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Allied health services for disability

Disability

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Services tailored to you, whatever your journey looks like.

At Royal Rehab LifeWorks, we’re passionate about empowering people with disability to live more independently and pursue the goals that matter most to them.

We offer a range of allied health services designed to build skills and support greater independence. Our warm and highly skilled team works closely with each client to deliver personalised support that aligns with their unique needs, strengths, and aspirations, helping them live a connected, fulfilling life.

We support individuals with a diverse range of needs and experiences, including those living with

Intellectual disability
Physical disability
Psychosocial disability
Mental health conditions

Services we offer

Occupational therapy

By focusing on practical skills and adaptive strategies, occupational therapists empower you to navigate daily life more effectively.

Enhancing independence: Learn new techniques to perform everyday activities such as dressing, cooking, and bathing with greater ease.
Improving arm and hand function: Strengthening and coordination exercises help restore movement and dexterity in affected limbs.
Enhancing vision and perception: Techniques and adaptive strategies can help manage visual impairments and spatial awareness challenges.
Adapting to your environments: Therapists provide recommendations for home modifications, such as grab bars or adaptive equipment, to improve safety and accessibility.
Conserving energy and managing fatigue: Learn strategies to pace activities, conserve energy, and prevent overexertion.
Returning to work and community activities: Tailored strategies help individuals regain skills needed for work, hobbies, and social engagement.

Speech pathology

Speech therapy supports people with disability to improve communication, swallowing, and overall quality of life.

Improving communication skills: Help express thoughts more clearly, understand spoken language, and engage in meaningful conversations. This may involve exercises to improve word retrieval, sentence structure, pronunciation, and overall clarity.
Managing aphasia: Aphasia affects the ability to speak, read, write, or understand language. Speech therapy provides structured exercises to strengthen these skills, helping individuals communicate more effectively.
Dysphagia treatment (swallowing support): Difficulty swallowing (dysphagia) is common after a stroke and can lead to choking or aspiration pneumonia. Speech therapists assess swallowing function and provide targeted exercises to strengthen throat and mouth muscles, making eating and drinking safer and more comfortable.
Learning alternative communication strategies: If verbal speech remains difficult, therapists introduce alternative methods such as picture boards, gestures, or assistive communication devices to help individuals express themselves in new ways.
Cognitive rehabilitation: Communication is closely linked to cognitive functions such as memory, attention, and problem-solving. Speech therapy can incorporate cognitive exercises to help individuals improve thinking and language skills, supporting everyday interactions.
Enhancing emotional wellbeing and confidence: Losing the ability to communicate can be frustrating and isolating. Speech therapy not only restores language skills but also helps rebuild confidence, reducing feelings of frustration and improving social engagement.

Penrith

Cairns

Brisbane

Psychology

Whether you're dealing with anxiety, trauma, major life changes, relationship issues, or low self-esteem, psychological support can help you better understand your experiences, develop effective coping strategies, and improve your overall wellbeing.

Comprehensive assessment: Your psychologist will take the time to understand your concerns, mental health history, and personal goals.
One-on-one therapy sessions: Work together to set meaningful goals and learn techniques to manage symptoms and triggers.
Managing unhealthy reactions: Identify and change automatic responses that may be affecting your relationships, work, or overall quality of life.
Support through life changes: Get guidance and tools to navigate transitions such as grief, diagnosis, or relationship shifts.
Understanding emotions and behaviours: Gain insight into how your thoughts and emotions are linked, and how they shape your actions.
Challenging unhelpful thought patterns: Learn to recognise and reframe thinking patterns that may be holding you back.
Exploring root causes: Uncover emotional or psychological contributors to stress, anxiety, or other issues.
Alleviating symptoms: Work towards reducing distress and improving daily functioning through proven strategies.
Enhancing emotional wellbeing and healing: Strengthen your emotional resilience, self-awareness, and capacity for healthy coping.

Counselling

Our approach is practical and person-centred, focusing on your needs in the here and now. Together, we’ll explore what’s important to you, build insight, and develop tools that support your emotional wellbeing, decision-making, and personal growth.

Focus on the present: Support centred on your current experiences, not diagnoses.
Led by you: Sessions tailored to your needs, goals, and pace.
Safe and respectful space: A non-judgmental environment to explore thoughts and feelings.
Practical tools: Strategies to manage emotions, relationships, and everyday challenges.
Clarity and confidence: Build insight and take meaningful steps forward in your life.

Cairns

Townsville

Melbourne

Functional capacity assessment

A Functional Capacity Assessment is a detailed evaluation by an occupational therapist to understand a person’s ability to manage daily activities, guiding goal-setting, care planning, and NDIS funding applications.

Initial consultation and interview: A detailed discussion to gather information about your health history, current challenges, daily routines, and personal goals.
Observation of functional tasks: The therapist may observe you performing key activities such as mobility, personal care, domestic tasks, or community access to assess physical, cognitive, and psychosocial function.
Comprehensive domain assessment: Assessment may include areas such as communication, mobility, self-care, social interaction, learning, and participation in work or leisure, with standardised measures used where relevant.
Collaboration with your care network: Input from family, carers, or other treating professionals may be sought to ensure a well-rounded understanding of your needs and context.
Detailed reporting and recommendations: A formal report will outline functional strengths and limitations, along with clear, evidence-based recommendations for supports, interventions, assistive technology, or environmental changes to enhance independence and goal attainment.

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This isn’t just a job. It’s a place where I can contribute to something meaningful, surrounded by people who care deeply.

Tanya

Occupational Therapist

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