OKAY Therapy in Belmont, Victoria, Australia | Occupational therapist

OKAY Therapy

Locality: Belmont, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 488 096 777

Address: PO Box 418 3216 Belmont, VIC, Australia

Website: http://okaytherapy.com.au

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25.01.2022 PENCIL GRASP. Ages and stages related to grasp is a commonly asked about area. This image from growinghandsonkids.com provides an idea of roughly when children develop different levels of pencil grasp. This may be effected by developmental age, low core muscle strength, reduced strength and stability in the shoulder girdle, arms and wrists. OT’s also often get asked about ‘strange looking grasps’ and changing them to a tripod grasp. The most important thing to consider here... is, IS IT FUNCTIONAL? And by that we mean, is the child experiencing pain? Are they fatiguing and unable to keep up with tasks? Is the grasp stopping then from completing daily activities? If so then it might be time to consult an OT. If not the grasp may look different but as long as it’s functional that’s all that matters! Do you have any questions about grasp? Image credit - growinghandsonkids.com

25.01.2022 ON YOUR MARKS, GET SET, GO! it’s the 1st of November which means the run for Autism is open and the OKAY Team are ready to go! It’s not too late to donate if you wish to. Scroll back a couple of posts for the link.

20.01.2022 Hi everyone! For those interested in donating to our OKAY Therapy team run to raise money for Autism, here is the link (see yesterday's post for more info). We love our work and are thankful for the role we get to play in peoples lives so this is a cause close to the heart. Thanks so much for your support! Have a great day, Caz

19.01.2022 TODAY IS WORLD CP DAY! CP stands for Cerebral Palsy which is a physical disability that effects movement and posture. There are 34000 people in Australia living with CP, 17 million worldwide. The theme of this years CP day is MAKE YOUR MARK. Do you or anyone you know have CP? For world CP day we encourage you to share your achievements, solutions to challenges you have come across and changes you would like to see in the world. Check out @worldcpday for more and tag them in your posts!

18.01.2022 WE DID IT! Congrats to the whole OKAY Therapy team for smashing our goal for Run for Autism! We aimed for $1000 and thanks to your generosity we hit $2696. Special mention to team members Laura and Emily who both individually raised over $600! There’s still time to donate if you wish to do so, head to www.runforautism.org.au and search OKAY Therapy to donate to our team. Donations are open until the end of the month.

15.01.2022 We are busy bees at OKAY Therapy but we know our learning is never done! We value professional development and like to brush up our skills whenever we can. A warm sunny car in between appointments this morning was perfect for learning more about Pathological Demand Avoidance with Psychologist Raelene Dundon.

14.01.2022 HAPPY OT WEEK! October 26th-1st November is OT week and October 27th is world OT Day. This year’s theme is ‘Resilience: supporting our communities to rebuild, recover and reengage’, which is pretty pertinent after the year that has been so far. Shout out to the wonderful OT’s at OKAY Therapy and our brilliant colleagues in the field! Congratulations on the amazing work that you do. #otweek2020 #weloveourjob #rebuildrecoverreengage

11.01.2022 Did anyone catch Megan Washington on Australian Story? Check it out on the abc catch up app to hear Megan speak of her overcoming challenges with stuttering.

09.01.2022 READY, SET, RUN! The OKAY Therapy Team are going to be off and running for Autism Spectrum Australia’s Run for Autism. An estimated 1 in 70 people in Australia are on the Autism Spectrum. These amazing humans may hear, see, feel and experience the world differently. We’re raising money to help provide opportunities for people with Autism to participate, engage and thrive in the world around them. For more info on this awesome fund raiser check out the Run for Autism Facebook page or google Run for Autism. On your marks!

07.01.2022 ‘BACKWARDS CHAINING’... have you heard of it? It’s a method we use to help teach skills and build independence. It involves breaking a task down into small steps, teaching the last step first, working backwards from the goal. The carer completes all of the steps except the last which the child practices. This allows the child to feel success with each attempt, then the adult fades back support more and more. For example, when children are learning to wipe after using their bowels (this can be a tricky skill to get), the carer completes the initial wiping then the child has a turn at then end. The carer provides praise for the child’s efforts and as they get more confident the carer reduces the support gradually until the child is independent. Backwards chaining can be helpful with a number of self help tasks. Have you tried it before?

06.01.2022 R U OK? Today is a national day of awareness to remind us to check in on our friends and family not just today but often. Ask R U OK? Listen. Encourage action. Check in.

05.01.2022 DYSGRAPHIA. Have you heard of it? Many have heard of Dyslexia, the learning difficulty that relates to reading. Dysgraphia on the other hand is a learning difficulty that relates to writing. It’s possible to have one or the other or both together. This image highlights some challenges that may be related to Dysgraphia. Drop us a comment if you have a question on this . Image credit from Sensory Stories

04.01.2022 Happy Father’s Day to all kinds of Dad’s.

01.01.2022 Ok I know SPEECH PATH WEEK was last week but I just have to share one more post from one of our wonderful Speech Paths, Caitlin (pictured in Telehealth action)... ‘It’s speech pathology week and I have been reflecting on the theme ‘communicating with confidence’. Many of us have now experienced how difficult it is to understand what someone is saying whilst wearing a mask; speech being muffled, having to ask for repetition, not being able to judge their emotion or not being... able to lip read. Can you imagine how hard it would be if you were unable to speak to make a phone call whilst in isolation. How isolating it would be if you were unable to write a text message to a friend or read that social media post. Or what if you were unable to understand the facial expressions of your colleagues on that zoom call and the tone of your bosses!? For 1.2 million Australians living with a communication disability these are challenges faced every day. 2020 has bought about a lot of changes to the way I work as a speech therapist but never have I been prouder of the work we as speech therapists do to help others communicate with confidence.’

01.01.2022 Some food for thought. Remember the importance of being kind and accepting of ALL people.