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Looking for quality NDIS occupational therapy in Melbourne? Our occupational therapists help children, teenagers, and adults with disabilities to achieve positive life changes.
When you work with Everyday Independence, our Melbourne occupational therapists support you in your community as part of a broader team that may include speech pathologists, physiotherapists, positive behaviour practitioners, and habit coaches.
At Everyday Independence, our experienced occupational therapists in Melbourne provide therapy in the places you spend your time – in your home, school, work and community. We help children, teenagers, and adults with disabilities achieve more positive life changes by working as a team to support you, alongside speech pathologists, physiotherapists, positive behaviour support practitioners and habit coaches. We call this the Everyday Way and it helps you to achieve the best possible outcomes from your NDIS funding.
Our therapists provide neuro-affirming therapy with a strength-based approach that embraces and celebrates the uniqueness of your abilities.
Our Melbourne occupational therapy services support individuals to:
A Melbourne occupational therapist or primary practitioner will visit your home to assess your needs, family dynamics, and support network. We take a whole-of-life approach to create a personalised therapy plan for meaningful change. Start your journey to greater independence by completing our online form.
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We believe that the best way to build your skills is to work with you in your everyday environments while also helping to change community attitudes that may be holding you back. Clinics are simulated environments that don’t present the same barriers and challenges as real-life, everyday environments.
Unlike traditional clinic-based therapy, we believe in supporting individuals where they live, work, learn, and play. Real-life environments present unique challenges and opportunities, making therapy more relevant and effective. By working directly in your community, we also help shift attitudes and remove barriers to participation.
During the initial session, an occupational therapist or primary practitioner will visit you to:
After the initial assessment, you will have:
You may also have a burst of intensive therapy sessions followed by skill reinforcement with a habit coach.
We have been supporting people with disabilities to live to their potential and enjoy everyday life for more than 20 years and have been an accredited NDIS therapy provider since 2013.
You can have peace of mind knowing that our occupational therapists are registered practitioners with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. They are also registered to work with vulnerable people, hold a valid Working with Children Check for the state they work in, and a police check.
Our therapists also undertake regular training to ensure they are up to date with best practice, evidence-based therapies, and the NDIS.
We are unique in our ability to support people at every life stage and during those important transition periods in a person’s life. Our team therapy approach means that if you need more than just occupational therapy, your therapist will work together with physiotherapists, speech pathologists, behaviour support practitioners, and habit coaches to provide you with the right support at the right time.
We have teams of therapists and practitioners based in therapy hubs across Melbourne and Regional Victoria. They all offer NDIS therapy services like occupational therapy, speech pathology, physiotherapy, positive behaviour support, early childhood supports, and habit coaching. See our locations here.
Everyday Independence offers a range of NDIS functional assessment reports that are detailed yet simple.
They are:
They cater to different situations and provide all the necessary details for the NDIS. Conducted by experienced occupational therapists, these assessments can help you apply for NDIS funding that aligns better with your goals and quality of life.
NDIS functional assessments measure your abilities to perform daily tasks in the places you live, work, and play, considering your well-being, independence, support needs, mobility, communication, self-management, learning, and self-care.
Depending on your goals and your unique situation your occupational therapist will work with you on a range of therapy initiatives to help you do things more easily and safely.
We’ll recommend devices to help you do the things you enjoy and need to do. We’ll make sure you know how to use the device effectively to meet your needs.
We may suggest changes to your environment, like your home or workplace, to help you do more things on your own or to make it easier for others to support you.
We’ll get to know your strengths and where you might need some help so we can create a “support plan” for your caregivers. This plan will outline how and when you need assistance while ensuring you have the chance to try things out, share your thoughts, and be involved.
We’ll create a program to enhance a specific skill, like becoming more independent by using public transport or managing your behaviour to improve interactions with others.
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