Riny Thomas

Provide Multidisciplinary developmental screening for children from 0-6 years to identify the eligibility for Community Health services.

Assessing, planning, and delivering therapy to children with developmental delays and conditions, focusing on improving fine motor, gross motor, self-care, and sensory processing skills to enhance participation in daily activities, school, and play.

Running group therapy programs to address the functional goals

Being an active participant in team meetings.

Provision of Occupational Therapy services to children as guided by age appropriate milestones, functional potential and current and future capacity and agreed outcomes with the family.
Production of reports following standardised assessments and as required for funding applications.
Record keeping following each individual or group treatment session.

Assisting families where necessary with key transition periods for their child (eg: pre school to prep)
Practicing evidence based therapy and maintaining ongoing reviews of current research literature
Contributing to the development of and evaluation of organisational policies and procedures
Documenting all assessment and intervention information consistent with Kalparrin policies
Attending and contributing to team meetings and informing fellow team members on progress and outcomes of children benefiting from speech pathology services
Developing the role such that it may expand, benefit further numbers of children and respond to growth demands made upon the service.

Provide a timely response to referrals and enquiries within 48 hours wherever possible.
Welcome and orient clients to Crisalida facilities.
Attend professional developmental activities as necessary

Communicate with, and seek support from Principal Therapists when dealing with complex and/ or critical referrals and cases.
Give peer support and feedback as required.
Develop assessment plan based on the individual needs of clients.
Assessment using standardised assessments likes Beery VMI, Childhood Autism Rating Scale, and Test for Visual Perceptual Skills, Handwriting speed assessment, Sensory Profile and so on.
Set goals based on family centred practice and develop a care plan for the family.

Provide evidence based practice intervention for the clients.
Liaise with allied health professionals, school, GP and Paediatrician.
Present professional development bi-annually to team.

Completes complex assessments and implements appropriate interventions to VACS and SACS clients.
Directs and models a client focus in the provision of care.
Demonstrates and leads expertise in specialist areas of practice.
Evaluates the Occupational Therapy service and strives for continual improvement.

Involves clients and carers in decision making and negotiates agreed plans.
Integrates evidence based practice into their clinical work
Models and practices highly developed negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
Demonstrates detailed knowledge of relevant community resources, information and referral processes, and utilises this knowledge in clinical practice.
Records appropriate information and outcomes (e.g. in medical histories) in an accurate and timely manner and ensures clinical staff are aware of and adhere to the department standards.
Completes a high standard of written reports.

Fosters and models a detailed understanding of culturally and linguistically diverse communities (CALD) to others regarding clinical practice.

Assessments using standardized assessments like BOT-2, PDMS-2, Miller Assessment for Preschoolers, COPM, School Function Assessment, Sensory Profile, Beery VMI, TVPS-3, MVPT, COPM and AMPS for children with physical, mental and sensory dysfunction.
Plan individual programs or set goals using family centered approach.
Provide intervention based on evidence based practice approach to individual or group as appropriate.
Write reports for clients/referrers for continuity of care.
Review and develop Paediatric service procedures as required.
Participate in occupational therapy half day planning meeting to identify quality improvement activities.
Attend monthly occupational therapy and allied health staff meetings.
Prescription of equipment like wheelchairs, strollers, scooters and seating system for independence and providing assistive devices for retraining activities of daily living.
Plan home visits in case of home modification for better accessibility and independence.
Lodging SWEP application for equipment and home modification. Evaluation, planning and fabricating splints based on individual client needs.