When you work with Everyday Independence our Derrimut-based occupational therapists support you in your community, alongside a team that may include speech pathologists, physiotherapists, positive behaviour practitioners, and habit coaches.
NDIS Occupational Therapy in Derrimut
From getting ready for the day to using public transport, our team will help you build your skills. We will support you to better manage relationships or finding a job.
How Occupational Therapy Delivers More
How Can Occupational Therapy Help You?
Occupational therapy helps children, teenagers, and adults with disabilities in Derrimut make important changes so they can achieve their goals. These may include:
- Improving confidence and capabilities to make decisions by yourself
- Investigating sensory inclinations, with a particular focus on the least and most favored ones
- Providing assistive technologies that increase independence and make daily living easier
- Improving social skills and connections with other people through friendship
- Enjoying hobbies and interests that improve wellbeing and mental health.
- Building resilience to deal with life’s challenges
- Strategies and support to learn new skills
- Making environments safer and more accessible
- Advice on wheelchair seating, and trialing equipment
- Home modifications to move around home easily
- Support to transitions to school, university or a new job
- Transitioning to paid, volunteer work or career development.
We’re Ready to Get you Started
To start with occupational therapy in Derrimut, an occupational therapist or lead practitioner will visit your home. They will get to know you, your family, and your support team.
Not yet a NDIS participant? Visit our NDIS pages for information on getting your plan funded.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why don’t I come into a clinic for my sessions?
Our occupational therapists come to you in your community where you live, work, learn and play. The best way to build your skills is to work with you in your daily life. We also want to help change community attitudes that might be holding you back. Clinics are simulated environments which don’t present the same barriers and challenges as real-life, everyday environments.
What happens during the initial occupational therapy sessions?
The first step is an initial assessment with an occupational therapist or your lead practitioner. This helps to understand your needs for support and participation in all areas of your life. Your occupational therapist will look beyond limitations to focus on your goals and aspirations. They will consider your daily activities, the challenges you encounter, the people who support you, and your living environment.
They will create a therapy plan that lasts one, two, or three years. This plan will outline the best mix of practitioners, including a habit coach. It will also include strategies to help you achieve the breakthroughs needed for positive change.
What happens after the initial sessions?
After the initial sessions you’ll then move into a regular rhythm of therapy overseen by your primary therapist plus a mix of other practitioners (eg. speech pathologist, physiotherapist, behaviour support practitioner, and habit coach) depending on the goals you set. You may have a burst of therapy sessions conducted by your occupational therapist, and then practice the routines and skills with a habit coach between therapy sessions.
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