Occupational Therapy
June 9, 2021
Occupational Therapists work with children, young adults and their families to maximise development. Occupational Therapy programs work on participation in preschool, school and home activities to enhance a child’s and their family’s quality of life.
Our Occupational Therapists can help with:
- Attention and concentration
- Fine motor skills e.g. grasping, handwriting
- Gross motor skills e.g. balance, climbing, running, swinging
- Eating or drinking e.g. fussy eaters, limited food choices, fear of foods
- Learning e.g. remembering things, planning, problem-solving, organisation
- Self-care e.g. dressing, toileting, brushing teeth, washing, tying shoelaces
- Play and social skills
- Sensory, behavioural and emotional regulation e. g. helping to stay calm and alert to support other learning
- Visual awareness and communicating e.g. reading, spelling and general learning within the classroom
- Prescribing and using adaptive equipment e.g. bath chairs, car seats, hoists, wheelchairs
Some of the programs our Occupational Therapists offer at ESA include:
- Early Start Denver Model
- PEERS (Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skill)
- Secret Agency Society – group for social and emotional skills
- Feeding Therapy
- Toilet Training
- Camp Jimbelung Day Camp
- Caregiver training for young children with Autism
- Playground Skills Camp
- Adventure Camp – Resilience
- Getting Ready for Kindergarten
- Kindergarten and Year 1 Language and Literacy Program
- Meet and Greet: Social Skills for Teens
- Getting Ready for High School
- Handwriting Therapy
- School Holiday Self-Regulation Groups
- Kindy and School Screenings
- Prep Readiness Presentations
- Social Sporty Kids
- Food Explorers
- Working with Schools
- Fantastic Fingers Group
Please note, service delivery varies between clinics so please check with your local clinic about their services.
This service is available at:
- Vic | Werribee (p: 03 9731 7583 e: [email protected])
- Vic | Mill Park (p: 03 9436 0668 e: [email protected])
- WA | Albany (p: 08 9450 6939 e: [email protected])
- WA | East Victoria Park (p: 08 9450 6939 e: [email protected])
- QLD | Buderim (p: 07 5302 6878 e: [email protected])
- WA | Shenton Park (p: 08 9382 8538 e: [email protected])
- Vic | Malvern East (p: 03 9024 0339 e: [email protected])
- NSW | Epping (p: 02 9064 5050 e: [email protected])
- SA | Christies Beach (p: 08 8186 6188 e: [email protected])
- QLD | Strathpine (p: 1300 914 318 e: [email protected])
- NT | Fannie Bay (p: 08 8932 8852 e: [email protected])
- NSW | Chatswood (p: 02 9411 1785 e: [email protected])
- NSW | Queanbeyan (p: 02 6282 8793 e: [email protected])
- ACT | Kippax (p: 02 6282 8793 e: [email protected])
- ACT | Deakin (p: 02 6282 8793 e: [email protected])
- WA | Stirling (p: 08 6559 7004 e: [email protected])
- WA | Ellenbrook (p: 08 6296 2726 e: [email protected])
- QLD | Springfield (p: 07 5689 5601 e: [email protected])
- QLD | Coomera (p: 07 5689 5602 e: [email protected])
- QLD | Ashmore (p: 07 5578 2000 e: [email protected])
- QLD | Murarrie (p: 07 3398 9367 e: [email protected])
- QLD | Upper Mount Gravatt (p: 07 5689 5604 e: [email protected])
- Vic | Sandringham (p: 03 9596 8781 e: [email protected])
- Vic | Preston (p: 03 9596 8781 e: [email protected])
- Vic | Geelong (p: 03 9596 8781 e: [email protected])
- Vic | Frankston (p: 03 9596 8781 e: [email protected])
- NT | Durack (p: 08 8932 8852 e: [email protected])
- QLD | Toowong (p: 07 3736 8690 e: [email protected])
- NSW | Penrith (p: 02 4739 0267 e: [email protected])
- WA | Armadale (p: 08 9399 8547 e: [email protected])
- Vic | Brighton (p: 03 9596 8781 e: [email protected])
Service delivery varies between clinics so please check with your local clinic about their services.
