Teenagers
Discover new opportunities and experiences.
Our teenage years are a time for new opportunities and experiences and our friendly team are here to support your teen get the most out of this exciting time. We can provide support physically, emotionally, socially and intellectually to help them be the best version of themselves.
Transition to work or study
At Angelic Care we support school leavers to transition into work or study, guiding them through the unknown. Our programs are designed to equip young adults with the skills they need to successfully transition to employment. We can also link your teen with a range of employment pathways to suit their strengths, interests and abilities. We provide teens with support and encourage them to have the confidence to chase the opportunities that inspire them.
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Social support and activities
Your teen can connect with their community by accessing our support services. If your teen wants to go to a concert, head to the beach with friends, try a new hobby or meet new friends in a planned group activity, we can help. We take the time to get to know your teen, their interests and their goals and match them with likeminded social workers and activities.
Personal care
We can support your teenager to live an independent life with confidence and dignity with our personal care services. Our friendly registered nurses can provide support at home in areas such as personal hygiene, mobility assistance, meal preparation and assistance and massage therapy.
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Therapies
Our therapies can support your teenager to improve their movement, strength and endurance to live more active and independent lives. Our team of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech pathologists and social workers can assist your teenager to reach their goals through specialised techniques.
Physiotherapy
Physiotherapists have a wide range of skills to draw from, these include exercise prescription, retraining and learning new movement patterns, providing assistive technology and providing training to those supporting you.
Our physiotherapists are experts in:
- Gross Motor Development
- Participation and inclusion in physical activity
- Respiratory management
- Mobility
- Falls Assessments and Interventions
- Manual handling
- Assistive technology
- Post intervention therapy support
- Hydrotherapy and other group activities
- Liaising with other health professions
Occupational Therapy
‘Occupation’ relates to the tasks which a person does in their day-to-day life, which may be limited as a result of experiencing a disability, delay, illness and/or injury. These can include, but are not limited to:
- Self-care
- Social skills and play
- Emotional regulation
- Sensory processing
- Fine and gross motor skills
- Cognitive skills
Through a combination of therapy to develop a person’s skills, adaptations to the activity or environment, and assistive technology, an Occupational Therapist can support the person to maximise independence and reach their full potential by doing the following things:
- Functional assessments
- Individual therapy based in the school, home, clinic or community
- SOS feeding – individual and group programs
- Early childhood intervention
- School aged therapy
- Adult therapy
- Sensory services
- Minor home modifications (e.g. ramps and rails)
- Assessment and referrals for major home modifications
- Assistive Technology applications (Category 3 & 4 –NDIS)
- Assistive Technology recommendations for category 1 and 2 equipment (e.g. kitchen and bathroom aids)
- Group therapy including: Social skills groups, Self-care and independence skills groups, Fine and gross motor skill development groups and Emotional regulation groups.
Equipment and aids
We can organise the right equipment and aids to make everyday life easier. We provide advice on how to use communication technologies and can prescribe mobility and aids to optimise independence.
How we work with you
We will set up an initial appointment with you to get to know you and your teenager. Our customer service managers can work with you to set individual goals and put together a plan to help your teenager reach their goals, with regular monitoring and modifications as necessary. We can talk you through the right options for your situation, be it work or study transition and opportunities, access to therapy, home care, social connections or assistive technologies and answer any questions you have about funding including the NDIS.
Specialising in High Complex Care needs
What makes us different?
We offer services for adults and children throughout regional and metro Gold Coast down to Tweed South, Regional and metro Brisbane and surrounding areas, in their own homes, community settings and our Activity Bases. We have experienced, professional, friendly staff that are willing to go the extra mile.
Angelic Care offers flexible and responsive services enabling individuals and their families to dip in and out of different types of provisions as required to suit their fluctuating needs. Angelic Care can often provide services at short notice.
We’re locally experienced
Being a locally run organisation means we know what there is to do on the Gold Coast and what support is available here better than anyone else. We have been working to support people with disabilities on the Gold Coast for ten years, with a combined expertise and case management experience of over 50 years.
We genuinely care
We don’t just say we care, we actually do. Our personal experience with disability means we know how important it is to take the time to get to know each of our clients, giving them the care and attention they deserve.
We celebrate the individual
We understand that a person’s disability is as unique as the individual so we work with you to understand your interests, goals and challenges first and regularly check in with you. We ensure your individualised supports are meeting your ongoing needs so you’ll never feel like your disability defines you.
We see opportunities
We constantly strive to create the best experiences possible for our clients, and that means being nimble, adaptable and listening to feedback. Being a small business means we’re open to listening to you about new ways of doing things and customising packages to suit your individual needs and lifestyle.