Specialist service offered from the Craig Community Health Centre

WHEN:

Wednesday and Thursday 8.30am . 5pm

WHO CAN USE THIS SERVICE:

Children aged from birth to 12 years whose family.s live, work or study in the City of Boroondara, who may be experiencing mild to moderate difficulties in one or more of the activities of daily living:

  • Fine Motor Skills:
    • pre-writing and writing skills,
    • cutting with scissors
    • facilitating hand preference
    • tying shoe laces
    • manipulating small objects including buttons and zips.
  • Gross Motor Skills:
    • posture
    • balance
    • eye hand co-ordination
    • co-ordinating two sides of the body and one.s body in space
  • Play:
  • Sensory Processing:
    • tactile awareness/sensitivity
  • Social Skills:
    • communication
    • interaction
    • attention and listening
  • Cognition:
    • memory
    • attention and concentration
    • puzzles
    • visual processing
    • organisation

WHAT DO WE DO:

Paediatric Occupational Therapy is concerned with your child.s ability to master self help, school and play skills. We work with children who are having difficulties with the practical and social skills of everyday life.

Some children have difficulty developing skills and others may simply need to refine these skills.

Clinical services provided by the Occupational Therapist include:

  • Assessment
  • Individual and Group Therapy
  • Consultation and advice to families and service providers
  • Referrals to other services as appropriate

The Occupational Therapist works together with the child and their family, as well as other professionals to meet set goals.

In addition, the Occupational Therapist is available to offer education programs and in-services to parents, childcare workers, kindergarten teachers, maternal and child health nurses and other interested community groups.

To enquire about this service telephone the Craig Community Health Centre

Ashburton 9885 6822

Written referrals from service providers are also welcome.

Interpreters are available upon request.

Some fees for service do apply. Please note clients will not be refused a service based on their inability to pay.