Services

At OCC Therapy we have a flexible service provision model.  This allows us to adapt to the individual needs of each family.  A basic description of our general services is included below.

Intake “triage”

We recognise that families arrive at O.C.C. Therapy with dramatically varying needs and experience.  An intake assessment is highly recommended to families of children with complex needs, who have had previous therapy or those who are unsure which type of therapy will be most beneficial for their child.  This allows an opportunity to understand the child’s history, to determine the type of therapy or assessment required and to develop a plan. 

Cost:      $90 per 45 minute session

Assessments

Comprehensive assessments consider the child’s strengths, the functional tasks that are challenging for the child and the underlying difficulties.  Particular focus is directed to the child’s capacity compared to their actual participation in their environment.  A comprehensive report and recommendations is provided. 

Cost:      $250, including report

             $60 feedback session (telephone or in person)

Screening assessments are available to schools and early childhood centres. 

Intervention

At O.C.C. Therapy, intervention takes many forms, including:

·         Individual occupational or physiotherapy sessions

·         Home programs.  Home programs that integrate into the child’s daily life are developed to support the generalisation and development of skills.  Families may wish to engage a therapy assistant to assist with this transfer.  For more information, please click here.

·         Groups

·         Equipment and classroom set up

Frequency and length of sessions may vary depending on the needs of the child and where they are on their developmental journey

Above all, our focus in therapy is to:

·         Provide fun and engaging ways of enhancing development

·         Supporting the ‘just right’ challenge

·         Improve functional outcomes

·         Support families and other organisations to continue the developmental journey

Cost:      $110 per hour for an individual therapy session (varies for shorter sessions), $40 per hour for work with a therapy aide, $30 for handwriting and learning groups

Multi-disciplinary review

Review by the physiotherapist and occupational therapist (other members of the child’s team welcome) to develop a program with the families to focus on the priorities of the family, enhance collaboration and seamless services, and to reduce the strain on families. 

Cost:      $150 per 45 minutes

Education and research

O.C.C. Therapy provides:

·         Professional development seminars for parents, teachers and other allied health professionals

·         Clinically based research to monitor the efficacy of our interventions