A mental health occupational therapist can assist you to fully participate in all valued life activities and maximize your independence. This might include working, parenting, studying or socialising.

Mental health occupational therapists work collaboratively with clients experiencing mental illness and psychosocial disability to develop functional goals and build independent living skills in the home and community.

Some of the services offered by fig Tree Allied Health to achieve client goals include:

• Functional Capacity Assessments and Reports including assessing for Supported Independent Living (SIL), Independent Living Option (ILO) and Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA). A functional capacity assessment is a review of a person’s functioning in the context of any mental health or psychosocial disabilities to identify what supports they may need to progress towards valued goals and maximise their independence. For NDIS participants, Fig Tree Allied Health provide a comprehensive FCA report tailored to the client’s stage within the NDIS process, be it planning, review or appeal stages.

• Sensory assessments, sensory modulation and individualised sensory plans.

• Prescription of low-cost assistive technology

• Social skills training

• Cognitive remediation therapy to address how our thinking style is impacting on our independence and ability to participate in valued activities

• Psychoeducation and training for families, carers, and individual’s support network