The team who
MOTIVATE
The team at Motivate Kids are passionate about supporting your child to be the best they can be. Our therapists will challenge your child “just enough” to make progress that we can celebrate together. Our therapy team are fun, positive, uplifting and bursting with knowledge. Our office team support you along the therapy journey in the areas of funding options, understanding your NDIS and scheduling OT to fit into your week.
Director
ROCHELLE
What motivates you in the role that you do?
I am motivated to bring to life the collaborative vision of our team to work with children, their family, and the community in innovative ways so everyone has the platform to be the very best version of themselves. I do believe that a team aligned behind a vision will move mountains.
What is one thing you have learnt from the children/families you support?
The children remind me to be playful and curious. The adults remind me that it is the small things in life, and that when we look back they are the big things.
Practice Manager
jacqui
What motivates you in the role that you do?
Coming up with creative ideas to improve something or make something new.
Being a support for our team and helping to make the day to day running of the business smooth and effortless, which includes being able to
solve problems and overcome challenges.
What is one thing you have learnt from the children/families you support?
The families are so amazingly resilient. They face their challenges head on with dignity and grace. A never-ending stream of love and support.
Administration
MIRANDA
What motivates you in the role that you do?
The exciting variety of tasks and ability to use my creative side in my administrative role.
What is one thing you have learnt from the children/families you support?
Their resilience and dedication.
Occupational Therapist
SHELLEY
What motivates you in the role that you do?
The connections and relationships I build with children and their families, how amazing, special and unique each child is and supporting each child to grow and be the best version of themselves.
What is one thing you have learnt from the children/families you support?
Families are the first and most important educators of children.
Occupational Therapsit
PATRICK
What motivates you in the role that you do?
For me, being able to support children and families make sustainable progress towards their life goals is the most rewarding aspect of being an OT at Motivate Kids. Seeing our clients come into each session with a smile and a tremendous amount of determinism makes that process all the more fun and motivating.
What is one thing you have learnt from the children/families you support?
From my perspective, that balance between structure and play, with an emphasis on fun, has been the best way to achieve goals in a sustainable and meaningful way
Occupational Therapist
fadzai
What motivates you in the role that you do?
I am motivated by the achievement that the children make and the look the children get when they master a skill. I am motivated by their enthusiasm and honesty.
What is one thing you have learnt from the children/families you support?
How to remain positive despite of life’s challenges.
Occupational Therapist
JORDAN
What motivates you in the role that you do?
What motivates me the most as an Occupational Therapist at Motivate Kids is being able to meet and work with many lovely families, whilst helping their children to learn and develop fundamental life skills in a supportive and caring environment.
What is one thing you have learnt from the
children/families you support?
One thing that I have learnt is how important it is to utilise ‘the just right challenge’ with therapy activities and providing families with rationale behind these so they too can understand the Occupational Therapy perspective behind the activities.
Occupational Therapist
ALICE
What motivates you in the role that you do?
I love that every day is different. Every child I see has their own strengths and challenges and so my role is to create an environment in which the child will experience achievement and ‘just the right’ amount of challenge to keep their skills developing and their positive sense of self increasing. No two sessions or therapy plans are alike – and I love it that way!
What is one thing you have learnt from the
children/families you support?
To never make assumptions about a child’s capacity or abilities.
Allowing space for some positive risk-taking can sometimes award the greatest progress.