by Matt Fong, Speech Pathologist at Independent Rehabilitation Services. From the 21st to the 23rd of February, 2022, I had the privilege of volunteering at the second ever Aphasia Camp held in Australia. This camp was held on the Gold Coast and it was attended by people with aphasia, their Read More →
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Meet the Class of ’22 – Millie, Speech Pathologist
In the final of our new grad get to know you blogs, we meet Milly, a Speech Pathologist with an extensive background in disability support and a passion for helping people reach their potential. Milly, why did you choose Speech Pathology as your career? I have always wanted to work Read More →
Meet the Class of ’22 – Shaeron, Speech Pathologist
We’re very excited to have Shaeron join our Speech Pathology team! Shaeron has a great deal of experience having worked as an Allied Health Assistant in an ABI unit where she was so inspired by the work of the Speech Pathologists she saw she studied to become one! Shaeron, so Read More →
Meet the Class of ’22 – Claudia, Physiotherapist
A big welcome to Claudia to the IRS fam. Claudia joins the physio team and has had first hand experience of the difference a physio can make having competed in sport at an elite level. Why did you choose Physio as your career? I have always loved the idea of Read More →
Meet the Class of ’22 – Sophie, Occupational Therapist
Sophie is part of the class of ’22, who joined our OT team in January. Sophie is passionate about helping people in the community, and like all students over the past 2 years, managed to get through the last 2 years of her degree online. Bravo Sophie! đź‘Ź What made Read More →
Meet the Class of ’22 – Julia, Occupational Therapist
We’re excited to welcome Julia to IRS, an OT who was recently awarded the Occupational Therapy Australia Prize for Excellence in Professional Practice at the Charles Sturt University where she studied. Julia’s award was for “…recognition of commitment to your studies over the past four years and you will be Read More →
Meet the Class of ’22 – April, Occupational Therapist
Today we meet April who has joined our OT team and loves the diversity and challenge of being an OT. We asked April to share a little bit about herself. April, why did you become an OT? “Because I knew I would never be bored! OT is so diverse and Read More →
We Have Moved to Carnegie
It has been almost nine years since we moved the Independent Rehabilitation Services (IRS) office to our current Ashburton location and over this time our team has tripled in size. As you can imagine, this growth has meant our office has become a bit tight for space, even more so Read More →
Celebrating OT Week 2021 – Participation, Inclusion, Independence
This year we are celectrating OT week from Monday 25 October to Sunday 31 October. This year’s Occupational Therapy week themes are participation, inclusion and independence. Celebrating the role OT’s play in supporting people to work towards these goals also shines a light on the impact the global pandemic has Read More →
Ben’s rehabilitation journey after a stroke
In July 2016, Ben was aged 39 and living in Hong Kong, working as Chief Information Security & Trust Officer at the Commonwealth Bank Ben when he experienced a stroke. Prior to this, Ben held senior roles in a number of financial institutions worldwide, as well as working in roles Read More →
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