Hopscotch Occupational Therapy

16/03/2026

April Holiday Groups!

It's already that time of year again! As the school holidays approach, we'd like to introduce the Holiday Groups we will be running.

Handwriting:
Lead by our OT Nicola, this group is for Grade 3-6's! We will work on a range of handwriting skills while engaging in fun activities.

Craft:
Lead by our OT Mel, this groups is for children in Prep - Grade 3! While completing a range of craft activities, the group will have the opportunity to practice their fine motor, social and emotional regulation skills.

If either of these groups are of interest to you, please contact us today!
1300 467 192 admin@hopscotchot.com.au

13/03/2026

🍂🍂 Autumn 🍂🍂

As the seasons change, so too must our wait room. As we say goodbye to the fantastic Hopscotch Beach, we say hello to the Hopscotch Park!
Next time you are in, please colour in a leaf and add it to the tree! Lets see how colourful we can make it this time!

04/03/2026

💭 Mental Health Training

Over the January school holidays, Nicola completed a mental health professional development course which covered a range of topics including assessment and therapeutic interventions. Here’s what she had to say about the training:

“Mental health is a real passion area of mine so it was great to dive deeper into developing my skills in this area! I’m looking forward to applying new skills with the children and families I work with, and also working with the team to develop our approaches in this area!”

02/03/2026

🎨 Paired Sessions

The Holidays can be a great time to do some paired sessions, to work on specific skills with a peer and OT support. This holidays, two of our friends got together to develop their social navigation through cooking and craft!
Check out their creation below!

26/02/2026

This January, our OT Mel ran the Skills For School Group!

This group focuses on preparing young students for their first year at school. The kids were able to learn all about different skills including being a good listener, how to join into a game, how to ask for help as well as working on those fine motor skills of cutting and drawing! All the while enjoying meeting new people, working together and of course, movement breaks.

This group runs regularly, so if you have a child that will be starting prep in 2027, keep an eye out for it!

24/02/2026

🎉🎉CONGRATULATIONS!🙌🙌

Congratulations to Ava, who after much dedication and hard work has completed her Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) Certification! This is a mammoth task involving many hours of learning, preparation and then presenting to colleagues and assessors! Well Done Ava on becoming a CO-OP certified therapist!

The CO-OP approach is a fantastic, evidence based approach that supports individuals to develop their motor skills through problem solving skills. From tying shoe laces, developing handwriting skills, to learning to dribble a basketball, CO-OP can be utilised to achieve your goals!

Contact us today if you are interested in CO-OP based therapy.

18/02/2026

It is with a very heavy heart that I shared that we said farewell to Kathy recently. Many of you will remember Kathy well, she welcomed everyone into clinic with a warm smile and friendly chat. To our team Kathy was the mother hen of the office, she brought laughter and care to us all, she was a treasured colleague and dear friend and we will miss her deeply.

Our hearts are with Kathy's beautiful family at this time. In Kathy's honour the family have set up a fundraising page with Cure Brain Cancer Foundation to support vital research into brain cancer. Kathy fought so bravely, and her family's hope is to help bring hope to future families impacted through better treatments.

https://inmemory.curebraincancer.org.au/fundraisers/pamelakousis/in-memory-of-kethy-kousis

17/02/2026

Looking for your next OT role? Join a team that is passionate about our work and highly supportive of each other.

16/02/2026

☀️☀️We've had some hot days recently! ☀️☀️
Don't forget to stay hydrated and take the chance to pop the Hopscotch Beach next time you're in!⛱🐠😎
Thanks to everyone who has helped build the beach so far!

12/02/2026

SEAbridge is a wonderful resource that we love using here at Hopscotch. SEAbridges is a neurodiversity affirming program that teaches children a range of social and emotional skills. Some of our favourite modules include:

🟣 Meeting in the middle
🟣 Understanding the difference between a Needs and Wants
🟣 Identifying feelings in myself
🟣 Getting through big feelings
🟣 Taking care of my senses
🟣 Responding to feelings in others
🟣 Recognising and responding to changes in routine
🟣 Navigating new environment and routines
🟣 Using strengths to overcome challenges.
🟣 Celebrating our strengths
🟣 Setting boundaries and saying no
🟣 Different ways of communicating

We love seeing children grow in confidence, self-awareness, and emotional regulation as they learn alongside the Inside Sprites.

11/02/2026

✨Join the team at Hopscotch OT✨

If you are passionate about supporting children and their families to achieve their goals please get in touch!

At Hopscotch OT we are committed to providing:
✔️Flexible work hours to suit your lifestyle
✔️A highly supportive workplace
✔️1:1 supervision as well peer mentoring for those early in their career
✔️Structured clinical induction program that continues over your first 12 months
✔️Opportunity to progress to senior OT roles
✔️Above award rate of pay

This is a clinic based position, with some local school visits. Full time or part time positions available. New graduates to senior OT’s welcome to apply. Immediate start available.
Want to have a chat and find out more? Contact us at admin@hopscotchot.com.au

New Grads through to Senior OT roles available- Full or Part Time. Join us and work along side experienced OT's in a purpose built clinic.

10/02/2026

🚎🚐Confident Commuters 🚉🚋

In January, one of our Hopscotch Superstars did some public transport training to get ready for the transition to high school! This student learned how to research and plan a public transport journey and then got to actually carry it out which provided an incredible opportunity to learn and develop new skills in a safe and supportive way!