Our Supervision Program
At Kid Link Occupational Therapy, we pride ourselves on offering an exceptional standard of evidence-based and family-centred therapy and endeavour to support external Occupational Therapists to do the same. Kid Link’s external supervision service aims to support your professional growth through developing your reflective practice, clinical reasoning, and caseload management. Our supervision service provides a tailored level of support based on your experience and learning goals.
We understand how important the supervisory relationship is and are committed to finding a good fit based on your supervision goals and areas of clinical interest. Supervision is delivered via Zoom and is available to OT’s across Australia.
Our supervision service is appropriate for: • New graduates • Those new to paediatrics • Experienced Occupational Therapists
All Kid Link OT Supervisors:
- Are Senior Occupational Therapists with a minimum of 3 years experience working under Kid Link’s model of practice.
- Have extensive experience delivering paediatric occupational therapy services and are able to demonstrate a high level of competence across a number of goal areas.
- Have demonstrated strong interpersonal skills and leadership qualities.
- Have gained their Better Access to Mental Health endorsement.
- Have experience supervising university students and early career Occupational Therapists.
- Have developed and presented parent, teacher, and graduate webinar content.
- Have organised and chaired in-services for colleagues.
- Have developed and coordinated group based services.
- Have demonstrated a strong ability to maintain a full caseload.
- Have attended extensive external professional development across a variety of clinical areas.
Supervision Goal Areas:
- Clinical skills
- Case discussion
- Professional competencies
- Caseload management
- Education about paediatric OT resources, strategies, and training
- Report writing
- Compliance
- Liaising with stakeholders and care teams
- Conducting assessments and interpreting results
- Navigating prospective private practice employment
Kid Link’s areas of special interests are:
- Emotional regulation
- Fine and gross motor
- Behaviour
- Self care
- Executive function
- Mental Health
- Sensory processing
- Social
- Educational participation
- Parent and carer coaching
Kid Link does not offer the following services:
- Functional capacity assessments
- Equipment prescription
- Home modification
- Behaviours support plans
- Therapy assistants
- Sponsorship
Meet Some Of Our Supervisors:
Caitlin Cowie:
Danni Gheorghe:
Caitlin Smith:
Josh White:
Business Mentoring
Business mentoring is provided by our director, Jackie Sikic. Jackie has been the owner and director of Kid Link Occupational Therapy for over 10 years. She is passionate about providing exceptional evidence-based occupational therapy and that the best way to achieve this is through a sustainable business plan and a quality team.
Our mentoring is appropriate for:
- Sole traders
- Private Practice business owners
- Team leaders or Senior Occupational Therapists
- Occupational Therapists interested in developing their leaderships skills
Mentoring goal areas:
- Employee engagement and retention
- Business growth
- Program development
- Career progression and staff development
- Diversifying services
- Knowledge or mindset
- Positive company culture
- Graduate onboarding
- Supervision