Therapy Services

Therapy Services consists of Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Recreation, Speech Pathology and Social Work. The service is aided by the Therapy Support team which consists of administration and therapy assistant staff.

Therapy Services promote practices which enable our clients and their families to achieve their independence, educational outcomes and maximum individual potential for the best possible quality of life.

A Family Centred Approach

MontroseAccess aims to have a family centred approach with a set of values recognising that each family is unique and a constant in the child’s life. Families are expert in knowing the child’s needs. The therapists provide information and support for the family to make informed decisions for their child and to use the resources MontroseAccess is able to provide to assist them in meeting the child’s needs.

Working in Natural Environments

Where possible, the therapist works in the child’s home, school and community, rather than withdrawing the child to a therapy centre. The best possible learning is integrated into their usual routine. This is done by the people in their environment, rather than via direct intensive treatment by the therapist. One of the goals of our work is to educate and support the child’s family, educational staff and other people in the child’s circle so that they can provide knowledgeable, consistent and appropriate support and direction to the child all the time. Family members and the therapy team work together to achieve the best possible outcome for the child.

An Individual Plan for Each Child and Family

Each MontroseAccess client has a twelve month Individual Plan which consists of some of the following elements:

• Informal and formal supports
• An outline of tasks and people needed to achieve the goals
• The contribution that MontroseAccess is able to make
• The contribution of the parents, family members and interested others
• Possible gaps in services
• How the therapist and family work together to meet the needs of each child
  

Maximising Educational Outcomes

Education is a powerful tool for independence and success. After the family, the educational setting can have the most influence on the child. MontroseAccess therapy teams are committed to supporting the child’s educational team by provision of education about the condition, practical advice and consultation and specialised equipment prescriptions and loans where necessary.

Referral Information

MontroseAccess receives a large number of referrals each year. The organisation cannot accept all referrals and follows an admission process to ensure our client’s needs are met with the highest quality of service.

In offering a place to a client, we consider what is in the best interest of the child concerned, the availability of services we can provide to meet the needs of the client, and whether other service providers that specialise in a particular condition may be more suitable.

All client admissions are at the discretion of MontroseAccess after thorough review of the client’s condition and our ability to meet the service requirements.

Therapy Services

MontroseAccess provides disability management and services within the Queensland community for children with chronic physical disabilities.

Guidelines for possible registration for Therapy include:

• The predominance of a physical disability which has significant impact on physical function.
• The child would benefit from input by a team of our specialist therapists, not just input from one aspect of therapy or for a specific short-term programme of therapy.
• The child’s family wants the child to become a MontroseAccess client in a partnership arrangement.
• MontroseAccess can provide a relevant service for the child with positive outcomes.
• There is no duplication or overlap with another service provider.

If you would like to make a therapy referral enquiry please contact the Admissions Officer.