Therapy services

Our services include:

• Speech and language therapy
• Occupational therapy
• Physiotherapy
• Play therapy
• School and parent training

Read about the different therapy types in more detail below. We offer a range of assessments depending on your child’s needs and include a comprehensive report with home and school recommendations. Individualised therapy programmes for school and/or home are also available upon request.

Much of our work focuses on outreach services within schools. We currently work with UWC, BISP, HeadStart, NIST, ELC and St Andrews 107.

If you are interested in connecting us with your school, or if you would like to know more about how we can help support you and your child, contact Hayley, our speech therapist, at therapy@stepscommunity.com.

Speech and Language Therapy

Everyday tasks such as asking questions, making friends, expressing our needs, having fun, and learning at school all rely on our ability to communicate. Speech and Language Therapy can help support any aspect of speech, language and/or communication development.

This might include support for those who:

• Struggle to say certain sounds or make themselves understood
• Are taking longer than expected to learn to talk
• Have a limited vocabulary, struggle to form sentences, or get their words and sentences muddled up
• Find it difficult to understand what others are saying
• Struggle to communicate socially with others
• Stammer.

Occupational Therapy

Our occupational therapists will help your child increase participation and/or engagement in activities of daily living, for example learning, play and self care.

The support we offer includes 1:1 therapy, collaboration with and training for educators and families, and assessments of physical spaces to help make their environment more accessible.

Things our OTs may provide 1:1 support with include :

• Handwriting and fine motor skills (e.g. buttoning, tying shoe laces, playing – with lego etc.)
• Gross motor skills (e.g. running, jumping, climbing, skipping etc.)
• Learning and attention
• Organization and planning
• Visual perception/visual motor skills (e.g. required to do a puzzle, write on a line, catch a ball etc.)

Our consultative services may cover:

• Working collaboratively with educators and families providing practical recommendations to support children in the classroom and at home
• Helping families and educators implement “sensory diets” when indicated.
• Detailed assessments of environments (e.g. schools, classrooms, play spaces, sensory rooms, cafes/restaurants, offices), considering lighting, wall hangings, separation of spaces, furniture etc. with practical recommendations for improving accessibility for all.

Physiotherapy

Physiotherapy helps children and young people who have difficulty with movement. It focuses on short and long-term conditions which impact physical development, activity and a child’s ability to participate in play, learning and socialising.

Play Therapy

Play Therapy helps children express or communicate their feelings. Children learn to express themselves in healthier ways, become more respectful and empathetic, and discover new, more positive ways to solve problems.

School and parent training

Steps Therapy Services also offers a range of tailored training packages for schools and parents to help support children’s social and academic development. More information on our training packages can be found here.