Occupational Therapy Services Include

Our team of skilled OTs support you in completing:

• Functional Capacity Assessments (FCA)

• Supported Disability Accomodation (SDA) Reports

• Supported Independent Living (SIL) Reports

• Individualised Living Options (ILO) Reports

• Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCEs)

• OT Home Assessments

• Sensory Assessment + Reports

• Disability Pension Support Report / Letter

• Department of Housing Report / Letter

• School Accomodation Report / Letter

• Letter of Support

• Funding Support Letter

• Workplace Assessment + Graded Return to Work Plan (Psychological + Physical)

• Aids + Equipment Report

• Medicolegal Report

• Insurance Report

• Activities of Daily Living Assessment + Report

• Functional behaviour assessment

Our OTs assess your capacity to engage independently in tasks through functional mobility assessments and look to prescribe aids and equipment to support functioning, including:

• Wheelchairs

• Shower Chairs/Stools

• Mobility Aids i.e., Scooters

• Bed / Mattresses

• Ramps

• Stair Rails

• Rails (i.e., Shower)

• Sit to Stand Recliners

• Over-toilet Frame + Toilet Seat Raiser

• Incontinence Aids + Equipment

• Routine + Time Management Aids

• Psychosocial + Stress Management Aids

• iPad / iPhone / Communication Devices

• Vision Impairment Devices

• Home Equipment (i.e., Doorbell, Alarms)

• Dementia Aids

• Cognitive Aids + Memory Support

• Adapted Cooking Utensils

• Adapted Self-Care Equipment (i.e, Long handled Washer)

Our OTs support with minor home modifications including the assessment, drafting and ongoing liaison for:

• Access Ramps

• Railings

• In-home Rails

• Door Handles

• Shower Fittings

• Adapted Stairs

• Lighting

• Non-slip Surfaces

• Accessible Storage

• Minor Kitchen + Bathroom Modifications

Our OTs can complete 6, 8 and 12-week programs for upper limb strength development + ongoing monitoring, including:

• Assess range of motion, strength, coordination, and fine motor skills.

• Identify pain, stiffness, weakness, or spasticity affecting the arm or hand.

• Understand how upper limb difficulties impact daily activities like dressing, eating, writing, or work tasks.

• Develop easy-to-follow exercise routines to continue progress at home.

• Set realistic, functional goals meaningful to the client’s life — like being able to button a shirt, cook safely, or return to work tasks

• Provide strength and endurance training for the shoulder, arm, wrist, and hand.

• Teach stretching and range of motion exercises to maintain or increase flexibility.

• Use graded repetitive task practice to retrain specific skills.

• Integrate everyday objects into therapy to promote carryover into daily life.

• Develop precision skills for tasks like writing, buttoning, or using small objects.

• Provide sensory retraining if there’s numbness, altered sensation, or hypersensitivity.

• Teach desensitisation or protective strategies if needed.

Our trained OT can support with scar management strategies including:

• Assess how the scar affects movement, strength, and daily tasks.

• Identify any pain or discomfort linked to the scar area.

• Provide advice on wound care to prevent complications.

• Explain what to expect and realistic outcomes.

• Use gentle scar massage to soften tight or raised areas.

• Teach clients safe self-massage techniques.

• Apply mobilisation to help tissues move freely and reduce restrictions.

• Guide desensitisation techniques to reduce sensitivity or discomfort.

• Use graded exposure to different textures and temperatures.

• Develop tailored stretching and strengthening exercises to maintain range of motion around the scar.

• Prevent joint stiffness or muscle shortening, especially after surgery, or trauma.

Our OTs can support all individuals in assessing + providing intervention to improve sleep + fatigue levels, including:

• Explore bedtime habits, sleep environment, daily routines, and stressors.

• Identify medical, sensory, or lifestyle factors that disrupt sleep or drain energy.

• Discuss how fatigue impacts work, self-care, family life, and leisure.

• Provide practical ideas to make the bedroom comfortable — lighting, temperature, and noise control.

• Complete energy conservation techniques and strategies

• Provide psychoeducation around sleep hygiene principles

• Develop tailored individualised sleep hygiene and energy conservation plans

• Build realistic daily and weekly plans that include enough downtime to recharge.

• Use planners, reminders, or visual schedules to support routine building.

Our OTs support individuals of all ages with their social goals, including:

• Identify what helps or hinders successful social interactions.

• Explore the client’s goals for friendship, relationships, or community participation.

• Practise turn-taking, greetings, and conversation starters.

• Teach reading social cues like body language and tone of voice.

• Role-play tricky situations like making new friends, handling conflict, or joining groups.

• Use sensory tools or calming routines to manage busy environments.

• Practise mindfulness and grounding techniques to feel more at ease around others.

• Run or recommend supported group programs or social skills groups.

• Arrange supervised community outings to practise real-world interactions.

• Help plan safe, gradual exposure to new settings or people.

• Support understanding of safe vs unsafe relationships.

• Practice saying ‘no’ or asking for help if needed.

Our OTs support in assessing and strategising ways to improve independence + engagement including:

• Break down self-care tasks into manageable steps.

• Practice new ways of doing tasks safely and efficiently.

• Teach alternative methods to make tasks easier — for example, one-handed dressing or energy conservation techniques.

• Suggest simple aids like shower chairs, long-handled sponges, sock aids, or non-slip mats.

• Arrange for installation of minor modifications if needed, like grab rails or handheld showers.

• Help clients plan daily self-care routines that fit their energy levels and needs.

• Teach pacing strategies and rest breaks for those with fatigue.

• Provide strategies for clients who are overwhelmed by certain self-care tasks (e.g. hair washing, teeth brushing for sensory-sensitive children).

• Provide tools and plans so clients can maintain independence as their needs change.

Our OTs can support skill building or physical in-community support, including:

• Identify personal, environmental, and social barriers that limit participation in community life.

• Develop practical skills for using public transport, shopping, attending appointments, or joining local groups.

• Practice real-world scenarios to build confidence (e.g. using ATMs, ordering food, navigating crowds).

• Teach communication and social interaction skills to help clients build friendships and networks.

• Provide strategies for handling anxiety or sensory challenges in busy community settings.

• Connect clients to local activities, clubs, volunteer roles, or interest groups that match their goals.

• Help clients understand what services or supports are available nearby.

• Suggest mobility aids, communication supports, or sensory tools that help clients feel safe and capable out in the community.

• Teach safe ways to handle unexpected situations while out and about.

• Provide strategies for managing fatigue or sensory overload.

• Help clients create realistic schedules for regular community participation so it becomes part of daily life.

Our OTs support individuals impacted by executive functioning difficulties through:

• Observe how difficulties show up in everyday tasks at home, school, work, or in the community.

• Develop checklists, planners, or visual schedules to support organisation.

• Teach tools for task initiation, like timers or prompts.

• Introduce memory aids and cues for following instructions or routines.

• Use repetition and coaching to build habits that stick.

• Teach methods for managing distractions and staying on track.

• Use calendars, alarms, or apps to build time awareness.

• Practise planning ahead for deadlines or appointments.

• Practise self-talk and mindfulness techniques to reduce procrastination and avoidance.

• Build self-confidence through success in achievable tasks.

• Recommend tools like noise-cancelling headphones or fidget aids to support focus.

• Simplify complex tasks where possible to match current capacity.