Occupational Therapist

Therapies & Allied Health

Lotus Disability Care supports participants to connect with a variety of Allied Health and Therapy services. These services assist in helping to learn skills and support participants to maintain independence and quality of life. Learn more to see what services can support you.

Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapists (OT) are an integral part of your NDIS team. They help you maintain, regain or improve your independence through the use of equipment, tools and strategies. Having an OT assessment is a vital component of NDIS funding. Their assessments and recommendations support participants to access the funding to purchase necessary equipment. This may include mobility equipment such as wheelchairs, scooters, walking frames, specialised beds and chairs. They also assist with small ramps, rails and other minor home modifications and tools that support everyday activities.

Specialist home modification OT’s. These support with more detailed and complex capital works such as bathroom renovations, lifts, large ramps and rails. They have access to Registered builders and provide the NDIS with essential assessments and quotes to facilitate approvals and monitor the work being carried out

Physiotherapists

Physiotherapists focus on rehabilitating people with injuries, illness or disabilities. They are able to provide education and techniques for pain management. Lotus Disability Care partners with physiotherapists that specialise in a variety of chronic conditions and disabilities who can come to the participant’s home if required. Sessions focus on regaining and maintaining physical function, improving pain and deformity and education with the client and carers to improve mobility, comfort and safety.

Exercise Therapsit

Exercise physiology (EP) can support people living with disability and chronic medical conditions. EP works to minimise the negative impact that disability or chronic illnesses has on a person. Benefits can include improved mobility, pain management, increased strength and better balance. It works to recondition the body through improving fitness, flexibility and strength. This overall has a positive influence on comfort, safety and quality of life.

Speech Pathologist

A speech pathologist diagnose and treat communication disorders. These includes problems with speaking, stuttering, understanding language and using voice. They also help people with swallowing and feeding problems.
Common disorders Speech Pathologists work with include cerebral palsy, dementia, developmental delays in children, hearing loss, intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, stroke or other brain injury, other problems that affect speech and language.
Lotus Disability Care is able to work with participants to access the right Speech Pathologist for your condition.

Dietician

A dietitian has in-depth knowledge of nutrition and its impact on individuals with disabilities. They work closely with individuals, families, and caregivers to develop personalized dietary interventions that cater to the specific needs of individuals with disabilities.
Dieticians assess and manage the unique nutritional requirements considering factors such as physical limitations, sensory issues, medication interactions, and underlying medical conditions. They then create personalised nutrition plans for individuals. The most important goal is ensuring that the necessary nutrients to support overall health and well-being is met. Conditions dieticians work with include unintentional weight loss and malnutrition, weight management, eating disorders, diabetes, implementing texture-modified diets, improving nutritional deficiencies from fussy eaters, managing bowel issues like constipation or diarrhoea and assisting with enteral feeding requirements.

Psychologists and Mental Health Counsellors

Lotus Disability Care has ongoing liaisons with a variety of local psychologists and counsellors that provide a variety of supports including different therapies such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) Interpersonal Therapy, Mindfullness, Family Therapy and Supportive Psychotherapy. Therapists work closely with the Lotus team to assist support participants and their carers with strategies, setting and achieving goals and working through your recovery journey.
Psychotherapy is an integral part of managing Psychosocial Disabilities such as depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, borderline personality disorder or dependent personality disorder, phobias, panic disorder, addictions (including alcoholism, drug dependence and gambling addiction), eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Lotus Disability Care connects you to the right therapist for your individual needs. We maintain close relations with practitioners to ensure services meet your psychosocial goals and support your Recovery Journey.

Other Therapist

Other Therapies

Equine Therapist

Equine Therapy

Equine assisted psychotherapy incorporates horses into the therapeutic process. Equine therapy helps people develop skills such as emotional regulation, self-confidence, and responsibility.

Music Therapist

Music therapy has been well researched and utilised for many years to support people in improving their health, functioning and well-being. It can help individuals to manage their physical and mental health and enhance their quality of life. Music therapy has shown to have positive outcomes on a variety of conditions including mental health conditions, dementia and autism

Art Therapist

Art therapy is a well used therapy based on the idea that creative expression can foster healing and mental and emotional well-being. It allows people to express themselves through colour and medium. Many creative artists have been known to have mental health conditions and are able to express themselves through creative practices.