WELCOME TO LEAP OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Building Skills Enabling Participation
LEAP Occupational Therapy provides a variety of services for people living on the North West Coast of Tasmania. We operate from central locations to ensure accessibility for participants across the North West Coast.
LEAP Occupational Therapy is a boutique service that has been developed to provide people with support based on the framework of Occupational Therapy. LEAP pride themselves on delivering evidence based, person centred practice that focuses on improving functional performance across all ages and developmental stages.
As a boutique service the Operational Team at LEAP are available to participants, their families and support staff which ensures the service remains flexible to the needs of the people we support.
HOW DO WE WORK WITH PEOPLE?
- Day Service
- Supported Independent Living
- Coordination of Supports
- Support Provision
- Clinical Therapy
- ADL Assessment
- 1:1 Support
- Therapy Assistant
OUR SERVICES
GROUP BASED DAY SERVICE
LEAP have a 4 week rotating program for people to experience a variety of activities in their local area whilst being supported to develop peer relationships in their local community. All activities have a skill development component attached so as to ensure all participants have an opportunity to increase their independence. All programs are approved by an Occupational Therapist to ensure participants get the most out of the programs as possible. LEAP provide group based day support 9am to 3pm Monday, Wednesday & Thursday.
COORDINATION OF SUPPORTS
LEAP have established relationships with services across the North West Coast of Tasmania and the local National Disability Insurance Scheme Agency. LEAP are able to take your NDIS plan and put it into action ensuring you receive quality service provision that is reflective of your individual needs and goals. LEAP have qualified clinicians with Social Worker and Occupational Therapy backgrounds to provide this service to ensure that your coordination of service is of the best quality.
SUPPORTED INDEPENDENT LIVING (RESIDENTIAL GROUP HOME)
LEAP provide supported accommodation located in Ulverstone, Wynyard, Devonport & Latrobe for people requiring standard to complex support. LEAP’s supported accommodation can be a permanent placement or transitional based on assessment of functional performance and long term support needs. If you are interested in working for us please email us at admin@leapocc.com.au for further information.
THERAPEUTIC SERVICES
Leap provide Occupational Therapy Assessment and intervention for ages 7 to 65. Specialist areas include: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual Disability and Mental Health. Leap have a Therapy Assistant that can implement therapist recommendations and interventions under the supervision of our Occupational Therapist.
1:1 SUPPORT
LEAP have a team of experienced support workers that can provide 1:1 supports in the home or community. All 1:1 supports are encouraged to have a skill development element to ensure maximisation of independence for all LEAP’s participants.
OUR PRICES
Leap Occupational Therapy charge the price limit in the NDIS Support Catalogue for all supports.
Please refer to the latest NDIS Price Guide – Click Here
LEAP OPERATION TEAM
ANTHEA COLLINS
Role: Occupational Therapist
Anthea is an Occupational Therapist with over 19 years’ experience working in the Disability Sector as well as Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Adult Mental Health Services as a Senior Occupational Therapist. Anthea specialises in dual diagnosis providing assessment and developing specialist support for people living with complex needs such as dysregulated behaviour due to their disability or mental health diagnosis. Anthea focuses on functional gain and increase in quality of life when developing support plans and/or making recommendations for ongoing support provision.
Anthea is registered to provide Better Access to Mental Health Services, Medicare and NDIS funded clinical services. Anthea is an independent consultant for Psychology CAFFE in Latrobe and Ulverstone providing both Psychological and Occupational Therapy services for all ages.
JEAN SOYER
Role: Program Manager
Jean has over 30 years’ experience managing support services in the Disability Sector including respite, residential, community based and group based support. Jean’s knowledge and passion for her work has been acknowledged from participants and their families across the North West Coast of Tasmania and interstate.
PAUL COLLINS
Role: Director
Paul has been working in the Disability Sector for 12 years as a Support Worker, Residential Coordinator and Coordinator of Intensive Support Services. Paul has been working for the past two years as a NDIS provider for LEAP and has a strong knowledge of NDIS systems and service provision on the North West Coats of Tasmania.
Feedback
We want your feedback; it may be a complaint or a compliment. Feedback helps us improve our service and empowers the people we support to have their voice heard.
Click here to complete our online form. You can also contact Paul Collins on (03) 6425 1545
Choice and Control
People living with a disability must have choice and control over how they live their life and how they are supported to do this. This means you make the decisions about:
- Who provides your support
- How your support funding is managed
- How your support is planned and provided
There are many ways we support people with choice and control and all people receiving services from us are welcome to come into the office to have a chat or give us a call on (03) 6425 1545
Advocacy
If you need help making a decision or feel you are not being heard by your service provider, you can get help from an Advocate.
The Speak Out Association of Tasmania is an advocacy service for people with disability, and membership organisation for people with intellectual disability. Click here.
Advocacy Tasmania provides free, confidential independent and professional help if you are unable to speak for yourself or finding it difficult. Click here or phone 1800 005 131.
The Association for Children with a Disability (Tas) Inc are a state-wide non profit disability specialist family organisation. Click here or phone 1800 244 742.
