Services
We pride ourselves on keeping our supports specific and quality. We offer three services:
- Occupational Therapy. Goal planning, assessments, reporting, intervention sessions, resource development, assistive technology. Specific information about the assessment tools we can utilise to assist participants work towards their goals can be found on the page below.
- Support Coordination. Utilising and managing your NDIA plan, understanding budgets, linking into supports, liaising with professionals, support network and services, reporting,
- Individual Supports. Flexible options, engaging in meaningful activities, social experiences, skill development, accessing the community, personal care, endless opportunities.
Being a mobile service provider we can deliver services in a location that is suited to you and your needs.
We can meet you in the home environment, out in the community, at libraries, cafes, school, work, utilising transport you name it!
Do you have Capacity Building or Core supports allocated in your NDIA plan and are unsure how to use these budgets? Give us a call and we can have a chat about what may be the best approach for you.
Occupational Therapy
Support Coordination
Individual Support
Assessment Information
Comprehensive Functional Capacity Assessment
Used to identify an individual's current functional capacity, which includes an in depth review of mobility, communication, social interactions, learning, self care and self management skills. These comprehensive assessments can be used as additional evidence and documentation to support internal reviews, access to the NDIA and to provide reasoning around why a person may require certain supports.
Independent Living Skills Assessment
Used to assess an individual's capacity to undertake independent living skills in all domains (transfers/mobility, bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting, eating, medication management, cleaning/domestic duties, meal preparation, shopping/money handling, leisure participation, social function, road safety, community access and safety skills) to assist with determining and providing specific and targeted recommendations where appropriate.
Sensory Profile Assessment
This assessment is designed to evaluate an individual’s sensory processing patterns. These assessments help to understand how sensory information is perceived and processed, which in turn can influence on behaviour, attention, participation in tasks, interaction with the environment and learning. Understanding the unique sensory experiences of each participant enables us to develop individualised strategies to enhance daily functioning.
Adaptive Behaviour Assessment System (ABAS-3) Assessment
The ABAS-3 assessment is a comprehensive, norm-referenced assessment of an individual’s adaptive living skills in a range of environments. The ABAS-3 covers three broad adaptive domains: Conceptual, Social, and Practical. The assessment tool measures an individual's practical and everyday skills required to function, care for themselves and interact with others. The ABAS-3 produces a comprehensive assessment report used to assist with goal planning and direction, developing recommendations and support funding requests.
Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) Assessment
The COPM is an individualized measure designed to detect change in client’s self-perception of occupational performance over time.
World Health Organisation Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS) Assessment
The WHODAS utilises 36 questions to identify functioning in a range of six domains (cognition, mobility, self-care, getting along, life activities, and participation), to provide a standardised rating on the severity of an individual's disability and how it can impact level of functioning across the six domains.
Informal Observations and Task Analysis
Whilst the individual is engaging in a set task, the Occupational Therapist will take notes and analyse, break down components of each skill and record function to determine intervention strategies, sequencing and cognitive abilities and progress from the start of goal planning to completion of a skill.
Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Assessment [Worksafe]
An ADL assessment analyses an individual's functional performance in the areas of self care, personal, domestic and general home maintenance activities in and around the home. Used to determine if an individual requires any task modifications, equipment, home modifications or care assistance (domestic, attendant care or garden, home and lawn maintenance) to live as independently as possible.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Do Coastal Therapy & Support Services provide Early Intervention?
A: Coastal Therapy & Support Services typically work with participants aged 7 years and above. If we are unable to assist due to age we may be able to refer or recommend another service in the area who can help.
Q: What fees are involved?
A: Coastal Therapy & Support Services invoice all supports funded in line with the NDIS price guide and support catalogue. This is reviewed annually and is subject to a price increase/decrease as determined by the NDIS. Hourly rates are therefore subject to change. Our current specific fee structure can be emailed out to participants and their families as requested. In addition to NDIA funded participants, Coastal Therapy & Support Services also provide support for private fee paying clients.