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Occupational Therapy
Early Intervention Support Services
What is Occupational Therapy?
Occupational Therapy (OT) is a type of allied health support that helps children and young people improve their skills in everyday activities.
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OT focuses on helping children develop essential skills, including eating, dressing, toileting, personal hygiene (like brushing teeth and hair), and even writing. The goal is to empower children with the confidence and independence to manage these activities on their own.
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Beyond personal care, OT guides children in managing responsibilities and engaging in activities at home, school, and within the community. For older children, it might also extend to participating effectively in the workplace. OT also promotes involvement in play and leisure activities, which are vital for learning, creativity, social interaction, and enjoyment.
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Additionally, OT aims to improve physical abilities, ensuring smoother or easier movements, body awareness, balance, coordination, and sensory processing. This holistic approach helps children navigate their daily lives with greater ease and confidence.
Our approach to occupational therapy
We take a holistic approach to OT, considering each child's physical, developmental, and emotional needs. We understand that each child is unique, so we use a collaborative process that involves working closely with families to provide tailored strategies and support.
After an initial assessment, our OTs create an individual plan to help them reach their goals. This plan identifies areas for development and may include:
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Exercises to improve strength
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Coordination
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Fine motor skills
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Strategies for emotional regulation and daily living skills
How can Occupational Therapy
support my child?
Occupational therapy offers comprehensive support to children through a diverse range of intervention methods, tools, and strategies. Therapy focuses on each child's specific goals and offers practical assistance, helping them navigate daily tasks and interactions. This approach promotes independence, confidence and supports overall development and well-being.
Emotional Regulation
Assisting with emotional regulation, crucial for children's overall development and well-being, through sensory integration, self-regulation strategies, therapeutic play and more.
Independence
Providing children with self-care skills required for dressing, eating, toileting, and personal hygiene.
Sensory Processing
Understanding children's specific sensory needs, recognising how they process sensory information, and providing strategies to support their daily functioning and development.
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Social Interactions
Supporting children in their interactions with peers including making friendships, engaging in new activities, and turn-taking.
Gross-Motor Skills
Developing coordination, balance, and movement skills to support them in their everyday functions such as walking, running, and jumping.
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Fine-Motor Skills
Developing fine motor skills that can assist with their handwriting, drawing, and ability to use scissors.
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OT Enquiries
If you're interested in finding out more about our Occupational Therapy or securing a place for your child, simply fill out the below form and one of our team will contact you within 1 business day.
Alternatively, call us on 1300 007 533 or send us an email at admin@earlyinterventionsupport.com.au to discuss how we can help your family.
Multi-disciplinary approach
At EISS, we have a team of multi-disciplinary Allied Health Professionals who recognise the significance of taking a comprehensive approach to a child's therapy.
That's why we offer families a range of early interventions such as speech pathology, occupational therapy, child psychology, and social skills therapy to provide children with the best possible care and support for their development.
