Playful Peaks Therapy aims to provide individualised occupational therapy support to children and their families, in Omeo, Bairnsdale and surrounding areas.
What is OT?
Occupation is a confusing term often associated with work or employment. “Occupations” can be defined as the everyday activities that occupy our time including eating, dressing, playing and learning for children.
Occupational therapists (OT) help children improve the skills they need for these activities.
OT’s are trained to assess how a child’s physical skills, cognitive abilities and sensory processing may impact their occupations.
Lily Hawkins - Director & Occupational Therapist
Lily holds a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy from Deakin University. She has worked in private practice since graduating, with extensive experience in paediatrics. Lily is passionate about supporting children and their families to achieve functional outcomes in meaningful occupations across their environments. Lily has experience working with children living with Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, Intellectual Disability, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Global Development Delay, Specific Learning Disorders (Dyslexia, Dysgraphia) and other rare genetic conditions.
Lily has completed additional training in the following:
DIR Floortime
Learn to Play Therapy
SOS Approach to Feeding
Sensory Processing including the polyvagal theory
Explore our services
Explore our services
Individualised therapy sessions and supports designed to meet the unique needs of each client and their families. Services delivered in home, schools, kindergarten and online.
Assessments involve identifying a child’s strengths and challenges using standardised assessments and clinical observations. All assessments are conducted in conjunction with a client’s support network. Following the assessment a detailed report is provided summarising the findings and ongoing recommendations.
We offer tailored personal development designed to support parents, teachers and educators in enhancing their understanding and skills to better serve children's developmental needs.
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Play & Leisure
Play is the means through which children make sense of their world and learns. Play skills are vital for children as they foster creativity, social interaction, cognitive development, and emotional resilience.
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Self-Care Skills
Self-care tasks encompass activities such as toileting, bathing, dressing, eating, and maintaining personal hygiene, essential for daily independence and well-being.
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Sensory Processing
Sensory processing refers to how the nervous system receives and responds to sensory information from the environment, influencing a child's ability to participate effectively in daily activities.
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Gross Motor Skills
Gross motor skills involve large movements of the body, such as running and jumping.
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Fine Motor Skills
Fine motor skills refer to the precise movements of the hands and fingers, essential for tasks such as drawing, writing and manipulating objects.
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Social and Emotional Regulation
Social and emotional development encompasses the ability to form relationships, regulate emotions, and understand others' perspectives, crucial for healthy interpersonal interactions and overall well-being.
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Executive Functioning Skills
Executive function skills are the core set of cognitive skills required for planning, completing, and evaluating the completion of tasks. These skills include planning, organising, monitoring time, reasoning, problem-solving, and flexibility.
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Assistive Technology
Occupational therapists can support with the prescription of assistive technology (AT) to allow a child to participate in all day to day activities.
National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
Plan and Self-Managed only.
Playful Peaks Therapy is not registered and cannot support NDIA managed participations.
Medicare - Chronic Disease Management Plan (CMDP)
This requires a referral from your GP which entitles you to up to five subsided Allied Health Sessions per year.
Please discuss eligibility with your GP.
Private Health Insurance
Depending on your level of cover, you may be able to claim Occupational Therapy through your private health insurance. Please check with your insurer to ensure coverage.
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