Occupational Therapy Services
Unify Connections OT focuses on tailoring interventions for primary school-aged children and taking a collaborative/consultative approach with families and their teenagers or young adults. Where possible, we strive to incorporate your child's interests into their therapy sessions.
We help children to:
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Improve their social awareness skills through sharing, turn-taking, identifying emotions, being able to perspective take and problem-solve through interactive activities, videos and board games,
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To read more about the importance of social thinking to build social skills: click here,
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Further development of their gross (core strength, postural stability, shoulder strength) and fine motor (hand strength, finger dexterity, in-hand manipulation) skills using rhythmic movements and reflex integration movements in activities and games.
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To read more about the benefits of rhythmic movements: click here,
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To understand more about the benefits of reflex integration: click here,
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Become aware of their sensory preferences, interoceptive awareness, and body image to promote self-regulation through sensory activities, meditation, and self-reflective discussion,
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To understand more about the link between interoceptive awareness and self-regulation, read the blog by Kelly Mahler: click here.
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To promote successful toileting abilities and routines across environments that encourage a healthy body,
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To read more about setting up for successful toileting by Rebecca Khan: click here.
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Improve their executive functioning skills (planning, organisation, decision- making, problem-solving) through board games, craft or construction activities, and cooking,
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To learn more about how executive functioning skills developed: click here,
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Develop their understanding of mental well-being and what can adversely impact mental health.
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To explore more about children's mental well-being: click here,
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Educate children to understand their body changes and support their families as puberty progresses.
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Click here to read more about what the Raising Children Network suggests considering when children progress through puberty.
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We believe in providing choice by offering community-based therapy appointments in the northern and eastern suburbs of Perth. We also offer our expertise in teletherapy appointments, that enables families greater flexibility and accessibility to our quality occupational therapy services, throughout Australia.
We believe in a collaborative partnership with parents and caregivers to find the most suitable approach for each individual child. We work alongside families to provide proficient and innovative strategies to achieve therapy goals that are appropriate to each families unique circumstance.
Our therapists assist a smaller number of clients to provide you additional time during appointments and support when required, while continuing with our quality service delivery.
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