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What is a Therapy Assistant and how can they help me and my Little Pea?
A Therapy Assistant is someone who is trained and works under the supervision of a qualified therapist and can support your Little Pea to practice the skills they need to learn in therapy and apply these throughout their daily life, whether at home, school or out in the community. Did you know the Little TheraPeas Therapy Assistants can work with your Little Pea even if you don’t see our OT’s or Psychologist? Little TheraPeas is a collaborative clinic where regardless of who is involved in that Little Pea the whole team works together behind the scenes to get the best outcomes for them. We also work in with your other providers – our TAs are skilled at following home programs provided by any therapist and work hard to make contact with them as required.
Little TheraPeas Therapy Assistants can play a variety of roles based on you and your Little Pea’s unique needs and therapy/NDIS goals. Whether it be carrying out the specific home program provided by your therapists, supporting your Little Pea to develop skills (such as social skills, emotional skills, motor skills, learning, attentional skills and so much more); conducting a group program within our clinic; providing one-on-one care, support and companionship to Little Pea at home, school or out in the community; providing individualised learning support in the classroom to support your child to develop skills such as reading, writing, fine motor skills, behaviour and attention; attending therapy sessions with your Little Pea and later implementing strategies in daily life to support the application of skills; supporting your Little Pea’s participation in daily routines or leisure activities at home, including assisting with school pick-up/drop-off; providing support for your Little Pea to participate in the community, eg. shopping, social outings, etc.
Therapy Assistants are truly amazing and we are so lucky at Little TheraPeas to have brilliant, proactive and forward thinking Therapy Assistants who go the extra mile!
Rebecca Lockyer
Occupational Therapist, Little TheraPeas

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