RISE Paediatric Occupational Therapy

Helping little people achieve big goals

About Us

RISE Paediatric Occupational Therapy is a mobile service that is dedicated to supporting children aged between 2 and 12 years old in achieving their goals. Based in Nelson Bay, RISE provides occupational therapy assessment and intervention to children within home, school and community environments.

At RISE Paediatric OT, our mission is to help children thrive by embracing their strengths and supporting their journey to success. Through our RISE approach, we:

Reach goals and milestones, ensuring every child progresses at their own pace.
Inspire growth and independence, building confidence and self-esteem.
Support skill development, enabling children to tackle daily challenges.
Empower children and families, providing tools and strategies for continual progress.

Our Values

family facing backwards holding hands.jpg

Family-Centred Care

We believe that families are the heart of every child’s development and work collaboratively to create personalised therapy plans that align with your family’s needs and goals.

Play-Based Therapy

We use play as a powerful tool for learning, recognising that it’s through fun, engaging activities that children build skills, confidence, and independence.

Inclusivity

We are committed to creating a welcoming, supportive environment where every child and family feels valued, respected, and empowered.

What is Occupational Therapy?

Paediatric occupational therapists (OTs) focus on helping children develop the skills they need to engage in everyday activities. OTs work with children who may have physical, developmental, sensory, or cognitive challenges that affect their ability to perform these tasks. Through fun, engaging, and individualised sessions, we support children to build confidence, independence, and the skills they need to succeed at home, school, and in their community.

Fine Motor Skills

OTs help children develop fine motor skills by working on activities that improve hand strength, dexterity, and coordination. Through tasks like drawing, cutting, or using small objects, children build the strength and precision needed for daily tasks such as writing, buttoning clothes, and feeding themselves.

Gross Motor Skills

OTs support the development of gross motor skills through activities that focus on balance, coordination, core strength and body awareness. Activities such as jumping, climbing, and catching a ball help children gain strength and coordination, which are essential for physical play, sports, and overall mobility.

Visual Perceptual Skills

Visual perceptual skills help children interpret and make sense of what they see. This includes improving the ability to recognise shapes, patterns, and letters, which are essentials for reading, writing, completing puzzles and copying from a board. Visual perceptual skills also help us safely navigate the world around us.

Self-Care Skills

OT's can support the development of self-care skills, helping children gain independence in daily tasks such as dressing, grooming, toileting, and feeding. By breaking tasks down into manageable steps and using adaptive techniques, children learn the skills required to take care of themselves with increased confidence and independence.

Play Skills

Play is more than just fun - it is essential for a child’s physical, emotional, social, and cognitive development. Play enables children to explore their world, connect with others, and build the foundation for lifelong skills. OT's help children develop the confidence and abilities they need to confidently engage with their peers and their environment

Executive Functioning Skills

Executive functioning skills are the mental processes that help people to plan, organise, manage time, and solve problems. OT's help children improve skills such as goal-setting, task initiation, working memory, and self-monitoring. These skills are essential for managing daily routines and developing independence in home, school and community environments.

Sensory Processing

Sensory processing is the way the brain interprets and responds to sensory information from the environment and the body. Children with sensory processing challenges may find it difficult to appropriately process, respond to, or filter sensory input, which can affect their ability to participate in daily activities, regulate their emotions, learn new skills, or play with peers.

Social and Emotional Development

OTs play a key role in helping children develop the social and emotional skills they need to build relationships, navigate social situations, and regulate their emotions. This may include learning to recognise and manage emotions and behaviours in different situations.

Our Services

Assessment

A 90-minute initial assessment will be conducted to gather information about your child's developmental history. Standardised and observational assessments will be utilised based on your child's age and reason for referral. A detailed report will follow, outlining the assessments, findings, and recommendations.

Individual Occupational Therapy

Following an initial assessment, occupational therapy intervention may be recommended for your child. Sessions can be conducted in home, school or community environments. Sessions will be individualised based on the child's goals. Every child is unique, so our approach will be tailored to ensure the most effective strategies and interventions for their growth and progress.

Resources

We can create personalised resources to support your child’s progress at home. These resources can include home programs that reinforce therapy goals, visual schedules to promote structure and routine, sensory diets to help regulate sensory processing needs, or social stories to support social skills and coping strategies.

Referral Form

If you are concerned about your child's development, please complete the below referral form and we will be in contact with you shortly. Alternatively, you can directly reach out to our friendly team.

Address

Mobile service based in Nelson Bay, NSW, Australia.

Phone

0490934175

Email

admin@risepaediatricot.com