Occupational therapy (OT) may assist your child or teen build the life skills. Occupational therapists can work towards helping your child regulate their behaviour, develop practical skills and deepen social connections (Active Eight is a wonderful community for that).
Active Eight is a hub for therapy, community and fun. We’re staffed by occupational therapists who love inspiring and encouraging young people and their families and celebrating progress.
Our Brisbane hub is bright, colourful space that encourages a sense of hope, fun and community. Our occupational therapists may use a play-based approach will working towards your child’s individual goals.
Active Eight’s Occupational Therapy approach to support babies, kids and teens to work towards individual goals
Initial assessment and goal setting
Intervention tailored to your child’s needs
Measure progress and review
We use many skills in the course of a day – showering, getting dressed, tying shoelaces, making a snack, playing with friends, getting to school, writing notes or coping with successes and challenges throughout the day.
Active Eight’s occupational therapists (OTs) can help your child with the practical, physical and emotional skills required to take on the days with confidence.
Executive functioning (cognition, memory, attention, planning, sequencing, initiating, monitoring)
Written communication (handwriting, typing, dictation)
School visits to provide in-school supports and assessments
Fine motor skills & motor planning
Fine motor skills
Motor planning and coordination
Posture
Play skills
Infant development and milestone acquisition
Infant handling
Equipment prescription for Activities of Daily Living – low and high tech
Visual perception & visual motor integration
Social skill development
Self-regulation
Sensory processing
Behaviour support (dysregulation, activity avoidance, motivation, self-esteem & confidence building)
Play skills with others, sharing and collaborative play
Routines (establishing, understanding and following sequenced routines)
Meal preparation, eating & food preferences (using utensils, sensory processing, shopping)
Sleep (routines, sensory processing, self-regulation)
Self-care activities (dressing, bathing, toileting, feeding)
Life skills and independence in daily tasks (shopping, cleaning, laundry)
Safety awareness
Home programs
Stakeholder meetings with your child’s care team
Home visits
School visits
Carer & support worker training
Equipment, assistive technology & minor home modifications
Community access & transport
If you’re looking for occupational therapy in Brisbane, then we’d love you to join the Active Eight community. To us, therapy is more than practising exercises. It’s also about building motivation, confidence and community so your child can enjoy all that life has to offer and your teen can build independence skills that will enable them to thrive as a young adult.
