Occupational Therapy Services Sydney

Occupational
Therapy

Our Occupational therapists work with children to ensure they can fulfill their everyday activities including self-care, and learning. Occupational therapy is task or goal-focused intervention to teach strategies or adaptations, change environments and educate individuals involved in the child’s life.

Your child will benefit from a holistic approach to intervention, that considers their unique underlying abilities which impact task performance e.g. motor skills, cognition, sensory, personal, and emotional factors.

Immediate availabilities at our Northmead and Beacon Hill Centres

How does your child cope with schoolwork, social interactions and daily activities?

Does your child struggle with activites like writing, dressing or using utensils?

Does your child have difficulty managing sensory experiences (like loud noises or certain textures)?

The Child Development Institute takes an individualised family centred approach. This means, your child’s treatment plan and sessions are tailored to suit the needs and functional goals of your family. We are passionate about helping you and your child achieve the best outcomes to help your child succeed.

When motor skill challenges, sensory sensitivities or emotional reactions interfere with tasks like schoolwork, social interactions or self care children can become easily overwhelmed, anxious and upset. This frustration can affect their confidence, motivation and wellbeing, making it harder for them to engage fully in activities or succeed in typical childhood milestones.

Occupational therapy aims to support your child’s development and independence by engaging them in everyday, meaningful activities.

Who can access Occupational Therapy at the Child Development Institute?

The Child Development Institute welcomes all children of any age.

Areas of focus might include:

Fine motor skills - tool use (pencil, scissors, cutlery), manipulating toys, buttons, and zippers
Gross motor skills - coordination, strength, balance for ball skills, riding a bike, climbing etc.
Cognition - pre-academic skills (colours, shapes, numbers, letters), memory strategies, planning, sequencing
Self-care - toileting, dressing, mealtimes e.g. cutlery use
Sensory - understanding sensory preferences, adapting tasks and environments, regulating emotions, cognitive strategy use to assist with processing particular sensory information, focus on functional implications of sensory preferences.

We are also able to provide additional support to children with Autism and developmental delays aged 12 months to 5 years of age through our Early Intervention Therapy program.

What happens during an Occupational Therapy session?

At the initial consultation, we will work with you to decide the best approach for your child’s needs. This includes information gathering and observation through to standardised assessments which may be required for school or NDIS evidence. Our goal is to determine your child’s strengths and needs.

From here, you and your therapist will set individual therapy goals and a family support plan which is unique to the child’s strengths and needs and reflects your priorities.

To foster engagement and enjoyment, we centre activities around your child’s interests and focus on building and maintaining a trusting therapeutic relationship.

The facilities at the Child Development Institute means that your child’s Occupational Therapy can take place in a setting that sees therapy centred around your child’s interests. This may be in our outdoor play space or personalised therapy rooms.

At every session we will discuss outcomes and provide parent support and guidance.

How can Occupational Therapy services be funded?

We will discuss the options that are available to your child depending on their circumstances.

Rebates may be available through Medicare and Private Health Insurance. Services can be funded privately, and with your child’s NDIS package.

For more information or to make an appointment please contact us.

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