Welcome to Therapy ACT

Therapy ACT is a program area of the Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services. It provides a range of multidisciplinary therapy and support services for people with delays in development and developmental disabilities aged from birth to age 65.

Therapy and support services are available for physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, social work and psychology.  There is no charge for this service.

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Hands On - Fine tuning hand skills at home

Does your child have difficulty:

• tying shoelaces or doing zippers
• using a knife and fork
• writing or having pain when writing
• opening packets or drink containers

Hands On is a free, interactive 2 hour workshop for parents to assist their child with developing fine motor skills, the skills required to complete all the activities mentioned above and more. The workshop will:

• explore the underlying skills necessary for the development of hand skills
• provide practical activities that can easily be done at home and within every day life

Bookings essential as numbers are limited.

Dates:
1st March 6.30-8.30 pm Holder
27th May 6.30-8.30 pm Swanson
19th Aug 6.30-8.30 pm Holder
1st Nov 6.30-8.30 pm Swanson

Please call the Therapy ACT administration staff on (02) 6207 1360 for bookings and enquiries.

Client Satisfaction Survey

The Client Satisfaction Survey for 2009 has been finalised. Of those clients who responded the majority, some 87%, were Satisfied or Very Satisfied with the services they received and the overall performance of Therapy ACT.

Therapy ACT greatly appreciates the time and effort taken by all who participated and returned their completed survey forms. Where the respondents provided additional comments, these were noted and will be incorporated into improving our service delivery.

Client Satisfaction Survey Word  68kb | PDF  254.2kb

SCYPELS Bulletin 2 Word  67kb | PDF  356kb

Consultation Process

In November, Therapy ACT conducted a number of focus groups relating to the Specialised Children and Young People's Equipment Loan Service (SCYPELS).

Details of this process and outcomes from the parent and stakeholder focus groups can found in the SCYPELS consultation report, feedback and summary.

Details from the staff focus groups can be found in the staff focus group summary report.

Consultation Report Word  110kb | PDF  234kb
Consultation Feedback Word  76kb | PDF  296kb
Consultation Summary Word  55kb | PDF  104kb
Focus Group Summary Word  35kb | PDF  58kb

2009 Drop In Clinic Timetable

2009 Drop In Clinic Timetable