Providing specialist and evidence based Occupational Therapy
Bachelor of Health Science, Hons Ergonomics. (BHSc)
Masters of Occupational Therapy Practice (MOTPrac)
Business owner/Occupational Therapist
Meet the Occupational Therapist
Louise Rigney
Louise is passionate about assessing and providing intervention for children experiencing:
Developmental delays in play skills
Handwriting difficulties
Delays in motor skills
Sleep difficulties
Toileting difficulties
Global development delay (GDD)
Difficulties in functional skills, including dressing, toileting and implementing routines.
Louise is also passionate about creating groups within the school environment to optimise the developmental gains of therapy.
Qualifications
Louise graduated in 2007 and started her career as an Ergonomic consultant in Melbourne, assessing and designing plant and equipment for various clients.
She started her Master in Occupational Therapy Practice in 2006, graduating in 2007 and then moving to Launceston.
Louise held a number of positions at the Launceston General Hospital (LGH), specialising in clients with neurological conditions, specifically neurological assessments and rehabilitation.
More recently Louise has been working with children and families within the NDIS and private settings, continuing her focus and passion on functional and motor conditions, with a focus pretend play and handwriting.
Recent Professional Development
Learn to play skills, developing pretend play skills in children
Functional handwriting for children
Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance (COOP) approach to handwriting
Early intervention for upper limb therapy for children with diagnosed cerebral palsy specifically:
Advanced Bimanual therapy
Functional Hand Use in Hemiplegia - Constraint induced movement therapy
Upper limb Orthoses (splinting)
Sleep wise, evidence-based sleeping for children with disabilities
Toilet time, Debbie Atkins
DIR 101 Floortime
When Louise isn’t an Occupational Therapist:
Outside of work Louise enjoys spending time with her young family and friends, at the beach or on the farm.
