Making Sessions Work
After your therapy assessment you are welcome to consider indoor and outdoor, social and vocational style programs and clinical centre based appointments for OT, Speech Pathology, Functional & Social Skills Groups. We have a dedicated mental health team, parent and teen coaching, an eating service and home modifications & equipment service. We also have experienced clinicians working with horses and farm animals providing Barefoot’s Animal & Equine-Assisted Therapy. Other outdoor services include Sport, Bike Riding, Wellbeing, Social, Farm & Nature programs.
Funding
We are registered for NDIS, Medicare, Better Access To Mental Health, DSS. Charities such as Anglicare and Ozchild and other not for profit organisations have funded packages for eligible clients.
Our Services
We follow a professional therapy process which includes assessment, therapy and review by offering a range of individual and group sessions. We review children’s goals and needs at the end of each term or in the holidays to make sure we on the right path and adjust to each individual child’s requirements in a timely manner and in line with NDIS and AHPRA requirements .
Occupational Therapists
Speech Pathologists
Dietitian
Equine and Animal-Assisted Therapists
Food Learning Clinic
Individual & Group Programs
Our range of individual and group programs have been designed to utilise evidence based practice and traditional wellbeing therapies. We have a range of unique services designed to meet your child’s specific strengths and interests. We love working outside, including animals and farm based opportunities, and the kids love it too. There is evidence that including the outdoors and animals can improve engagement and anxiety management in children.
Our Philosophy is to provide clinical expertise, using child focused activities in friendly environments, because best practice recommends working in the child’s natural environments will be most beneficial.
Barefoot Therapists
We promote a model of care across our organisation which is child centred and family sensitive.
New Location
We have moved to our new premises at 1/16 Henry Wilson Drive, Rosebud (on the beautiful Mornington Peninsula)
Programs / Therapies
We offer Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, Dietics, Equine & Animal Assisted Therapies, Food Learning Programs & Groups
Our Animals
Barefoot has the honour of working with some amazing animals all of who have different personalities and strengths.