Finding work doesn’t have to be boring.
We help you explore what matters, figure out what skills to increase and build skills for real work settings, so you can find a job and keep it.
You don’t have to be completely “job ready” before you start.
We can explore your strengths, values and career direction while also moving towards real employment opportunities.
Rather than spending months preparing for every possible workplace challenge, OT support can continue as you look for and start work, so that strategies are developed around the situations you encounter.
Our Approach
Guided by Individual Placement and Support (IPS) principles, we focus on helping you find and get a job early then learn and build the skills you need while you’re on the job.
Explore Career possibilitiesLook at careers and industries that fit you and your interests.
Start looking for work earlyMove towards real opportunities now, and build job readiness skills in real life.
Work together around youWith your consent we collaborate with your IEP to keep you moving forward.
Get and sustain workProblem-solve challenges, develop strategies and make changes for long term success.
Explore youExplore your values, interests, what matters to you, current strengths and past experiences.
Understand your Strengths and barriersTo address any barriers that may impact work
Your employment provider and Occupational therapist have different roles, and they can work better together.
Your Employment
Provider
Find jobs and opportunities: and explore vacancies and suitable employment opportunities.
Connect with employers: Support employer engagement and job placement
Employment support: Help navigating applications, employment services and available job readiness programs.
Brainhouse
Career planning and direction: Values-based career exploration, identifying interests and strengths, exploring previous experiences and considering work environments that be be the best fit.
Understanding whats getting in the way: Exploring functional barriers such as executive functioning, sensory needs, anxiety, communication, cognition, routines or environmental demands.
Manage energy, routines or stamina: Energy conservation, pacing, routine development, planning and creating strategies for managing the demands of a workday.
Ready for interviews: Interview practice, role-play and real time feedback to build your communication skills, confidence and interview readiness.
Feel confident or manage anxiety at work: Practical therapeutic strategies, graded exposure, motivational interviewing, and strategies for managing anxiety in real workplace situations.
Navigate conflict or workplace relationships: Social and communication strategies, perspective taking, problem solving, preparing for difficulty conversations and reviewing situations that have occurred at work.