What do I actually get from a capacity assessment?

Direct contact time across one or two appointments, the validated tests, collateral from other clinicians where needed, and a written report to the proper standard. The report covers what you can do across each area of daily life and what support you need to close the gaps.

How does hand therapy work after surgery?

Hand therapy follows your surgeon's post-op plan — splint making, swelling and scar management, range of motion and tendon work, dexterity and grip rehab, and getting back to function. The therapist talks directly to the surgeon at each milestone. Complex tendon and nerve repairs run longer than straightforward post-op work.

What does kids' OT actually look like?

Validated kids' tools — sensory profile, fine-motor and movement-planning screens, handwriting assessment — plus watching them in the clinic, at home, or in the classroom. Therapy is play-based with measurable goals: self-regulation, getting ready to write and handwriting, self-care, school participation. We coach parents and carers as the main therapist between sessions.

Can you prescribe complex equipment and home modifications?

Yes. The full equipment pathway — trial, prescription, supplier liaison, and a written report to the right quoting standard — is core work. Home modifications run from grab rails through to ceiling hoists and bathroom and bedroom redesign, written to the right Australian Standard. The OT stays involved through contractor engagement and the post-install review.

What's the OT's role in adult cognitive rehab after stroke or brain injury?

Assessment of planning, attention, memory, and movement-planning using validated cognitive screens, then work that targets how the cognitive side affects day-to-day life — cooking, medication management, getting back to driving, work, and study. We coordinate with neurology, psychology, and speech pathology where needed.

Service

Occupational therapy in Goulburn.

Name: Goulburn Health Therapy
Address: 37 Ross Street, Goulburn, NSW, 2580, AU
Telephone: (02) 4822 0144
Price range: $$

Our occupational therapists (OTs) are AHPRA-registered and cover the full scope — capacity assessments and access reports, hand therapy, equipment and home modifications, kids' sensory and developmental work, adult cognitive rehab, and return to work.

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A physio guiding a patient through dumbbell rehab in our Goulburn clinic

Why occupational therapy

What occupational therapy actually does.

OT is for day-to-day life — what it asks of you, and how to close the gap when illness, injury, disability, or developmental difference gets in the way. Kids' sensory, hand therapy, equipment and home mods, cognitive rehab, and capacity assessments all under one roof.

What we treat

What we see in clinic.

Capacity assessmentsformal reports for funders, schools, and aged care
Home modificationsgrab rails, ramps, bathroom and bedroom layout
Equipmentwheelchairs, hoists, shower chairs, daily-living aids
Kids' fine motor and handwritingpreschool and school-age
Sensory supportkids and adults, school and home strategies
Adult cognitive rehabstroke, brain injury, dementia, MS
Hand therapyafter surgery, fractures, tendon injuries, arthritis
Return-to-work planninggradual duties and ergonomic assessment
Mental health supportroutine, self-care, getting back into the community
Older adultsfalls risk, day-to-day living, staying at home
School-readinessfine motor, attention, self-regulation
Assistive technologytrials, prescription, and supporting reports

How it works

How your appointment runs.

Your first appointment length depends on what you're after. A clinic-based intake for therapy is shorter than a full capacity assessment, which involves observation, validated tests, and getting the right collateral info to write a report to the proper standard.

Book in
Online or call us. Tell us what's going on.
First appointment
We assess against validated tools and agree the plan or report.
Therapy
Therapy, equipment, or reports paced to the goal.

Funded under

Schemes that cover occupational therapy.

Common questions

Questions we get asked a lot.

What do I actually get from a capacity assessment?
Direct contact time across one or two appointments, the validated tests, collateral from other clinicians where needed, and a written report to the proper standard. The report covers what you can do across each area of daily life and what support you need to close the gaps.
How does hand therapy work after surgery?
Hand therapy follows your surgeon's post-op plan — splint making, swelling and scar management, range of motion and tendon work, dexterity and grip rehab, and getting back to function. The therapist talks directly to the surgeon at each milestone. Complex tendon and nerve repairs run longer than straightforward post-op work.
What does kids' OT actually look like?
Validated kids' tools — sensory profile, fine-motor and movement-planning screens, handwriting assessment — plus watching them in the clinic, at home, or in the classroom. Therapy is play-based with measurable goals: self-regulation, getting ready to write and handwriting, self-care, school participation. We coach parents and carers as the main therapist between sessions.
Can you prescribe complex equipment and home modifications?
Yes. The full equipment pathway — trial, prescription, supplier liaison, and a written report to the right quoting standard — is core work. Home modifications run from grab rails through to ceiling hoists and bathroom and bedroom redesign, written to the right Australian Standard. The OT stays involved through contractor engagement and the post-install review.
What's the OT's role in adult cognitive rehab after stroke or brain injury?
Assessment of planning, attention, memory, and movement-planning using validated cognitive screens, then work that targets how the cognitive side affects day-to-day life — cooking, medication management, getting back to driving, work, and study. We coordinate with neurology, psychology, and speech pathology where needed.