Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapy aims to enable and support you to participate in everyday life. Our occupational therapists do this through therapy sessions based around your goals, and by working with you and your community to modify your environment or occupation. Initial assessments are done in order of priority but are generally completed within seven days with the report to follow shortly after.
Types of assessments or treatments carried out by our occupational therapists include:
- Equipment request and/or training
- Home modification assessment
- Assistive device request
- Dexterity training and upper limb rehabilitation
- Vehicle modifications and driving assessments
- Assessment of personal support needs (personal care)
- Coordinating respite care
- Housing assessments for participants requiring specialist disability accommodation
- Transport assistance
- Orientation and mobility training
- Supported employment evaluation and training services
- Interventions designed to help children reach their developmental goals, such as play-based therapy
- Whole-of-life personal planning
Meet the OT Team
Katrina Field -Paeds OT
Mobile Developmental Paediatric Specialist servicing Penrith, Inner West and North Shore
Key scope of practice:
- Fine motor skills (including pencil grasp, hand/finger strength and coordination)
- Gross motor skills (including upper body and core strength, coordination and balance)
- Handwriting skills
- Emotional regulation skills
- Sensory processing skills (including assessment and creation of sensory diets)
- Experienced with working with neurodevelopmental conditions, such as Autism Spectrum Disorder and ADHD, as well as intellectual disabilities with associated developmental delays
- Can also provide Whole Class Lessons in schools with specific focus on fine motor, gross motor, handwriting or emotional regulation, as well as teacher training
Patient, service-orientated senior Paeds OT operating mobile therapy service in and around Western Sydney, Northern Sydney and Lane Cove area.
NDIS and private patients welcomed.
Costs:
$193.99 per hour
$100 – 30 min Telehealth Session when appropriate
Email [email protected] or call 1800AIHCS1 (1800 244 271)
Masataka Okamura - Japanese OT
Masa has over 16 years experience as an OT in Japan working with adults and kids in many different settings. He is in the process of getting his OT registration so will be billed as an OT assistant until he gets full registration.
To find an experienced OT like this at OT assistant rates is a rare find.
He worked at Amakusa hospital and engaged in the treatment and rehabilitation as a senior, 15+ years of experience as an Occupational therapist (OT)offering professional, compassionate care to patients, with experience in restoring after injury and helping patients diagnosed with Cerebrovascular recover cognitive and motor skills.
Trish Morada - Adult OT
Trish has been an OT for over 5 years and can see clients >8 years and above. Adults are her specialty. She also specializes in functional assessments, equipment prescription, wellness checks, fine and gross motor control and upper limb stroke rehab.
Kiran and Melinda - Senior Contract OT
>20 years experience each, good for complex assessments or reports, bathroom mods. Not used for ongoing therapy.
