AAAR Ability Assist is a registered provider for Therapeutic Support Services. Our services are fully flexible, meaning our mobile clinicians can arrange services in your home, or you can visit one of our many clinics.
Our services include Occupational Therapy, Exercise Physiology, Physiotherapy, Psychology, Positive Behaviour Support, Employment-related Assessments and Counselling, School Leaver Employment Support, and Functional Capacity Assessments. Please see below for more details.
Occupational Therapy:
Our experienced OTs help to maximize your independence through effective, evidence-based rehabilitation programs.
Occupational Therapy NDIS registered and approved. Helping you get more out of life today!
We work closely with you and those close to you to maximise your independence. Our NDIS registered and approved Occupational Therapy service focuses on physical, psychosocial, sensory or cognitive disabilities.
You may be looking to improve your ability to perform tasks in your home including self-care, access to your community, exploring housing or driving options, home modifications or finding out about assistive technology.
Whatever you need, our Occupational Therapists will assess your situation and provide personalised services to help you do the things you want and need to do to, in the most effective way possible.
Our Occupational Therapists use the latest research and technologies in their field to assess and design rehabilitation programs that are evidenced based, efficient and effective. This ensures that you (or someone you care for) are always receiving the highest quality services.
Our Occupational Therapists have the equipment, skills and qualifications to carry out assessments and clinically based interventions, to help with:
- Functional Capacity Assessments
- Functional Capacity Assessments
- Psychosocial Functional Capacity Assessments
- Supported Disability Accommodation Assessments (SIA)
- Supported Independent Living Assessments (SIL)
- Assistive Technology Assessments for specialised equipment prescription
- Specialised seating and wheelchair prescription
- Scooter and mobility assessment and training
- Beds and mattresses prescription
- Shower chairs and commode chairs prescription
- Hoist and Sling Assessments and Prescription
- Manual Handling training and education
- Pressure care education and therapy
- Therapy and rehabilitation
- Home rehabilitation and therapy
- Mental Health Therapy
- Stroke and neurological rehabilitation
- Cognitive Assessment and retraining
- Developmental Therapy
- Dementia Care and Planning
- Falls Prevention
- Home modifications
- Ramps
- Grab Rails
- Bathroom and kitchen modifications
Exercise Physiology:
Our tailored and safe exercise rehabilitation programs will help you to effectively self-manage your condition.
Exercise Physiology
AAAR Ability Assist’s NDIS registered Exercise Physiology service uses the power of exercise to help your body and mind.
Our experienced team of Exercise Physiologists (EPs) will provide you with a customised exercise program, giving you the tools to self-manage your condition and improve your quality of life.
The benefits of an exercise physiology program tailored specifically for you include:
- Improved mental health, wellbeing and self-esteem
- The ability to effectively self-manage your condition
- Improved mobility and physical function
- Pain reduction
- Greater independence and the ability to achieve important life goals
Our EPs can help treat and manage specific conditions. They can help you to understand your condition and learn how best to manage and improve your health circumstance to become more independent and achieve your goals.
Our team members are accredited through Exercise and Sports Science Australia, and have backgrounds in rehabilitation. Let us design, deliver and evaluate safe and effective exercise interventions to help you live a better life today.
Employment-related Assessment and Counselling
This service will establish your best pathway to successfully engage in employment.
Employment-related Assessment and Counselling
Having a meaningful job impacts multiple aspects of your wellbeing. It can provide you with healthy self-esteem, enough money to live on, and a sense of purpose and belonging. You’re also more likely to have friendships and an optimistic outlook on life if you’re working.
Yet only just over half of working-age NDIS participants are employed (compared with 80 per cent of Australians of working age without disability), and many unemployed people who live with disability have trouble finding work.
Help with finding good work
AAAR Ability Assist can help you achieve greater wellbeing by supporting you to find work and achieve your employment goals, however long it takes.
Through the NDIS, we offer:
- Vocational assessment/s
- Vocational counselling
Delivered by fully qualified psychologists, this service will provide you with professional assessment/s and counselling to help identify suitable vocational goals for people living with disability and establish the best pathway to engage in employment.
Our service
Completed by our fully qualified psychologists, vocational assessments are available to NDIS participants who may need a greater level of support to develop occupational goals and a successful pathway to engage in meaningful employment.
The purpose of a vocational assessment is to analyse your transferrable skills, experience and qualifications, and to help identify your employment potential and career opportunities. Our psychologists will also consider any medical restrictions that may be in place, as well as any reasonable adjustments to increase your independence and maximise your capacity at work.
The assessments allow you to plan for your future, assisting with:
- Vocational counselling and planning
- Redefining your career goals
- Exploring your purpose
- Building emotional and mental resilience
- Overcoming work challenges
- Assessment tools supporting decision-making
- Soft skills training
Further information
It’s easy to get started with Ability Action Australia’s NDIS Employment-related Assessment and Counselling service. Call our friendly team on 1300 192 611 to find out more or make an appointment.
This service is currently available for face-to-face sessions in New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia only. We offer a national Telehealth service for NDIS participants in other states.
School Leaver Employment Support:
We understand the transition to life after school can feel overwhelming, AAAR Ability Assist supports NDIS participants of school leaving age to prepare for this adjustment.
Our School Leaver Employment Support service is an early intervention approach that helps to build foundation skills and set you up for job success. It helps you work out what future employment opportunities are available and what prospects are right for you.
AAAR Ability Assist works alongside a well-established network of employers and community partners who are looking to employ people of all abilities.
How can we help?
Our passionate Employment Advisors work with school leavers and their families to prepare for the transition from school to further education or employment. We work with you on career guidance, counselling and developing your abilities, to get you ready for life beyond school.
We work one-on-one with you to explore your strengths, build your confidence, and create a plan that’s tailored to your needs. We equip you with the skills, knowledge and real-world experience to enter work or further training with confidence. Whether you’re eager to join the workforce straight away, or thinking of doing some further study or training, we’re here to get you feeling positive about your future.
Even after you begin work, we stay connected to make sure you’re happy and thriving in your new role.
Support may involve:
- Training and mentoring
- Identifying skills and interests
- Résumé preparation
- Work experience opportunities
- Interview skills training
- Time management
- Travel planning
- Assistance to find and maintain meaningful employment
