Occupational Therapy Services, Sylvania and Menai Community Health Centre

Service type

NSW Government Service 

NSW Department of Health

South East Health

Sutherland Hospital and Community Health Service

Location

Sylvania Community Health Centre

29 Sylvania Road

Sylvania NSW 2334

Menai Community Health Centre 

32 Allison Crescent

Menai NSW 2344

Contact

Population serviced

• Clients must be aged from two years to school leaving age at the time of referral (except clients referred to the 'Infant's On The Go' clinic) 
• Clients must reside in the Sutherland Shire 
• Clients must not be eligible for occupational therapy from the early intervention team or school therapy team at DADHC (Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care).

Therapists treat a wide range of clients including:  

• Preschool children with developmental delays 
• Children with learning and coordination problems 
• Children who have suffered a head injury or cerebral vascular accident and have mild problems 
• Children who have a specific syndrome or medical condition 
• Children with mild physical and/or intellectual disabilities and who are attending regular schools 
• Children with handwriting problems, organisational problems, gross or fine motor difficulty, self-care problems, and issues around attention and confidence.

Children with mild physical and/or mild intellectual disabilities, who are attending regular schools, are also seen at times where they have been unable to access another service.

Therapy model

Services offered include: 

• Individual assessment and recommendations
• Individual therapy block
• Group programmes (including handwriting groups, kindergarten group, preschooler's groups, ready for school group)
• Home programmes
• School or preschool based programmes
• Consultation with school, preschools and other agencies about the client
• Group education session to new parents at the local early childhood centres
• A monthly consultative service for children under three years of age at the early childhood centres (called 'Infant's On The Go')
• Inservices/education sessions for teachers, preschools and parents
• Handwriting outreach programme within specific schools

Therapists available

2 therapists are available.

Referrals