Firm Foundations

Building a firm foundation for your child’s bright future

 

Paediatric Occupational Therapy

At Firm Foundations, we use a family centred, evidence based approach, meaning that research has proven the effectiveness of the therapies used in sessions with your little one. We support families to identify their goals and receive the information and skills they need to help their child. Our experience and passion to help children succeed combine to bring you a high-quality service.

Some ways Firm Foundations can help your child:

Firm Foundations Paediatric Occupational Therapist Mobile Service

We come to you!

We are a community based, mobile service, meaning that we come to you! Research shows that early childhood learning and development are best promoted in the child and family’s own ‘natural environments’ such as home or places of learning and play. This means that therapy sessions can occur in the home, kinder, school, childcare, the park, really anywhere the parent chooses. Evidence also shows that children don’t easily carry over their learning from unfamiliar environments when learning new skills. Many children are not comfortable in clinical settings and having therapy at home or other familiar places means families don’t need to be rushing from one commitment to another, sometimes with multiple children in tow.

While we are based in Melbourne’s east, we can service you wherever you live via Telehealth and videoconferencing. We are available for therapy sessions with child and parent/s or caregivers as well as parent/caregiver coaching.

 

“Learning skills in a natural environment is more effective than practising a new skill in an isolated setting once or twice a week”

Case-Smith & Holland