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A warm, helpful space created to support OTs, allied health partners and anyone wanting to better understand community-based OT.
Here you’ll find practical insights, reflections, career guidance and supportive resources written from real lived experience working with adults across Greater Brisbane.
If you’re exploring meaningful work, curious about community OT, or simply looking for clarity in your next step, you’re in the right place.
Lisa Nguyen
Hi, I’m Lisa. I founded Strive to Thrive Therapy with the goal of creating meaningful, balanced community OT work. These articles explore purpose, wellbeing and career growth for OTs. I hope they help you reflect on what you need next in your journey.
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These articles support OTs at all stages of practice, early career, mid-career or senior, with reflections, clarity and meaningful next steps.
All are written in a warm, grounded voice, with a focus on wellbeing, growth and purpose.
Reasonable and Necessary NDIS Supports Explained
“Reasonable and necessary” is the set of criteria the NDIA uses when deciding which NDIS supports can be included in a participant’s plan. A support is not funded simply because…
How to Request a Change to Your NDIS Plan
You can ask for a change to your NDIS plan when your situation or disability support needs have changed and the current plan no longer works well enough. Start by…
Stated Supports, Quote Required and Other NDIS Plan Conditions Explained
A stated support or condition in your NDIS plan can limit how funding is used, even when the budget heading looks flexible. Wording such as “stated support,” “quote required,” “registered…
NDIS Provider Travel Charges Explained
NDIS providers may be able to charge for the time and other costs involved in travelling to deliver support in person. A travel charge is not automatically wrong, but it…
NDIS Funding Categories Explained
NDIS plans are organised into four support budgets: Core Supports, Capacity Building Supports, Capital Supports and Recurring Supports. Each budget has a different purpose and different rules. The category name…
Thinking About Your Next Step as an OT?
If you’re exploring purposeful work with real support, our Work With Us page outlines what it’s like to be part of the Strive to Thrive Therapy team.
We’re always looking to connect with OTs who value balance, learning and meaningful work.
Or start with a gentle step and take the OT Career Check to see where you’re at in your career season.
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