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No, a referral is not required. Children can be referred by a general practitioner, paediatrician, school teacher or educator. 

Paediatric play can support your child’s development and challengers in the gross and fine motor skills, sensory integration, social skills, self-care skills, emotional regulation, executive functioning and play.

Paediatric play team provides:

Evidence-based practice paired with qualified and experienced Occupational Therapists.

• Individual therapy with the child to address his/her specific goals and tailor a therapy plan.
• Mobile services: home visits and school visits where needed to implement plans and strategies with the home and school environment.
• Flexible and affordable prices with minimum waiting times.
• Scheduled appointments: Monitor change over time and adjust our therapy as needed for continued improvement.

Occupational Therapy improves the child’s functional skills and enables children to participate in activities (occupations) they find meaningful in their development so they can participate in activities with confidence and motivation.

Depending on your child’s developmental concerns, Paediatric play focus on the following:

• Gross motor skills (whole body): Large muscles within the body that are needed for playground games, balance, coordination, posture, muscle tone, strength and endurance.

• Fine motor skills (tabletop and self-care): Hands and fingers that activate manipulation, finger/hand strength, hand division and hand dominance for activities such as handwriting, cutting and cutlery.

• Sensory processing: Children receive, interpret and respond to sensory information. Children can often be under or over-reactive to emotions, sound, movement, vision, taste, touch, smell and pressure.

• Visual motor integration (VMI): Visual information and matching with the appropriate motor actions, e.g. puzzles, handwriting, ball throwing and catching. Children with VMI difficulties exhibit poor visual motor coordination, backwards letter and number.

• Play: Socialising, taking turns, playing with others, exploring play interests, making friends, confidence, eye contact and interactions.

• Specialist areas: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Global Developmental Delay, Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Sensory Processing Disorder and Developmental Coordination Disorder (Dyspraxia).

The steps are the following

1. Referral and liaising with parents, carers and educators regarding the child’s difficulties and underlying concerns.
2. Setting up an initial assessment time, additionally emailing a service agreement and consent form.
3. Initial assessment: rapport with the child and parents, discussing concerns, observations and implementing standardised (formal) and non- standardised assessment tools.
4. Assessment report (subject to consent): collected information gathered via parents, referral form and concerns. Additionally, assessment data following recommendations based on the child’s age development. 
5. Occupational Therapy treatment session: If treatment is recommended the occupational therapist will recommend either weekly, fortnightly or monthly 45-50 minutes in-home sessions. 

The initial assessment is based on the child’s concerns and age. Paediatric Play assessment report encompasses all observations, assessment data and recommendations. Reports are emailed within 14 days to the family member.

Depending on your child’s concerns and underlying referral the following may be implemented:

Standardised: 

Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration, Detailed Assessment of Speed of Handwriting, Movement Assessment Battery for Children, The Sensory Profile 2 family of assessments and Developmental Test of Motor Coordination.

Paediatric play focuses strongly on clinical reasoning, skill level, progression and focusing on the needs of the child and family. Feedback is provided and homework post sessions and how to practice these at home.

Occupational Therapy sessions are booked in 45-50min time slots. 

Costs of each session are divided into two categories, Private and (National Disability Insurance Scheme).Please call Paediatric Play on 0412 238 372 to discuss what options are available.

Self-managed: Self-managing your funds gives you maximum independence and flexibility in managing your support. You have control over, and responsibility for, your NDIS funding. If you self-manage, you can think creatively about how to purchase supports that best meet your needs within your budget. Purchases must be in line with the intent of your funding and help you pursue the goals you have identified in your plan.

Plan-managed: The plan manager will fund your plan. They will pay your providers for the support you purchase, help you keep track of your funds and do any financial reporting for you. You can do the same things as if you were self-managing, except a Plan Manager pays the bills for you.

NDIA-managed (agency managed):When your plan is managed by the NDIA (sometimes referred to as Agency-managed), you are able to choose from a range of NDIS registered providers. Your providers claim payment electronically from your funding. You cannot use unregistered providers.

Paediatric Play is currently pending registered provider approval of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in Occupational Therapy. Paediatric Play follows the NDIS code of conduct, NDIS Quality and Safety Commissions, Workers Screening Check and Compliance

To use an unregistered provider, your plan must be plan managed or self managed. If your NDIA managed, you can only choose from registered providers.

NDIS services in the Schedule of Fees will be charged at the NDIA set rate of $193.99 per hour.

Item number: 01_740_0118_1_3 : – Therapy-related health supports

Item number: 15_005_0118_1_3   – Early Childhood Intervention Supports (under 7 years)

Item numbers: 15_056_0128_1_3 – Therapy Supports (over 7 years) 

Yes, your child’s treating therapist will discuss progress, recommendations to clinical educators, allied health professionals and other external support.

Flexible in-home therapy allows the therapist to tailor treatment and make recommendations based on the existing surroundings. Within clinics there are multiple adjustments, working in a familiar environment most likely will make your child feel safer and more comfortable. Flexible in-home therapy provides convenience and will save travelling time. 

Yes, one of our therapists will travel to a location of your choosing and work with your child there. Whether it be your child’s school, or a childcare facility. An Occupational Therapist will provide recommendations and resources to the educator, teacher, carer or student support officer (SSO).