Screening assessments are short assessments (generally around 20-35 minutes and are individual or group based) which asses a child's skills within a variety of areas. They assist educators and families in identifying children who may require some additional support with specific skills. A screening assessment is useful to have whilst in preschool/daycare so your educators are able to customise their daily programming to benefit your child! ​ We provided screening assessments for general skills as well as school readiness!

No, we prefer to see each child face-to-face!

Whilst we work in a variety of setting, from birth to aged care - within a paediatric setting we specialise in providing intervention and strategies targeting: Gross-motor skills Fine-motor skills Visual perception and visual-motor skills Social skills Emotional regulation Sensory processing Assistive equipment Executive functioning + more!

No - this assessment is not a diagnostic assessment. Our screening assessments provide families and early education centre's with the feedback and knowledge required to ensure that appropriate strategies and activities are being implemented within the child's time at preschool/daycare. We may also provide a suggestion to seek further occupational therapy intervention if required.

Our Occupational Therapist can provide your educators and the child with support in a variety of ways, including: Providing one-on-one therapy services for the child within their school or home environment. Providing professional development to your educators regarding the specific skill areas (e.g. sensory processing, fine-motor skills, social skills or self-care skills) Meeting with your educators and providing them with assistance in developing their daily programming to suit the particular needs of the child. Our aim is to work with your educators to provide realistic and non-disruptive strategies and activities which will be easy to implement throughout their day and also benefit the other children (e.g. Which particular fine-motor activities will suit the needs of the child, do your educators needs some advice on regulating activities to maximise engagement and attention, do you need some recommendations in terms of practicing self-care tasks?) Working with your educators on the floor to assist them in running activities/strategies, with the aim of your educators soon being confident to conduct these activities themselves. Running group activities with children within your centre to assist them in developing their skills (E.g. school readiness groups, fine-motor activities etc.) Simply, we can be there for your centre shall you need any support with occupational therapy related skills - big or small.

Whilst Rise & Thrive specialises in working directly with service providers with the goal of achieving positive client outcomes on a larger scale, we currently have some capacity available to offer one-on-one, mobile occupational therapy sessions for private paying, NDIS self-managed and plan-managed clients. Please fill out our EOI Referral Form.

Our lead Occupational Therapist is happy to meet via phone call, face-to-face or via zoom for a free chat! Let's discuss your needs and how our services will help!

Yes, of course! Whilst we prefer to work face-to-face, our presentation and support services are effective and appropriate to be delivered via Zoom!

We are here to work within your budget - our costs begin at $120/hour for a one off session. If you would like to engage in our services long term, we offer 5 and 10 session packages which are of better value. Please contact us for pricing!

Occupational Therapists work with individuals from pre-natal, birth to aged care - We specialise in providing intervention and strategies targeting: Gross-motor skills Fine-motor skills Visual perception and visual-motor skills Social skills Emotional regulation Sensory processing Assistive equipment Executive functioning Education + more! ​ Our main goal is to support the individual/s to participate within their chosen occupation = Sport and exercise!

Alaskah has been playing sport for a majority of her life - Soccer, Oztag, Netball, Athletics, Touch Football and Swimming to name a few. Alaskah is accustomed to the nature of sporting organisations, the needs of sporting teams and is understanding of team dynamics. Growing up, Alaskah has experienced events within her personal life that has led her to have an in depth understanding of how difficult it can be for children with additional needs and their families to be accepted and feel supported within sporting teams. ​ Currently, Alaskah is an Athletics and Gymnastics Mum. She now has developed a new found role of being a parent of a sporting participant, rather than a team member on a sporting team. From a parent's point of view, I now understand that all parents want their children to feel a sense of inclusivity and support throughout their time playing sport. Sport is an important aspect of a every individual's development - physically, mentally and socially.