Connecting you with expert NDIS Occupational Therapists
The team at MyCareSpace can connect you with occupational therapists without waitlists, so you can start working with them straight away.
An occupational therapist can support you to develop daily living skills. The trusted occupational therapists we partner with at MyCareSpace can work with you to increase your independence and improve your communication, mobility, relationships and more.
Occupational therapists can also make sure that any written reports, supporting letters and functional assessments are completed in line with NDIS guidelines.
Is Occupational Therapy covered by the NDIS?
Occupational therapy can be funded by the NDIS. You can access occupational therapy if you have the funding category ‘Improved Daily Living’ under the ‘Capacity Building’ budget in your plan.
MyCareSpace can help find you trusted providers that offer occupational therapy in your area.
How Occupational Therapists Can Help
Having a sense of independence, choice and control over how we live allows us to have a fulfilled and meaningful life. Occupational therapy is for all ages and is goal-based.
Occupational therapists work to understand your needs and support you to become more independent so you can increase your participation in everyday life. Occupational therapists can support you by assessing your needs and recommending the appropriate assistive technology. This could be basic, low-risk items like shower chairs or pencil grips, or more complex equipment, like wheelchairs or hoists. OT’s will provide you with the supporting documentation and advice needed to get these items funded. They also play a role in home modifications, like implementing ramps or handrails.
An occupational therapist can support you to:
- Build your capacity and increase your independence in everyday tasks like showering, dressing and eating
- Confidently handle ‘life admin’ activities like budgeting and managing household responsibilities
- Work on your relationships and social skills
- Develop strategies for over-stimulating environments or situations
- Build skills in processing and regulating your emotions
- Work on your educational and learning goals
- Introduce helpful assistive technology into your life by providing recommendations, training and supporting documentation
Find out more about Occupational Therapy for different disabilities: OT for an Acquired Brain Injury, OT for Cerebral Palsy and OT for Autism to find out more about all the supports available.
How Occupational Therapy Works
Here are examples of the types of services an occupational therapist (OT for short) can provide in the NDIS:
- Capacity building for independence
Improved skills to increase independence in day-to-day life.
- Decision-making skills
Develop the skills required to have more choice and control in your life.
- Sensory Processing
Gain tools and strategies needed for processing sensory triggers.
- Self-regulation
Learn strategies to support you with emotional regulation.
- Provide Assessments NDIS reports
Functional Capacity Assessments (FCA's) and supporting letters can all be completed by your occupational therapist.
- Parent and carer training
Skill development for family members, friends and caregivers improving the quality of informal support.
- Specialised Driver
Training Specialist driver-trained occupational therapists can help develop the necessary skills to obtain a driver's license.
- Relationship skills
Improved social and communication skills necessary to build and maintain relationships.
Benefits of Occupational Therapy
There are many reasons why NDIS participants receive funding for occupational therapy.
Here are some examples of the benefits therapy delivers:
- Increased independence
- Increased opportunity to make meaningful relationships with those around you
- Improved skills to explore dating and friendships
- Improved fine motor ability
- Improved mental health
- Increased confidence
- Better focus in school or in the workplace
- New communication skills
- Increased physical strength
Mobile occupational therapy and home visits
For people living with adisability, travelling to therapy appointments can sometimes be difficult. Mobile occupational therapists can provide support in your home, supported accommodation or community settings, making it easier to access regular therapy.
An NDIS mobile occupational therapist can help you develop everyday living skills, improve safety at home, manage memory and cognitive difficulties, and recommend suitable assistive technology or home modifications.
Home visits also allow your OT to assess your everyday environment and develop practical strategies for activities such as cooking, showering, getting dressed and managing daily routines.
Mobile occupational therapy may be particularly helpful for people with reduced mobility, fatigue, cognitive challenges or difficulty accessing transport.
MyCareSpace can help you find a mobile NDIS occupational therapist who offers home visits in your area.
How MyCareSpace works
We’re both an online platform and a helpful team of people in your corner. Rely on us to find top quality NDIS therapy providers based on what’s important to you.
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Our Connections Team has access to a large, Australia wide database of verified NDIS providers. They know how the system works and how to match people with the right supports, in the right location, with availability. By managing the search and connections for you, we remove unnecessary stress and help you move forward with confidence and focus on achieving your goals.
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How to find Occupational Therapy (OT) in the NDIS
If you or someone you care for is living with disability, you may have heard about Occupational Therapy (OT) as part of NDIS supports.
But what exactly is Occupational Therapy, what does it help with, and how do you make sure you have the right funding in your NDIS plan?
How to Achieve my NDIS Goals While Waiting for OT
With an increase in demand for Occupational Therapy, you may find yourself waiting months for your assessment and therapy. You may be spending more time on a waitlist than you’d like. Or you may not be able to access services at all in your area.
What is the Difference Between Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy in the NDIS?
An NDIS plan will almost always include funding for therapy under its Capacity Building section. This NDIS funding is used to help a Participant reach their goals. Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy are 2 of the most common NDIS supports funded.
Assistive Technology - How do I get what I need?
Your need for assessments is identified at the start of your NDIS journey. These assessments are completed by allied health professionals, therapists or AT assessors to understand your support needs and provide recommendations.
What is the NDIS Key Worker role in disability?
A keyworker can be an allied health professional (therapist) who has specialist skills in working with children in an early intervention capacity. You could choose a Occupational Therapist.
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