Occupational Therapy

Mobile and remote occupational therapy assessment and intervention for participants with neurodiverse and psychosocial diagnoses

Location

Daily Life OT is based in Tamworth, NSW, and provide services to surrounding regions, including:

 

  • Walcha

  • Bendemeer

  • Armidale

  • Uralla

  • Manilla

  • Gunnedah

  • Barraba

  • Quirindi

  • Murrurundi

  • Nundle

Occupations are the daily activities that we all participate in. Occupations are categorised into self-care (i.e.. showering or reading a book), productivity (i.e.. attending school, work, or cleaning the house), and leisure (i.e., playing sport, watching a movie, or eating ice-cream!).

Occupations differ from person to person, and an OT can assist someone to participate in the occupations that they want, need, or have to do, but are having difficulties doing so, due to injury, illness, disease and/or disability.

What is Occupational Therapy (OT)?

The Daily Life approach

Daily Life OT uses a person-centred, and occupation-focused approach to ensure individualised therapy is engaging, meaningful and motivating.

A person-centred approach recognises that the person is the expert on their unique experience. A person-centred approach empowers the individual throughout the entire process to make decisions about the nature and direction of their therapy.

An occupation-focused approach involves engaging the person in an occupation they have identified as important. The occupation, environment, and/or personal factors are adapted as a means of intervention. An occupation-focused approach promotes health, wellbeing, and life satisfaction.

Meet Jasmine

Jasmine is Tamworth born and raised. She completed her Bachelor of Occupational Therapy in Brisbane, and then relocated to Newcastle for a few years. Jasmine has 7 years experience working with participants with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and is renowned for her ability to make everyone feel included. She has since relocated back to Tamworth to live closer to her family, and to pursue her goals of providing allied health services to rural and regional areas.