Allied Health and Therapeutic Support
From everyday tasks, to remaining independent in living spaces, TLK Care can help you take control of your life.
We can provide therapeutic support for you including therapy and assessments. We provide psychology, speech therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and exercise physiology for our participants across the life span to increase independence in personal care, mobility skills, communications skills and more.
Community Nursing Care for High Needs
Community nursing care is provided to meet someone’s complex health needs best met by our staff who have medical training and experience. This service would be considered when a participant has specific support requirements, such as:
- Wound Care
- PEG Feeding
- Procedures or medical needs like home enteral nutrition and ventilation
We will help participants with wound management, complex bowel care, urinary catheter management, enteral nutrition, subcutaneous injections and more.
Early Intervention Childhood Supports
While early childhood intervention program are meant to help all children and their families, they often have a one-size-fits-all approach. This program has an individualistic treatment strategy tailored specifically for each child based on recommendations that may arise in therapy sessions or assessments.
Our team of early childhood intervention specialists includes occupational therapists, speech pathologists, psychologists and behaviour therapists. Together, they work in a multidisciplinary team to deliver services for your child.
What Your Child Will Learn
There is a whole range of skills your child can learn. Ultimately, it comes down to what they need.
- If your child has trouble with mobility, balance or strength, an occupational therapist or an exercise physiologist can assist
- A speech pathologist can help your child improve communication
Occupational therapists can help a child develop the skills needed to live life independently. Occupational therapists can assess their developmental needs to create an individually-tailored plan that will assist them with everyday activities like using cutlery, grasping and releasing toys, getting dressed and hand-eye coordination. They may also look at what equipment is necessary for their future use, including wheelchairs or other adaptive devices
Exercise Physiology & Personal Training
By taking exercise physiology, participants can build and strengthen their physical capacity so that it’s easier to participate in activities. Our team of university-qualified health professionals are trained and experienced in developing effective exercise programs for participants.
Our exercise physiologists help participants goals assess their current level of function and then create personalized plans with targeted goals, all depending on the participant’s goals:
- Enhance posture
- Manage or reduce pain
- Boost the quality of sleep
- Maximize endurance and fitness
- Improve coordination and agility
- Minimize spasticity and contractures
- Enhance balance, mobility and stability
- Strengthen metabolic health, including improved diabetes management
- Create a long-term physical regimen that will benefit them as they age
Therapeutic Supports
Therapeutic support is the building block that helps participants live an independent and fulfilling life. Therapeutic supports are tools of trade for everyday living like personal care, moving around or communicating with others to build good relationships in a community setting.
Therapeutic supports can be part of an NDIS plan that falls into several different categories.
Improved health and wellbeing
This category includes assessments with dietitians, exercise physiologists and personal trainers.
Improved relationships
This category covers therapies connected to social skills development and behavioural interventions.
Improved daily living
This category is for therapists who help participants become more independent. They will also help them participate in the community and achieve their goals.
The following professionals work under these categories:
- Dietitian
- Podiatrist
- Counsellor
- Psychologist
- Art Therapist
- Social Worker
- Physiotherapist
- Music Therapist
- Speech Pathologist
- Behaviour Therapist
- Exercise Physiologist
- Occupational Therapist
- Developmental Educator
Funding Options
