Occupational Therapy
Services for Thriving
Occupational Therapy
At Prosper Health Collective we know that people often learn best when they are enjoying what they are doing and having fun. Having fun makes the difficult tasks seem less demanding and challenging.
For this reason a lot of our Occupational Therapy intervention with children is completed within play activities. We provide an engaging but evidence based treatment approach to help children achieve their goals. We tailor our treatments to meet the needs of your child.
Helping Your Child Thrive
How we can help
We work with children who present with a variety of challenges in their everday lives:
Teaching self-care tasks like dressing, grooming, and personal hygiene to promote independence.
Fine motor skills involve the coordination of hand and finger muscles, bones and nerves to produce small, exact movements to result in efficient hand use.
Fine motor skills are essential for everday tasks such as writing, cutting, and using utensils.
Helping children to modulate their sensory inputs and function to the best of their ability in various environments.
Children may be over or under reactive to sensory inputs and may need assistance to modulate their inputs to create best outcomes.
Supporting skills like attention, planning, organization, and impulse control to help children and teens manage tasks and responsibilities effectively.
For example organising to leave the house, developing plans to complete a task at hand.
Assisting with strategies to manage emotions, reduce anxiety, and build resilience in challenging situations.
Occupational Therapy may use play to assist in the development of fine and gross motor skills. This includes activities that enhance hand-eye coordination, strength, and physical agility.
OT can also assist children to enhance social skills, helping children learn to share, take turns, and communicate with peers in a play setting.
Preparing teens for adulthood by helping them set goals, develop life skills, and navigate changes in routine or environment
We Help Children at every Stage of their Development
- Promoting Motor Skills: Encouraging reaching, rolling, and crawling through engaging play activities to support physical milestones.
- Enhancing Sensory Processing: Helping infants develop comfort with different textures and environments for better exploration.
- Guiding Parent Interaction: Teaching parents how to create safe, stimulating spaces that encourage their baby’s growth and exploration.
- Encouraging Independence: Supporting self-care tasks like dressing, feeding, and toilet training to foster a sense of independence.
- Developing Fine Motor Skills: Engaging in activities like stacking blocks and using utensils to enhance coordination and dexterity.
- Facilitating Social Play: Helping toddlers learn sharing, turn-taking, and cooperative play with peers to build social skills.
- Establishing Routines: Assisting parents in creating consistent daily routines that provide structure and security for their toddler.
- Preparing for School Readiness: Fostering skills like cutting, drawing, and writing to ensure your child is ready for school tasks.
- Promoting Self-Care Skills: Helping children manage tasks like zipping jackets, putting on shoes, and using the bathroom independently.
- Supporting Sensory Regulation: Teaching strategies to help children manage sensory sensitivities and emotions in group settings.
- Encouraging Social Interaction: Facilitating playdates and group activities to enhance communication and cooperation skills.
- Improving Academic Skills: Working on handwriting, organization, and focus to help your child succeed in the classroom.
- Supporting Sensory Regulation: Teaching strategies to help children manage sensory sensitivities and emotions in group settings.
- Supporting Emotional Regulation: Teaching coping strategies to help manage stress and navigate friendships and social situations.
- Encouraging Independence: Assisting with developing routines for homework and chores to build responsibility and self-management skills.
- Encouraging Social Interaction: Facilitating playdates and group activities to enhance communication and cooperation skills.
- Fostering Study and Organizational Skills: Helping teens develop effective study habits, time management, and planning strategies to succeed academically.
- Encouraging Self-Care Independence: Supporting routines around personal hygiene, grooming, and cooking for greater self-sufficiency.
- Developing Social and Emotional Resilience: Teaching communication and problem-solving skills to navigate peer relationships and challenges.
- Setting Personal Goals: Assisting teens in identifying and achieving personal and academic goals to prepare them for adulthood.
Treatment Approaches
Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy assists individuals to participate in occupation by building on their strengths, minimise the impact of their challenges, or modify their environment to better support participation. The term occupation refers to the individual’s activities of everyday life including work, learning, play, leisure and/or self-care.
This can include assisting individuals with play skills, physical skills, sensory and behaviour challenges, organisation and planning how to complete tasks, along with daily living tasks such as dressing, personal grooming/hygiene and feeding.
There are many conditions that result in an individual experiencing challenges completing their daily activities, including developmental delays, brain injuries, learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities, or sensory impairments.
With children it is important to identify the concern early, engage with a professional that listens and partners you in your child and family journey, and offers you interventions that are best for your child’s challenges. Therapy is about a partnership between child, family, and therapist, and will involve therapy as well as home strategies and practise to improve your child’s skills.
Play based interventions assist the child to relax and be receptive to the direction of the Occupational Therapist and caregiver to adjust their behaviours and thinking in order to improve their skills within the challenging area.
Specific training can be undertaken to develop specific treatment approaches that have additional evidence and/or structure to support goal achievement. Your Occupational Therapist will assist in the selection and development of an intervention approach and style that will work best for your child’s goals or areas of development.
FAQ'S
Occupational Therapy is a form of healthcare that helps individuals of all ages develop, recover, or maintain the skills needed for daily living and working. It focuses on enabling people to participate fully in activities that are important to them, whether that’s personal care, work, school, or leisure. Occupational therapists tailor their approach to each person’s needs, helping to improve their independence, well-being, and overall quality of life.
A paediatric occupational therapist helps children develop the skills they need for everyday activities, such as dressing, eating, writing, and playing. They focus on improving a child’s fine motor skills, sensory processing, and coordination, supporting their independence and participation in home, school, and social environments. These therapists work with children of all ages and abilities to help them reach their developmental milestones.
You may consider seeing an occupational therapist if your child struggles with daily tasks such as dressing, feeding, handwriting, or playing with others. Signs can include difficulty with fine motor skills, coordination, sensory processing, or challenges in meeting developmental milestones. If your child’s difficulties are impacting their ability to engage in school, home, or social activities, an occupational therapist can assess and provide support to help them develop these essential skills.
Occupational Therapy assessments usually occur within one of our therapy rooms and can take one or two sessions to complete (depending on the assessment required). Depending on the age and needs of your child, informal and/or formal (standardised) assessments may be required to gain a full picture of your child’s strengths and areas for development, relative to their age.
Games and activities are always used in these sessions to encourage engagement, and allow for play and movement breaks as required. An Assessment Summary can be provided on completion of the assessment, and full reports can also be provided.
The frequency of therapy sessions is determined based on your child’s needs and the goals established during the assessment phase. Some of our clients are seen very infrequently based on the required intervention type. Some are seen only for assessment, and others are seen for intensive intervention several times weekly.
During a typical therapy session, your child will engage in various activities to target their specific goals. These sessions often include interactive games, structured exercises, and play-based activities to make learning enjoyable and effective. The therapist will use evidence-based techniques to work on skills your child needs to develop and generalise. Sessions are tailored to your child’s interests, ensuring they stay motivated and engaged. Our therapists value your expertise on your child and will work closely with parents to ensure the home practice is achievable and fun to implement at home.
Our Occupational Therapists all hold Bachelor’s or Master’s degrees in Occupational Therapy and are registered with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Authority. They have extensive experience working with children of all ages and a wide range of occupational challenges. Our team stays current with the latest research and techniques through ongoing professional development and continuing education.
We have 3 convenient locations in Booragoon, Canning Vale and Stirling.
We offer needs based services that may occur in our clinic, at school or daycare or within the family home. Location of therapy is dependant on your child’s goals and needs at any given time.