Rebecca Sproul

Director / occupational therapist

Rebecca graduated from Western Sydney University with a Bachelor of Applied Sciences Occupational Therapy in 2008.

Rebecca is a Senior Occupational Therapist with over 16 years of experience in Paediatric therapies, adult therapies, and Aged Care rehabilitation.

Rebecca has worked in various environments including Government Agencies such as Aging, Disability, & Home Care (ADHC), NSW Health and Private practice.

Rebecca has a passion for working collaboratively with client’s and their families to identify and strive towards their goals to assist them to live an independent and fulfilled life. Rebecca uses a holistic approach to each individual client and tailor’s interventions to reach their goals.

Rebecca delivers a mobile Occupational Therapy service in the Macarthur region. Amobile service allows Rebecca to bring Occupational Therapy to the client directly in their home, school, day-care centres, preschools, and retirement villages.

Rebecca has experience within the paediatric setting working with children from birth up until 18 years of age with an array of diagnosis including:

– Cerebral Palsy
– Autism Spectrum Disorder
– Global Developmental Delay
– Intellectual Disabilities
– Behavioural Difficulties
– Down Syndrome
– Triple X Syndrome
– Fragile X Syndrome
– Rare Genetic conditions/syndromes
– Sensory Processing Disorders
– Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
– Oral motor conditions
– Developmental Coordination Disorder
– Visual Processing Disorder
– Motor Planning Difficulties
– Epilepsy

Rebecca also has experience working with adults and aged care and specialises in the following areas:

– Falls Prevention
– Aged Care Rehabilitation
– Stroke Rehabilitation
– Energy Conservation
– Functional Independence Measure (FIM) (trained)
– Home Assessments
– Environmental Modifications
– Equipment Prescriptions
– Dementia Care
– Self-Care Assessments and Interventions
– Dressing Assessments and Interventions
– Pressure Care Prevention and Management
– Home Care Packages
– Cognition Screening and Assessments
– Bariatric Interventions and Equipment Prescription

Since graduating Rebecca has continued to develop her skills by completing a range of specific courses.

Evidence based practice ensures that the most up to date and effective treatments are being utilised. 

Below are the most recent courses that Rebecca has completed.

Fragile X: An Overview and Introduction to Care Mapping

by Tracy Stackhouse 

Move Play Grow

by Kim Barthel

Grounding Sensory Integration in Clinical Reasoning and Neuroscience

by Shelly Lane and Tracy Stackhouse

Supporting Children Who Experience Anxiety

by Kim Barthel

Various Home Modifications Courses

– NSW Health

Environmental Modifications for Children and Adolescents

– SPLASH OT

Various Pressure Injury Prevention courses

– NSW Health

Equipment Prescription Courses

– NSW Health and Sunrise Medical

Bariatric Client’s introduction

– NSW Health

Various Seating and Wheelchair Prescription Courses

– NSW Health and Sunrise Medical

Falls prevention

– NSW Health

Energy conservation

– NSW Health

Astronaut Training – A Sound Activated Vestibular-Visual Protocol

by Vital Links

M.O.R.E – Motor, Oral, Respiration, Eyes – Integrating the mouth with Sensory and Postural Functions

by Sensory Tools

Therapeutic Listening – Listening with the Whole Body

by Vital Links

Contact

phone

0422 385 286

email

rebecca.sproul@rjot.com.au

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