Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapists are qualified health professionals who work with all people to do the things they need and want to in all aspects of life, such as taking care of oneself and others, working, volunteering, and participating in hobbies, interests and social events. Read more about occupational therapy on the Occupational Therapy Australia website. 

Evaluations

Here at The Sensory Gym we offer comprehensive occupational therapy evaluations and reports. If you are interested in booking in your child for an evaluation please don't hesitate to call or email us to discuss your needs. Our lovely office staff can provide you with any help or further information you may need. All new clients need to complete the intake questionnaires & return them to our office prior to their initial appointment date. For any clients using NDIS funding you must also provide us with a copy of your child's current plan goals. 

Treatment Intensive Program

The Sensory Gym strives to provide the types of service that are truly helpful to families and children.  Treatment intensives, or the opportunity to work in a concentrated manner with a client over a short period of time, provide a framework where therapists can maximize use of their treatment skills and the cutting edge therapy techniques available at The Sensory Gym to optimize potential for change. 
  
Treatment intensives are customized to the individual client; however, typically, a client is seen for 3-10 consecutive days, 1-4 hours per day.  During the period of intensive treatment, services are tailored to the client, and might include use of advanced auditory techniques (Berard Auditory Integration Training©, Therapeutic Listening®, Safe and Sound Protocol®, TalksUp® by Tomatis, bone conducted listening, and/or Interactive Metronome®), application of Floortime™  principles, integration of higher level auditory and visual skills, true intensity in heavy work, postural and ocular motor training, training and teaching of self-regulatory skills, trauma-informed approaches, and implementation of sophisticated sensory diet plans incorporating “traditional” sensory integrative techniques as well as breath, movement, rhythm, and sound.  Home programming recommendations and support are provided at the end of the intensive to maximize the “open window” that the intensity of treatment has created.
 
Families are welcome to include additional therapists and home treatment teams as part of the treatment intensive as providing opportunities for therapists’ learning and practice is also a goal of The Sensory Gym.  If this is desired, The Sensory Gym must be notified in advance to insure that the clinic space physically allows for the addition of people during the times the treatment intensive is scheduled.
  
The cost for treatment intensives varies per client based upon the length of the intensive and the duration of daily sessions.  
 
The Sensory Gym is able to provide information regarding lodging and travel arrangements if this would be helpful information for your family.