The majority of our interventions and therapy services at Step Ahead Occupational Therapy Services are clinic based, however home visits and attendance of school meetings to support school staff and transitions to new classes can be provided on request.
Contact with school staff and other professionals, and families in remote and rural areas will be maintained as required through email, telephone and Zoom tele-chat conversations.
Some of our interventions and therapy services include…
Developmental delay assessment & intervention
Addressing sensory processing issues, including picky eating behaviours
Modulation of attention and facilitating self regulation skills
Play and social skills development
Developing self esteem and managing challenging sensory based behaviours
Improving functional fine and gross motor skills, including handwriting skills
Improving visual perceptual skills related to learning
Use of LucioMATE therapy programs to improve upper limb strength and control
Task-Specific Electrical Stimulation TASES – evidence based technique using functional electrical stimulation for individuals wih cerebral palsy and other movement disorders
Bilateral integration and crossing the midline skills
Motor planning (Dyspraxia) and organization skills development
Referral and Initial Intake Process
Screening and Comprehensive Assessments
Intervention Services
- Clinic Based
- School Based
- Community Based