Our primary goal as occupational therapists is to enable our clients to engage independently and safely in meaningful activities of daily life, from showering and dressing to shopping and social activities.
Occupational therapy is concerned with the promotion of health and wellbeing through occupation.
We see ‘Occupation’ as anything that occupies and is meaningful to you; not just your job.
Our occupational therapists will achieve desired outcomes through working with people across multiple contexts to develop the necessary skills to engage in activities that are important to them.
This can be done through environmental modification, task adaptation, provision of assistive technology, and rehabilitation and retraining. Where necessary our occupational therapist will link in with other service providers to ensure the clients goals and needs are met, including our Exercise Physiologists at Brain x Body Fitness Studio, our Counsellor, our Parkinson’s Nurse, and other external providers.
Christian Burden received his Master of Occupational Therapy (GE) in 2018 following his undergraduate degree in Human Movement. Christian has a variety of clinical experience in Parkinson’s Disease, brain injury rehabilitation, mental health, dementia and paediatrics.
As part of his Master’s degree, Christian completed a major project in collaboration with THRFG Parkinson’s and several local health networks, developing a passion for assisting people affected by Parkinson’s and other neurological conditions along the way. Christian is now the senior occupational therapist at THRFG Parkinson’s.
Hannah Tavian graduated her Master of Occupational Therapy at Flinders University at the end of 2020, following the completion of her undergraduate degree in Human Movement.
Hannah joined the THRFG Parkinson’s team in July after a brief period working in the paediatric field. Hannah has prior experience working with people with neurological conditions through her placement experience on a hospital stroke ward.
Hannah is passionate about helping people with Parkinson’s and other neurological/movement disorders enhance their independent and wellbeing.
As a member of the wellbeing team, Kate is qualified as an Occupational Therapist having prior experience working with adults, families, adolescents and children within an outpatient and community setting.
Kate engages with clients to provide a range of comprehensive assessments and individualised interventions to support the achievement of client goals. Kate is passionate to support her clients to remain independent in the home and community, by maximising choice and wellbeing for people affected by Parkinson’s and other neurological/movement disorders through education, support, and advocacy.
She has a particular interest in assisting her clients explore social connection, assistive technology and environmental adaptations to enhance their quality of life.
Christian, Hannah and Kate are all registered occupational therapists with Allied Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
Referrals to our occupational therapists are simple and require a referral form to be completed and sent to: [email protected]
Self-referrals are accepted.
