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Focus on occupational therapy
Occupational therapy supports people with disabilities of all ages to perform daily tasks in a way that enhances their quality of life, increases their social participation, independence and overall well-being. This can include activities at home with cooking, self-care, enjoying time with friends and family, getting out and about, and participating in study or work. Our …
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Upcoming events in July
June 26, 2019
This month, Occupational Therapy Australia is hosting their 28th National Conference and Exhibition in Sydney on 11 – 12 July. The conference provides a wonderful opportunity to hear from many speakers on a range of topics under this year’s theme of Together,Towards Tomorrow. Members of the public can attend with free admissions on: Thursday 11 July …
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Dave’s living his best life with the right supports
June 26, 2019
Kate Morris, Speech Pathologist in our Newcastle team supports many people with disabilities in the Hunter New England area. But Dave’s journey is one that she’s particularly proud to be a part of. Dave’s story is a great example of what a person with a disability can achieve when they have the right supports around …
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Meet Meaghan and Michelle, Practice and Participant Leads in our Peninsula team
June 25, 2019
Meet Michelle Arthur and Meaghan Peck, our Practice and Participant Leads in our Peninsula team. As Participant and Practice Leads, Meaghan and Michelle are the first point of contact for all referrers for any questions about therapy we are providing to a person they support. They also support the therapists by allocating and booking appointments, …
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Talking speech pathology
May 22, 2019
Speech pathologists support people who have challenges with their communication due to issues with their speech, language, fluency, voice, or in understanding what others are saying. A speech pathologist can also help make mealtimes more enjoyable and safer for someone who has problems swallowing food and drink. At Everyday Independence, our speech pathologists use evidence-based …
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Amber travels by train independently, for the first time in 20 years
May 22, 2019
Noises, overcrowding, confined spaces, or feeling unsafe can make anyone’s journey on public transport extremely stressful, let alone if you suffer from anxiety. Pamela Borg, occupational therapist with Everyday Independence understands how challenging it can be for someone with a lifelong mental health condition to use public transport. Pamela recently supported Amber, a young woman …
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Our Peninsula team are relocating
May 22, 2019
To accommodate a growing team, our Peninsula team are moving to a more spacious office on Wednesday 5 June. Their new location will be Suite 2 / 10 Blamey Street, Mornington. The new office is in a central location and is easily accessible for people wanting to receive therapy at our site. People visiting the …
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Meet Steph, Physiotherapist, Albury team
May 7, 2019
Steph Weller recently joined the Everyday Independence team as a physiotherapist with our Albury team. Relocating from Adelaide at the beginning of this year, Steph has fallen in love with Albury’s relaxed feel and its people. Steph was inspired to become a physiotherapist as a teenager after working closely with a physiotherapist after recovering from …
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Meet Monica Leo, Team Leader Peninsula Team
Monica Leo is an Occupational Therapist and Team Leader for our Peninsula Team based in Mornington. Ever since she was little Monica wanted to work with kids and every day they teach her something new. Being a mother of two children, Monica understands the importance of supporting families so they can look after themselves and …
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Everyday Independence celebrates growth milestone
April 29, 2019
Today, we celebrate a significant growth milestone as we welcome our 200th team member to Everyday Independence. For an organisation that started 20 years’ ago with one person’s passion to make a difference, it’s an important milestone that we’re very proud of. Every person who is part of the Everyday Independence team works to deliver …
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Meet Sonya O’Donohue, Practice and Participant Lead, Southern Melbourne
March 28, 2019
Sonya O’Donohue is the Practice and Participant Lead in Southern Melbourne and supports people with a disability to access our services. After learning more about a participant’s needs and what they would like to achieve, Sonya matches a therapist who can help them to achieve their goals. Sonya schedules the participant’s first therapy appointment and …
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Extended contact hours
We’ve extended our hours to make it easier for you to contact us or make a referral. Our Intake Team is now available from 8am – 6pm Monday to Friday on 1300 179 131. A member of our Intake team can talk to you about our services, our intake process and how we can work …
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The role of physiotherapy in supporting people with a disability
March 28, 2019
We chat with Trish Hill about the role physiotherapy plays in supporting people with a disability to achieve their goals. Trish works in our Bayside team in Melbourne and is a passionate physiotherapist with extensive experience in Paediatrics. What is physiotherapy? Physiotherapy uses evidence-based techniques to improve a person’s health and wellbeing. Physiotherapy is …
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DHHS Assessment – Excellent feedback
March 8, 2019
This week each of our teams got together to celebrate our success in the recent DHHS Human Services Standards Assessment. We were so thrilled to receive such positive feedback about our organisation and that we have been recommended for accreditation. The start of the assessors report said ‘“Everyday Independence started from one person with a …
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Everyday Independence announces partnership
March 4, 2019
We are excited to share with you that Everyday Independence is now partnering with Sprout Occupational Therapy in Mornington. This partnership will allow Everyday Independence to broaden our therapy services into the Mornington Peninsula and Frankston regions. For Sprout it is an exciting opportunity to join Everyday Independence to be part of a multidisciplinary allied …
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New offices open in Melbourne and regional Victoria
We are excited to announce that in response to increasing requests for therapy in the regions of Southern Melbourne and Ballarat we are expanding our team and opening new Everyday Independence locations. In January, we opened an office in Narre Warren, where we have seven therapists providing occupational therapy, speech pathology and physiotherapy to people …
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Leanne Healey shares her thoughts on the role of occupational therapists in disability
February 1, 2019
Leanne Healey, Everyday Independence founder and director, has shared her thoughts on the role of occupational therapy in supporting people living with a disability and highlighted the importance of person centred practice in all we do in The Age and Sydney Morning Herald this weekend. We’re thrilled that as the inaugural winner of the OT …
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Beach program open until the end of March
February 2, 2019
Great news with Hobsons Bay City Council’s beach program open for business up until 31 March 2019. “Until that day I imagined that I’d only be able to roll by the beach to watch everyone else enjoying themselves.” ALEX Find our more: www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/Community/Community-services/Aged-Disability/General-All-Community/Accessible-Beaches
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Everyday Independence features in the NDIS provider newsletter
January 29, 2019
Here at Everyday Independence we are pretty excited to feature in the NDIS provider newsletter this month. Leanne’s OT of the Year award has given her a wonderful platform to talk about her passion for a social model of disability and focusing on people with disability being the experts in their own lives. You can …
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Team member awards and recognition
February 1, 2019
At the end of last year, the 2018 Everyday Independence Excellence Awards were awarded to team members who had gone over and above in their work at Everyday Independence. The Awards are peer nominated and acknowledge the achievements of our team members. Each nomination, provided evidence in three or more of the following areas: Outstanding …
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Ruth’s story
January 17, 2019
At Everyday Independence we support children and adults of all ages to achieve their goals. Meet Ruth, her goal was to enter the workforce after an acquired brain injury when she was a child impacted her memory and her ability to process information and she had spent many years in treatment and rehabilitation. A job …
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Everyday Independence Christmas Office Closure
December 18, 2018
Thank you for your support in 2018. Our offices are closed from 5pm Friday 21st December and will reopen 9am Monday 7th January. For non-urgent enquiries please use the contact us page or make a referral page. For urgent support during this time please call 1300 179 131. Wishing you a wonderful festive season and …
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Leanne Healey awarded Occupational Therapist of the Year
November 18, 2018
We are very excited to announce that Leanne Healey, Director of Everyday Independence has been awarded Occupational Therapist of the Year at the 2018 Australian Allied Health Awards. Leanne received the award in front of more than 150 Allied Health and Business professionals in Brisbane on last night. The awards are designed to recognise, inspire, …
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Leanne Healey – FINALIST – Occupational Therapist of the year
October 10, 2018
We are very excited to announce that Leanne Healey, Director of Everyday Independence, is a finalist in the 2018 Australian Allied Health Awards in the category – Occupational Therapist of the Year. Leanne Healey is an exceptional Occupational Therapist with over 32 years’ experience. She is passionate about bringing a social model of disability to …
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Speech Pathologist supports travel dream for family
September 27, 2018
A family holiday can feel out of reach for many people with children who have complex sensory and communication needs. Vicki Cox, Speech Pathologist with Everyday Independence, understands how difficult it can be to support young children and teens who struggle with the challenges of a major change in routine experienced on an overseas holiday. …
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Albury local to lead a new disability therapy service
July 23, 2018
Helping people with communication difficulty to have a voice and connect with others is something Jade is really passionate about. Jade Telfer grew up in Albury Wodonga and after completing a Bachelor of Health Sciences (Speech Pathology) at Charles Sturt University she moved to Melbourne to work as a Speech Pathologist at Everyday Independence. Having …
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Read MoreStretching to Independence
July 7, 2018
The concept of ‘just enough support’ is something we really focus on with all the people we work with. You can build independence when you are stretched and challenge yourself. There are so many ways our occupational therapists, physios and speech pathologists help people see and meet their potential. It excites us and motivates us …
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It’s Speech Pathology Week
August 22, 2017
This week is Speech Pathology week, and we’re celebrating the wonderful work speech pathologists do in the community. This year’s theme is “Communication access. Everyone gets the message”. At Everyday Independence we value our Speech Pathologists and the work they do with people who have communication or swallowing disorders that impact on their daily life. Talking …
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Carers Week
October 19, 2017
Thank you Carers This week is Carer’s Week (15-21 October 2017). Carers come in all shapes and sizes from a variety of backgrounds, with a variety of tasks and jobs. Carers are an integral part of the Australia’s health system and are the foundation of our aged, disability, palliative and community care systems. Australia has …
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OT Week – Celebrating the great work of Occupational Therapists
October 27, 2017
Reach your pOTential This week we celebrate OT week so it is a great opportunity to talk about the many ways our Occupational Therapists (OT’s) can help people of all stages of life reach their full potential.At Everyday Independence our OT’s work with people across the lifespan, focusing on the occupations that bring meaning to …
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Tips to Manage and Enjoy Christmas and the Holiday Season
December 4, 2017
The end of year and the festive season can be filled with fun and anticipation but can also bring challenges for everyone, including children living with a disability. As we approach Christmas and the holiday season it can be helpful to have some tips up your sleeve of ways to prepare your child for family …
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2018 has well and truly begun
February 15, 2018
And we have some news! Everyday Independence is growing to meet the needs of our participants! We are developing our teams and expanding our service delivery and we’re excited to fill you in on our changes and plans for 2018. New year, growing team! We are delighted to welcome six occupational therapists, three physiotherapists and …
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Therapy in daily life
March 21, 2018
Spot the therapy session in these photos… The answer is that both children are engaging in therapy but one is more likely to get quicker results. Which one do you think it is? We aim to empower the people we work with to be in control of their therapy and keep practicing and improving beyond …
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We are now registered for Behavioural Supports under the NDIS
April 2, 2018
Everyday Independence now has behaviour supports as part of our NDIS registration. This is under the Improved Relationships funding – specifically working in the areas of Specialist Behavioural Intervention Support and Implementation of behavioural management strategies. We understand that challenging behaviours are a result of a complex interaction between the individual and their environment. Using …
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Our new website launches
April 7, 2018
Today Everyday Independence launches our new website. We are excited about this new site as it better reflects our organisation and provides more comprehensive information to the people we support and work with. This new site will provide easy to understand information about our therapy services and our approach to supporting people to live to …
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