Telehealth occupational therapy helps your child work towards their individual goals straight from your home. Our dedicated occupational therapists (OTs) can help your little one build life skills, improve social connections and regulate their emotions – without the need for an in-person appointment.
Telehealth occupational therapy can be a unique opportunity for your child to receive therapy tailored to their living space. Through observing and understanding your home environment via telehealth, our therapists can personalise their strategies to suit your everyday life. This can make it easier for parents and children to apply their new skills and techniques directly at home.
Wondering if telehealth occupational therapy is right for your child? Before we begin, our team will discuss whether telehealth appointments fit you and your child and address any of your concerns about the process. Then, we’ll work with your child and their support network to create fun, engaging and beneficial sessions to suit their goals.
Contact our team for more information about online occupational therapy for kids.
At Active Eight, we provide a holistic, family-focused approach to occupational therapy that is all about fun, community and positive development. Our OTs are passionate about inspiring your little ones to achieve their goals and build essential practical, physical and emotional skills — all while having lots of fun!
When it comes to providing online occupational therapy for kids, we understand how important it is to create fun and dynamic sessions to keep your child engaged. Paediatric Occupational Therapy helps children develop the skills they need to perform everyday activities, improve their motor skills and enhance their quality of life. By creating a fun, engaging approach to occupational therapy, your child will be excited and motivated to apply new skills to their everyday life.
Our expert OTs are ready to help your child exceed their mental and physical goals in a safe, fun and exciting environment: your home! Our telehealth occupational therapy sessions help your child focus on their goals in a comfortable space, including at home, school, or wherever they feel at ease. All you need is a computer with access to a microphone, webcam and the internet — that’s all!
Contact our team to discover fun and effective telehealth occupational therapy for your child. Get in touch today.
Our telehealth occupational therapy appointments help babies, kids and teens work towards their individual goals. Here’s how the process works:
Initial assessment and goal-setting
Intervention tailored to your child’s needs
Measure progress and review
Improving executive functioning at school, including cognition, memory, attention, planning, sequencing, initiating and monitoring
Developing written communication skills, such as handwriting, typing and dictation
We also provide school visits for in-school supports and assessments
Developing fine motor skills in the small muscles of the hands (for example, holding a pencil)
Motor planning, which helps your child remember and perform the steps for physical activities
Infant development and milestone acquisition
Infant handling
Prescription of low or high tech equipment for activities and daily living
Visual perception and visual motor integration
Developing social and communication skills
Improving self-regulation
Helping with sensory processing
Behavioural support for dysregulation, activity avoidance, motivation, self-esteem and confidence building
Playing, sharing and collaborating with others
Routine building — establishing, understanding and following sequenced routines
Eating, food preferences and meal preparation, including using utensils, sensory processing and shopping
Building healthy sleep routines through sensory processing and self-regulation
Self-care activities like dressing, bathing, toileting and eating
Improving independence for daily tasks like shopping, cleaning and laundry
Safety awareness
Home programs
Stakeholder meetings with your child’s care team
Home visits
School visits
Carer & support worker training
Support for equipment, assistive technology and minor home modifications
Help with community access & transport
Our telehealth occupational therapy sessions are charged at the standard Active Eight therapy rate, with two session lengths available to suit your child:
20 mins video meeting or phone call + 10 mins for progress notes, planning & resourcing
45 mins video meeting or phone call + 15 mins for progress notes, planning & resourcing
Telehealth is a simple, easy solution for providing occupational therapy right at home. We conduct our sessions via Zoom and will provide instructions before your appointment to help you get set up.
Take a look at our pre-session checklist to make sure you’re ready for your appointment.
My device is connected to the internet.
My sound is on.
My microphone is working.
I have an ‘Invitation Link’ or ‘Meeting ID’ for my session (this will be sent by Active Eight via email).
I am set up in a quiet space with minimal background noise.
I have my phone close by in case an Active Eight team member needs to call me.
Computer
Visit https://zoom.us/join and enter the meeting ID or follow the prompts in your invitation email.
Tablet/Phone
Download the ‘ZOOM Cloud Meetings’ app via the App Store/Play store and follow the prompts to allow camera and audio access.
We’ll send you an invitation link via email. Simply click the link to join your session — or, enter the meeting ID in Zoom.
Need help? Take a look at this 1-minute tutorial to get the lowdown on how to join your session, or download our Telehealth Guide for Members.
At Active Eight, we’re more than just occupational therapists – we’re a community. Our expert team are here to help your child reach and exceed their goals, including developing social skills, controlling their emotional responses, improving their fine motor skills and more! Our telehealth occupational therapy sessions can improve your child’s physical and emotional mindset, helping them build lifelong skills for a brighter, healthier future.
