Capricorn Coast Occupational Therapy Services in Zilzie | Occupational therapist

Capricorn Coast Occupational Therapy Services

Locality: Zilzie

Phone: +61 7 4938 8028

Address: 28 Cocoanut Drive 4710 Zilzie, QLD, Australia

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24.01.2022 Bright and sunny here at CCOTS today! We are so lucky to be surrounded by beautiful, lush gardens and national park, so we make a point of using this environment for our big movements before each session Happy Days

24.01.2022 What a wonderful moment in therapy today for one of our clients & their Mum. This is the first time this little guy has wanted to interact with sensory/tactile material & have messy play. FYI: Sensory integration theory addresses all of the sensory systems however focuses primarily on the vestibular, proprioceptive and tactile systems. Some children react to harmless light touch as being potentially dangerous and are often described as being tactile defensive. Behaviour...ally, these children may appear anxious, unwilling to participate & inflexibility in order to control the touch input received from the environment. Their reaction of flight, fright or freeze consumes a lot of their energy. The importance of touch in a child’s life cannot be overstated. The inability to respond appropriately to touch sensations can seriously interfere with learning & developing new skills. Part of this therapy experience was to pair potentially an uncomfortable activity (touching sensory noodles) with firm pressure, aka proprioceptive input, from Mum, to assist modulate the tactile input. This is Therapy success (permission given to share the joy )

24.01.2022 If you have a child with a disability, delay, or developmental concern, you have probably heard the words your child needs OT. Depending on your previous experiences, you may or may not know what OT even is. You may be feeling some confusion over why a child would need an occupational therapist, as occupations commonly refer to our primary job or societal role (eg student, parent, caregiver etc). In OT speak however, occupations are the things we do throughout our days and... lives. They may be things we want to do, things we need to do, or things we are expected to do. From getting out of bed, to going to sleep, our days are filled with a variety of occupations we find purpose and meaning in. Our children are no different. Their primary occupation is to play, as this is where they learn and develop a multitude of skills required for personal and social development and engagement. They may also engage in non-play based occupations such as eating, sleeping, toileting, dressing, reading, writing etc. An occupational therapist is a skilled practitioner whose goal is to support occupational participation and engagement. If your child has difficulty engaging in or performing occupations appropriate (or expected) for their age, they may have been referred to an occupational therapist for support. CCOTS is here to assist. We have 3 paediatric OTs and a Speech Pathologist on our team delivering Therapy from our 3 clinic spaces, including 2 x state of the art sensory gyms! WE LOVE KIDS & WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT OT & SP

24.01.2022 Hi CCOTS Families & Friends We are currently on holidays however we will be back in clinic from the 6th October. When we return in term 4, our team will have grown. Linzi, Speech Pathologist, will lead our Speech Department, OT Brianna, who is moving all the way from Sydney, will join us, Annissa will complete her OT studies and begin working as an OT, OT Georgie will continue her work in community, AHA Tara & Renae will resume their therapy assistant roles in clinic while they continue to study Occupational Therapy & our wonderful Practice Manager, Naomi, will be very busy (we really appreciate all that you do for us!). FYI: the new clinic spaces are coming together nicely . So for now, we hope you are finding some time to put your feet up & relax. See you all soon. Universal Love & Kindness, Cresta

22.01.2022 Sometimes it’s nice to rest for a moment, smile and reflect on our OT journey #achievinggoals #occupationaltherapy #confidence #resilience #thelittlemoments. (Permission given to share the joy)

21.01.2022 Why do we swing? Well it has everything to do with the vestibular system. The vestibular system provides a foundation for the development of all other sensory systems such as touch, vision, sound and proprioception. It is an important for the following to function optimally: ... central nervous systemdevelopment of balance coordination motor control of the eye bilateral coordination limbic system, which is crucial for the development of further physical, emotional and psychosocial regulation and wellbeing. the cerebellum, combining visual information to enable reflexive eye movements. This is needed for tracking moving objects, scanning, discriminating objects and visual gaze stabilisation. At CCOTS, we aim to ensure children are receiving vestibular experiences to enable them to classify, integrate and process the input through play. This involves activities which include lots of movement such as swinging, jumping on different surfaces, running and rolling over balls. Using visual targets such as throwing a beanbag to a target whilst on a swing is another example of good quality vestibular input. By providing children with these experiences, our therapists aim to change the vestibular element of the central nervous system, utilise neuroplasticity, and enable children to better attend to their everyday functional tasks. #occupationaltherapy #paediatrics

20.01.2022 We have a full-time Speech Pathologist joining our team after the school holidays, with only 7 appointments remaining. If you are looking for speech therapy for your child please call the clinic from Monday 8.30am on 07) 49388 028 to book your weekly or fortnightly appointments. We welcome both Private & NDIS clients

20.01.2022 Hi My name is Cresta Clarke. I’m an Occupational Therapist. We are based in Zilzie, on the Capricorn Coast and offer our clients access to a state of the art Occupational Therapy Paediatric Sensory Gym & Clinic. We are Cap Coast OT Services (CCOTS) providing a hub of Occupational Therapy Services, including; Children, Adolescence, Adults, Recreational Lifestyle Services and an in-house builder for all home modifications. Our adult service is mobile and offers asses...sment and intervention in the privacy of your home. Our Paediatric Sensory Gym is offering weekly or fortnightly appointments and we are located on the ground floor of the Seaspray Lifestyle Centre, in Zilzie. We offer OT to both private and NDIS plan & self managed clients. You can phone us on 49) 388028 or alternatively email your enquires to [email protected] Pop in and say hi to my Practice Manager Naomi Teneale or myself, we’d love to meet you

20.01.2022 New CCOTS Team Members Coming Soon Annissa & Julia will be joining our team later next term, once they have complete their OT course & have their graduate registration. Some of our CCOTS families may remember Annissa from earlier this year when she worked with Cresta as an OTA. Annissa brings with her a wealth of experience, having previously worked in Early Childhood for 15 years. Once registered with APRHA, Annissa plans to work a mixed caseload for CCOTS in ...Paediatric’s & Adult Community. Julia is relocating from North Queensland to join the CCOTS team and has a passion for Paediatrics, Home Mod’s & equipment prescription. Once registered with APRHA, Julia plans to work a full-time, mixed caseload in Paediatrics & Adult Community. CCOTS is very excited to welcome both Annissa & Julia to the team & wish them all the best with completion of their OT studies next month!

20.01.2022 It’s all about helping make connections

19.01.2022 Welcome back to Term 4

19.01.2022 We have been very busy over the school holidays!!! We now have 3 x therapy rooms to share with our clients. The speech pathology clinic is complete. Linzi has been a busy bee all week preparing for her full-time caseload & she looks forward to meeting all our new & existing families. The 2nd OT clinic will be ready once the suspension points are installed & the sensory integration equipment put in place. This is another beautiful therapy space that our team of OTs w...ill share with our CCOTS families. And my original therapy room has had a mini makeover and feels fresh and ready for action! I just want to send big love to our GM (& my wonderful hubby) Ben Clarke who has work tirelessly building, constructing & painting. Thank you my love. Without you this wouldn’t be possible! I hope you are all well rested and ready for a fabulously fun filled term. Let’s kick some goals together See you all Tuesday, Universal Love, Cresta and the CCOTS & CCSPS Team

18.01.2022 Our first week back has been a blast! Lots of learning and skill building with our gorgeous kiddos. Here at CCOTS & CCSPS we celebrate learning and building functional skills through play...a child’s primary occupation (permission given to share pictures)

17.01.2022 Welcome back to term 4 Everybody!! It’s so lovely to see all our clients back into the swing of therapy. We have been busy bees over the past 2 weeks, with lots of skill building happening as we strive to reach our goals. Remember, the aim of the game is that children learn & grow through play; their primary occupation #occupationaltherapy #paediatrics #play

17.01.2022 Ferdi is a little tuckered out after so much therapy today

16.01.2022 Our Speech Pathology Department has 2 remaining appointments available. Please feel free to call our Practice Manager, Naomi on 49388028 to book your child in with Ms Linzi

16.01.2022 EXCITING NEWS!! CCOTS has 2 more OTS joining our team. Both OTs will be working in full-time roles. One of our new clinicians is studying a Masters of Sensory Integration and is an endorsed Mental Health Clinician so we are happy to receive Mental Health Treatment Plans via your GP. And further to this we are opening two more OT sensory gyms to accomodate the needs of our clients. ... Naomi is NOW scheduling OT & Speech appointments for term 4!! Please feel free to call our lovely (and very busy ) practice manager on 49 388028 to schedule your OT/SLP appointments for Term 4, 2020 and for the 2021 year

15.01.2022 At CCOTS we deliver therapy that is both goal orientated, holistic & evidence-based. We also offer clients that little bit extra during many of our sessions with assistance from an Allied Health Assistant (AHA). This is the lovely Tara. Tara is an AHA who is also currently studying Occupational Therapy. Tara is a passionate AHA and an absolute asset to the CCOTS team; supporting both the client & the clinician during therapy. Thank you Tara for all you do!! We are very grateful for your assistance

14.01.2022 Dreams do come true! Stage two of our practice evolving & coming to life. The new speech clinic & OT Sensory Gym will be complete & ready in time for the arrival of Speech Pathologist, Linzi and OT Brianna after the September school holidays! . We can’t wait to meet all our new CCOTS family’s

14.01.2022 Busy, busy little bees . Lots of vestibular, proprioception, prone, eye-hand coordination & core strengthening activities in therapy today to improve everyday functional skills. OT is definitely fun, fun, fun (permission given by parent to share photos)

13.01.2022 Mindfulness and relaxation...so what’s the current evidence? A systematic literature review of RCTs of Mindfulness Based Interventions conducted by Dunning et al (2017) reviewed 33 independent studies including 3,666 children and adolescents in random effects metaanalyses with outcome measures categorized into cognitive, behavioural and emotional. Across all RCTs significant positive effects of mindfulness interventions was indicated, having positive outcomes for Mindfuln...ess, Executive Functioning, Attention, Depression, Anxiety/Stress and Negative Behaviour. The findings of this metaanalysis reinforces the efficacy of using Mindfulness Based Interventions for improving the mental health and wellbeing of youth. Therefore, teaching children the practice of mindfulness & relaxation is a life long gift; an investment in their current and distal mental health outcomes #mentalhealthawareness

13.01.2022 FYI - Developmental Progression of pencil grasp, pre-writing lines & cutting #finemotorskills

12.01.2022 CCOTS first Graduate from OT . We are all so proud! Well done Luke (permission given by parent to share the joy) #occupationaltherapy #paediatrics #playtherapy #confidence #resilience

12.01.2022 Did you know that CCOTS provides community based Occupational Therapy for all ages? We offer specialist OT services including functional capacity assessments, home assessment, equipment, aids, home modifications, access (minor and major), one-on-one skill building & rehabilitation needs. CCOTS also has an in-house builder to meet all home modification needs. We pride ourselves on our experience, knowledge, and relationships with a variety of suppliers across Australia to ...find the best solutions for your individual needs & environment. Please feel free to give our Practice Manager, Naomi, a call on 07) 49 388028 for further details and booking arrangements.

12.01.2022 Feed the roots...not the leaves; this is your sensory foundation & the very reason why CCOTS has a state of the art Sensory Gym , providing the brain & body with the necessary roots for healthy development

11.01.2022 Chores for kids that promote developmental skills, responsibility & autonomy. Your welcome

08.01.2022 Capricorn Coast Speech Pathology Services is booking fast. There are only 15 appointments remaining in Linzi’s full-time schedule. Please feel free to call our Practice Manager on 49) 388 028 to make your appointment

07.01.2022 A little sneak peek at our new Speech Pathology Clinic, located at the Seaspray Lifestyle Centre on the Capricorn Coast. We have been working hard this past week creating this space & look forward to sharing it with all our Clients & their families. Bring on Term 4, 2020! #speechpathology #speechlanguagepathologist #paediatrics

06.01.2022 Toe walking is something I see quite often in clinic & assisting your child with toe walking depends on the underlining cause. Read on for more insightful information regarding toe walking

05.01.2022 Term 3 has officially finished! We just want to say a huge THANKYOU to all our families who bring their children to therapy. We appreciate your time, effort and commitment to your children’s goals and outcomes. Wonderful effort!!! We look forward to returning in Term 4 with a full team of OTs & Speechie for more CCOTS & CCSPS Therapy, play and fun . Universal Love ... Cresta See more

04.01.2022 The Vestibular sense is crucial to a child’s development, assisting with all their occupations ~ to engage in their work, rest & play. A typically responsive vestibular system enables a child to feel secure & confident in their body ~ so they can move, play & rest. This is one of the clinical reason why we have so many state of the art hammocks & swings in our clinic. We aim to give our clients the very best vestibular opportunities during their therapy sessions for better functional outcomes (permission given to share photos)

04.01.2022 Lots of social, emotional learning today in the clinic. Fun with play dough faces

02.01.2022 CCOTS offers therapy that is meaningful, holistic & therapeutic. Our team of OTs, Speech Pathologist & Allied Health Assistants pride ourselves on this dynamic, evidence-based approach. It’s what makes our clients SHINE! This is therapy (permission given to share clients pictures )

01.01.2022 This is why we play all day long here at CCOTS & CCSPS

01.01.2022 New graphics for our Speech Department