Aboriginal Children's Therapy Team

Aboriginal Community and Therapy Support Workers are the first point of contact for families referred to ACTT.

They can

• support families in obtaining a Confirmation of Aboriginality
• conduct screening for your child’s Speech, Occupational Therapy and Psychological needs
• Connect families with Allied Health professionals
• advocate for clients and families, link families with other services and provide support during therapy sessions
• provide individual and group therapy under the direction of ACTT Clinicians.

Occupational Therapists

• Assess and provide therapy for children to help them live more independently and improve their capacity to play and learn

Occupational Therapy can help kids:

• Live more independently eg feeding, toilet training, bathing, dressing 
• Participate in activities at school, preschool or in the community
• Play by themselves or with other people
• Who struggle to process sensory information eg they may have meltdowns, underact or become hyperactive to things they hear, see, taste, touch or smell. 

• Parent child relationships
• Managing behaviour
• Anxiety
• Play therapy

Speech Pathologists

• Assess and provide therapy for children who have communication and/or speech difficulties.

Your child might see a speech pathologist if they have:

• Problems being understood by other people
• Problems understanding what people say or following directions
• Frustration because they can’t say what they want to say or can’t be understood by others
• A husky voice that’s hard to hear
• A stutter
• Problems with swallowing/feeding