Occupational Therapy For Kids and Teens
How Can Occupational Therapy Support Your Child?Kids & Teens Occupational Therapy is a specialised service dedicated to supporting children and teenagers in developing essential skills for their daily life. Similar to how adults have occupations, children and teenagers also encounter tasks like sitting, moving, eating, toileting, dressing, playing, learning, writing, and thinking.
Occupational therapy for children focuses on helping children learn neccessary skills which helps them to engage in various environments (home, school, the community) whilst fostering their independence. Paediatric Occupational Therapists empower children to reach their full potential, fostering their growth, independence, and overall well-being. Occupational Therapy Paediatric ServicesEveryone deserves to live a fulfilling life and be their best selves, and our goal is to help you achieve this through our occupational therapy peadiatric support services. Our experienced and qualified therapists work with children and teenagers from 12 to 19 years of age to help them overcome any challenges they may be facing and reach their full potential. Our supportive team delivers individualised 1:1 therapy sessions in clinic, home, and school settings across the Sunshine Coast, Gympie and Caboolture regions.
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Child Occupational Therapists Role
Our highly skilled team focus on improving motor skills, feeding abilities, life skills, social interactions, executive functioning, school performance, and sensory/emotional regulation.
Nurturing Your Child's Growth Through Occupational Therapy Support
We can help with:
Developing Life Skills:
Building essential life skills is crucial for a child's independence and daily functioning. Help your child blossom through personalised self-care strategies. From mastering personal hygiene routines to independent dressing and grooming, our occupational therapists focus on empowering your child with skills for a lifetime.
Building essential life skills is crucial for a child's independence and daily functioning. Help your child blossom through personalised self-care strategies. From mastering personal hygiene routines to independent dressing and grooming, our occupational therapists focus on empowering your child with skills for a lifetime.
How can an Occupational Therapist help?
- Personal Hygiene: Teach personal hygiene routines tailored to your child's needs.
- Independent Dressing Skills: Develop strategies and activities for your child to dress independently.
- Grooming Independence: Provide guidance on grooming tasks, fostering self-sufficiency.
- Supportive Environment: Create environemtns where your child feels confident and encouraged to learn and practice important life skills.
Social Skills Development:
Social interactions play a significant role in a child's life. Our therapy services are designed to enhance social competence, foster effective communication, develop emotional skills, cultivate meaningful friendships, and foster joyful play with peers. We'll also provide support for sensory or physical difficulties, ensuring your child confidently navigates their home, school and community envioronments.
Social interactions play a significant role in a child's life. Our therapy services are designed to enhance social competence, foster effective communication, develop emotional skills, cultivate meaningful friendships, and foster joyful play with peers. We'll also provide support for sensory or physical difficulties, ensuring your child confidently navigates their home, school and community envioronments.
How can an Occupational Therapist help?
- Developing friendships: Support children in forming friendships by guiding social activities and teaching crucial cues and communication skills.
- Make communicating easier: Provide exercises to improve both verbal and non-verbal communication.
- Understand feelings: Use activities and games to help kids recognise and understand their own emotions, teaching empathy and understanding others' feelings.
- Encourage play with peers: Organise group play sessions to encourage interaction and cooperation, while offering strategies for initiating and joining play activities with peers.
Thinking & Processing Skills Support:
We work with children and teenagers to develop executive function skills such as organisation, time management, planning, and problem-solving, setting them up for success in various aspects of life.
We work with children and teenagers to develop executive function skills such as organisation, time management, planning, and problem-solving, setting them up for success in various aspects of life.
How can an Occupational Therapist help?
- Thinking Skills Boost: Develop skills like organisation, time management, and planning.
- Problem-Solving Mastery: Help children and teens improve problem-solving abilities.
- Executive Function Development: Support kids to improve important thinking and organising skills.
Sensory and Emotional Regulation:
We understand the impact of sensory and emotional regulation challenges on a child's daily life. Our therapists specialise in assisting children in managing sensory sensitivities and emotional responses effectively.
We understand the impact of sensory and emotional regulation challenges on a child's daily life. Our therapists specialise in assisting children in managing sensory sensitivities and emotional responses effectively.
How can an Occupational Therapist help?
- Sensory Support: Help kids manage sensory sensitivities.
- Emotional Regulation Skills: Assist in handling emotions effectively.
- Daily Life Impact: Understand and address challenges affecting daily life.
- Specialised Therapeutic Assistance: Provide expert help tailored to sensory and emotional needs.
Leisure Activity Engagement:
Nurture your child's hobbies and interests! Our occupational therapists help your child engage in a variety of age-appropriate activities, tailoring interventions to enhance skills or make modifications for accessibility.
Nurture your child's hobbies and interests! Our occupational therapists help your child engage in a variety of age-appropriate activities, tailoring interventions to enhance skills or make modifications for accessibility.
How can an Occupational Therapist help?
- Activity Enjoyment: Support your child in enjoying various hobbies.
- Skill Enhancement: Help develop and improve skills related to their interests.
- Tailored Interventions: Provide personalized guidance for specific activities.
- Accessibility Modifications: Make adjustments to activities for easier participation.
Assessments & Reports:
We advocate and support your child's success throught comprehensive assessments and report. We identify specific areas requiring support, allowing your child, family and occupational therapist to set and work towards achieving their goals. This valuable information can be shared with teachers, support persons, GPs, and pediatricians, fostering a collaborative approach to your child's well-being.
We advocate and support your child's success throught comprehensive assessments and report. We identify specific areas requiring support, allowing your child, family and occupational therapist to set and work towards achieving their goals. This valuable information can be shared with teachers, support persons, GPs, and pediatricians, fostering a collaborative approach to your child's well-being.
Why Choose Our Team
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NDIS Registered
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Mobile, Clinic and Virtual Support
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Support for Kids and Teenagers
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Contact Us
If you're interested in learning more about our services or want to schedule an appointment, please don't hesitate to contact us. We would be happy to answer any questions you may have and help you get started on your path to achieving the things you need or want to do.
Ph: 1300 380 694
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Frequently Asked Questions
How Can You Access Our Services?
Our friendly occupational therapists are conveniently located in Bli Bli, QLD and provide mobile supports services from the Sunshine Coast to Caboolture. We offer in-clinic visits at our offices in Bli Bli and video conference consultations. Whether in person or remotely, let us help you on your journey towards achieving better health and wellness.
Where our mobile occupational therapists can visit?
Noosa | Sunshine Coast | Caboolture
Do you support individuals through the NDIS?
Yes, our therapists are registered professionals with many years of experience supporting individuals who have the support from NDIS.
Do you support individuals that are privately funded?
Yes, our pediatric occupational therapist can offer support to individuals who are privately funded. Our dedicated therapists provide high-quality, personalised care to meet your child's specific requirements. Your child's well-being and development are our top priorities, and we are committed to assisting families in their journey toward positive outcomes.
Our friendly occupational therapists are conveniently located in Bli Bli, QLD and provide mobile supports services from the Sunshine Coast to Caboolture. We offer in-clinic visits at our offices in Bli Bli and video conference consultations. Whether in person or remotely, let us help you on your journey towards achieving better health and wellness.
Where our mobile occupational therapists can visit?
Noosa | Sunshine Coast | Caboolture
Do you support individuals through the NDIS?
Yes, our therapists are registered professionals with many years of experience supporting individuals who have the support from NDIS.
Do you support individuals that are privately funded?
Yes, our pediatric occupational therapist can offer support to individuals who are privately funded. Our dedicated therapists provide high-quality, personalised care to meet your child's specific requirements. Your child's well-being and development are our top priorities, and we are committed to assisting families in their journey toward positive outcomes.
