04/09/2026
Farewell to Chels āØ
Over the past 7 weeks, we have had the pleasure of hosting Chelsey, a third-year Occupational Therapy student from JCU, who completed her first professional placement with us at Your Therapy Place.
Throughout her placement, Chelsey had the opportunity to experience a diverse range of occupational therapy practice, working alongside our Occupational Therapists, Aleisha and JanƩ, across both paediatric practice and adult Functional Capacity Assessments (FCAs).
Within our paediatric space, Chelsey had the opportunity to plan and run both clinic-based and school-based therapy sessions, alongside Aleisha, gaining hands-on experience supporting children across different environments. Throughout this experience, she developed her knowledge and skills across areas including sensory processing and regulation, emotional regulation, fine and gross motor development, coordination, interoception and neurodiversity-affirming practice, while developing an understanding of how these areas can influence a childās participation and everyday functioning.
Within the FCA space, Chelsey gained hands-on experience across the assessment process, including client interviews, functional assessment, administration of standardised assessments, clinical documentation and report writing. She also developed her clinical reasoning around interpreting assessment findings and understanding how a personās disability can impact their everyday functioning and support needs.
It has been wonderful to watch Chelseyās confidence and skills grow over the course of her placement, particularly as she progressed from observing and learning to taking a more active role in therapy sessions, assessments, client interactions and clinical reasoning.
Chelsey has been a pleasure to have as part of the YTP family, and we wish her all the very best as she continues her studies and future OT placements. We look forward to seeing where her OT journey takes her!