Eligibility
Overview
Developmental Education
Using a person-centred approach, our educators help you learn new skills to live independently. We complete behaviour support plans, do assessments and tailor programs for you to work towards your goals.
Dietetics
Take part in one-on-one facilitated dietetic sessions to learn practical life skills like self-care, daily routines, recreational activities, sensory processing and more. Our dietitian’s will help tailor diets with meal plans and/or tube feeding regimes to help you reach your goals with simple recipes and the education to help you understand the relationship between food and health.
Exercise Physiology
Develop greater physical functions and gross motor skills as part of a personal exercise program from our exercise physiologists. This can include swimming, riding a bike, heading to the gym and other activities to improve physical and mental well-being.
Programs will suit your specific needs and abilities, targeting coordination and balance, strength and muscle tone, to help with greater independence in daily activities and overall physical fitness and functional abilities.
Our exercise physiologists can also help you improve emotional regulation and increase confidence with ways to boost self-esteem to tackle new challenges
Occupational Therapy
Tailored programs to learn new ways to complete daily tasks including showering, dressing, personal hygiene, toileting, holding cutlery and preparing food. Our therapists can also help with suggestions for the right housing and equipment modifications to help around your home.
Physiotherapy
Our physiotherapists will tailor exercise programs to improve mobility, including hydrotherapy options. They will also complete assessments for falls, transfers and provide advice and recommendations on lower limb orthotics/footwear and assistive technology.
Psychology
If you are over 18, our psychologists can help you develop social and interpersonal skills, work on low self-esteem, give help adjusting to disability or teach many other new skills. They can help with:
- Grief and loss, adjusting to disability
- Mood changes, anxiety and depression
- Emotional regulation skills
- Social and interpersonal skills
- Phobias, worries, lack of confidence
- Traumatic experience
- Low self-esteem
- Self-harming presentation
Positive Behaviour Support
Working with the you, your family, medical practitioners and therapists, our support practitioners will build individual behaviour support plans to address any behaviours of concern. The plan will aim to work alongside everyone to help with these behaviours and work together to improve your overall health and wellbeing.
Speech Pathology
Improve speech and communications skills with the help of our speech pathologists through a tailored program to help in social situations. Our team can also assist with swallowing to make sure mealtimes are safe.
FAQs
How do I book an appointment?
It’s very simple. Just call or email us, or use the ‘Get in Touch’ button below.
You may also be able to access Telehealth depending on the specialist you want to talk to.
What can I expect at my first appointment?
At your first appointment with us, we will start with an assessment to talk about your goals and anything you find challenging.
For an example, after the assessment and talking about what your goals are, together with your specialist you may prepare a program of daily exercises.
How can I support my client/family member with supported decision making?
You must help someone with a disability make their own choice and not make it for them. Support them by listening to what they want, explaining the options clearly using simple language or visual aids and give them time to decide.
Can I choose my own support staff?
We will work with you to make sure both you and your staff are a good match with similar interests and things in common.
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Contact the Allied Health team
Book an appointment to talk to one of our specialists about how they can help you improve your health and quality of life.