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COUNTRY KID’S THERAPY

COUNTRY KID’S THERAPY. Sustaining a private paediatric allied health service in the bush Katrina Wakely OT. BACKGROUND. Country Kid’s Therapy (CKT) was developed in response to increasing community need Adjunct to existing government and Non Government Organisations (NGO)

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COUNTRY KID’S THERAPY

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  1. COUNTRY KID’S THERAPY Sustaining a private paediatric allied health service in the bush Katrina Wakely OT

  2. BACKGROUND • Country Kid’s Therapy (CKT) was developed in response to increasing community need • Adjunct to existing government and Non Government Organisations (NGO) • The need for children to access intervention to optimise developmental outcomes

  3. “Typically children in rural areas have reduced access to specialist allied health services compared to metropolitan counterparts” Doherty, 2007, Wakely et al 2010

  4. AIMS • To develop a service that was family friendly (for our family and the client’s families) • To provide a paediatric private Allied Health (AH) service to a rural area. • To utilise our clinical skills and expertise using a model of intervention that was based on community need not making money

  5. AIMS • Ongoing consultation with existing services to ensure optimal client outcomes • No referral criteria • To provide a service that was set in a clinic setting, but also with scope to conduct home visits, school visits and hydrotherapy sessions as required.

  6. “Early intervention for a variety of conditions is essential if children are to achieve their developmental potential” (Saigal et al 2006, Hack et al 2002, Hack 2002)

  7. METHOD • Business name, ABN, Insurance and professional associations • Clinical rooms, hours and contact details – mobile, email and / or fax? • Advertising and marketing

  8. MODEL OF INTERVENTION • Clinic style appointments • Holistic family approach with (realistic) goal setting • Consultation with current services via phone and email • Limited therapy appointments • therefore parent education • and home programs are used

  9. CLIENTELE = EVERYONE! (0 – 18) • 30% of clientele reside outside the rural town. • 16% of clients have access to government funding (FaHCSIA, DoCS, Medicare) • Recent approval of Better Start Initiative for children with CP, Downs Syndrome, Fragile X and hearing and vision impairments

  10. BENEFITS • Business plan that is low • cost, enabling increased funds • for resources and a Therapy Aid • Self employment can lead to • increased motivation • (well, sometimes…) • Payment options from a • variety of Government and • NGO • Self employment provides • flexibility for working • parents

  11. The tricky bits…..

  12. GOVERNMENT FUNDING • Better Start Early Intervention Program • Helping Children with Autism • 0 – 6 years $12 000 • > 6 yrs 4 assessment rebates and 20 therapy rebates • $49.50 rebate for up to 5 AH appointments in one year • Dr report at first and last appointment • Must have condition that requires intervention for > 6 months

  13. TAKE HOME MESSAGE CKT is a unique model of care in a rural area that is achievable and sustainable

  14. Government subsidies assist families access private services, but this is not enough to meet the early intervention needs of all the children in rural areas

  15. Thankyou

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