Welcome t0 C0llaborative Partnerships
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Our passion is providing the highest quality, family centred and comprehensive Occupational Therapy services to children and young people with special needs. We also understand that behind every child with additional needs, there are parents and a family unit. We aim to conistantly provide the kind of therapy intervention that supports not just the child but the family unit as a whole.
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Our Therapists provide clinic, school and home based Occupational Therapy services within the Sunshine Coast region.
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Our team goal is to never leave a child waiting, so at Collaborative we do not use waitlists, we aim to book new clients with their new Therapist as soon as possible to enable their progress to begin.
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All new clients get a free no-obligation initial parent telephone consultation with a Senior Therapist to discuss their childs needs.
Our Services
We support children from infancy into their teen years with a range of developmental needs and diagnostic priorities. Some of our clients have formal diagnoses, and may also be NDIS participants. However many of our clients may not have any particular diagnosis or disorder, but simply need a little help in their development.
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We commonly provide assessment and intervention for children with:
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Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Attention Disorders or Concentration Problems
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Developmental Delays
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Behavioural Disorders
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Seizure Disorders
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Sensory Processing Challenges
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and more.
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Interventions provided are personalised to support each child and their families individually. Discuss how this might help your child in your free initial parent consultation.
What is Occupational Therapy?
Occupational Therapy is an allied health profession centred on an individuals
engagement in 'occupations'.
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An occupation is any activity that occupies time in a person's life. At various times in life, people may need support to be able to manage the occupations of their life.
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Paediatric Occupational Therapy centres on enabling children to engage with the meaningful occupations, activities and routines of their daily life. This may include both home-based and school-based occupations, including thing like play, self-care, school/early learning engagement, daily living skills just to name a few.
Interested in Working for Collaborative Partnerships?
At Collaborative Partnerships Paediatric Allied Health, we believe in transforming the lives of children and their families through compassionate and effective therapy. Our rapidly growing OT team is dedicated to providing holistic care and innovative solutions tailored to each child’s unique needs. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of those we serve, while also growing as a professional and maintaining optimal work-life balance.
Check out our availabile roles or start a conversation now!
Sam Gourley
Founder and Clinical Director
Samuel Gourley has a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy from the University of the Sunshine Coast. Sam has been local to the region since moving up from Tasmania in 2008. Sam is a paediatric OT and has a passion for paediatric Occupational Therapy and maintains full registration with AHPRA. In 2014, Sam was nominated for the prestigious Epilepsy Queensland Health Services Award for outstanding service to people with Epilepsy. Sam has extensive experience in supporting children with ASD and complex behavioural needs using a number of evidence-based approaches. Sam has also trained and educated hundreds of Queensland teachers, daycare/early learning educators and child health workers on how to best support children with disabilities, particularly Autism in education settings, and is regularly contracted by schools to provide consultation and professional development services. Sam also owns Kindred Kids Early Intervention (a Comprehensive Early Intervention program for children under 5 with ASD) and a developmentally focussed inclusive childcare centre Meadow Lane Early Learning (formally known as Kindred Kids Early Learning Buderim).
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Sam and his wife Kelli-Anne are parents to five beautiful children; Olive, Hazel, Bennett, Patterson and Marigold. Sam is an avid video blogger and loves sharing child development tips on social media (Follow Sam for Updates! Facebook - Sam Gourley Occupational Therapist or Instagram - @samgourleyot).
