The OTFC Group have launched their new $5M Occupational Therapy (OT) facility in Parkside, making them one of the biggest and most dynamic private service providers in the country.
Clinical Director at OTFC Dino Mennillo said the site’s need for expansion was due to the sheer numbers of families in the community seeking therapy options from trusted organisations.
“The need for OT services is higher than ever, with more than 41,000 active NDIS participants residing in South Australia and approximately 2000 providers trying to service them.
“These numbers are huge, and it would be easy for organisations to base their business model on this demand alone”.
Critical to the success of any therapeutic approach is also understanding the specific requirements of each individual person.
“A cookie cutter therapeutic approach only goes so far in helping our young people with disabilities, learning difficulties, sensory concerns or behavioural issues – at the OTFC Group we want to do more than that. It’s why we have created and invested in globally recognised certified programs, research, and our customised therapy equipment and spaces,” Dino said.
“We collaborate with schools and other allied health professionals and welcome them to spend the day with us at our practices to understand our therapeutic approach and the outcomes we are working towards.
“We always strive to reinvent ourselves with each new practice and we can only do this through robust collaborations with like-minded people and organisations. Our team works hard at being inclusive, creating interest groups, education programs and sharing the knowledge we have with our global social following and our very comprehensive website.
One of these collaborations includes working with published author, teacher, counsellor and public speaker, Mark Le Messurier who is a mentor to children and adolescents, and a coach to parents.
“If we want children to get on with the core business of learning at school, we need to be teaching them about their emotions, and ways to reset dysregulated feelings.
“OTFC understand how important it is to continue the work they do, at school. It’s no surprise that progressive schools line up to work with OTFC to do it better,” Le Messurer said.
He also commented on their ‘best practise” approach to working with the whole family.
“Usually if a child is in need, the whole family are in need. This is where OTFC excel as a group. They empower parents to move forward with new skills, a revitalised mindset and hope. They are committed to mentoring kids and coaching parents, providing a service that is well above industry standard”, Le Messurer said.
The Parkside facility will help to reduce wait times and see more children and young people assessed and engaged in therapeutic programs in the clinics, the schools and the community.
This new $5M dynamic and purpose-built facility in Parkside joins the other two sites in Mile End and Adelaide with a total investment of $11m across the three sites. The new site will generate 10 new jobs and student placements will increase to 12 a year.
For more information visit the OTFC Group website here.
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