- Improved Daily Living
Core Supports
- Assistance With Daily Life (Assessments and Training)