Our Services
Based on the Gold Coast, Therapy Needs Occupational Therapy provides telehealth and in-home based services across the Gold Coast and South Brisbane.
Why might you need an Occupational Therapist?
The areas in which Therapy Needs Occupational Therapists work include:
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Intellectual Disabilities
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Physical Disabilities
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Mental Health
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Older Persons
Functional Capacity Assessments
A Functional Capacity Assessment (FCA) is a thorough assessment of your abilities and needs across various aspects of everyday life. Therapy Needs conducts the comprehensive Functional Capacity Assessment at the participant’s home, using various evidence-based assessment tools. The assessment can help determine a person's functional abilities and limitations and indicate what support or modifications in the home they need.​
Mental Health
Mental Health Occupational Therapists work collaboratively with clients experiencing mental illness and psychosocial disability to develop functional goals and build independent living skills in the home and community.
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Occupational Therapists working in mental health help people to achieve the everyday activities that people engage in and find meaningful. They draw on a range of psychological and occupational therapy strategies to help people understand and cope with their daily function, productivity and capacity through the prescription of graded tasks and activities.
Assistive Technology
Therapy Needs is skilled in assessing and prescribing low and mid-cost Assistive Technology that will help you to do things you can't do because of your disability. We can also recommend suppliers and offer equipment trials and hire options.
Home Assessments
Home assessment services are available to ensure the home is safe and accessible despite the changes in physical or cognitive functioning.
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Home access and modification assessments
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Safety reviews
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Falls prevention
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Home modifications
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Carer support and training, including manual handling
NDIS
Our NDIS funded OT services are provided under the ‘Improved Daily Living’ budget within NDIS plans. We can provide services to self-managed, plan managed, and agency managed participants.
Our NDIS services include but are not limited to:
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Prescription of Assistive Technology (AT) including Assessment & Trial
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Completion & Submission of AT Applications
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Home Assessments for Minor Home Modifications
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Supported Independent Living (SIL) Assessments
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Mobility Scooter trial and recommendations
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Face to Face individual and Telehealth Appointments and Interventions as required, based on referral information
Telehealth
Telehealth and video conferencing provide an effective method of delivering OT services without requiring face-to-face appointments. They allow increased infection control and access to supports for clients located in isolated areas. To participate in Telehealth services you will require an internet connection and a suitable device with a camera and a microphone (e.g tablet, iPad, laptop smartphone).
Contact Therapy Needs
Have a question about our services? Want to book an appointment? Contact us today.