Melanie Boal
Occupational Therapist, Hiya Health Redcliffe
Melanie Boal is a dedicated and compassionate Occupational Therapist serving the Redcliffe community through Hiya Health. Graduating with a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) from the University of Queensland in 2021, Melanie is passionate about helping individuals achieve independence and improve their quality of life. She brings her extensive knowledge and experience to both clinic-based care and mobile community services, where she supports clients in their homes.
Melanie enjoys working with clients across all stages of life, particularly those needing assistance with home modifications, wheelchair postural seating, and upper limb rehabilitation for neurological conditions. Melanie covers FCAs, NDIS access, adult clinical therapy sessions and community home visits.
- Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours)
- Advanced Home Modifications
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Trauma-Informed Care
- MAT Assessment for Mobility Equipment
- Wheelchair Postural Seating Scripting
- Retraining of Upper Limb Function for neurological rehabilitation
- Falls Prevention
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- Neurological rehabilitation for acquired brain injuries and stroke
- Home Modifications (including complex home modifications)
- Adult therapy and aged care
- Assistive Technology and complex wheelchair scripting
- Functional capacity assessments and NDIS access
- Home visits and community OT
“I find learning about different people and how they live to be so interesting and I feel like this reflects on how we need to provide interventions. There is no one-size-fits-all approach and we need to work holistically to find out what sort of care, modification or intervention will suit each person to work with their individual lifestyle and needs. This is the sort of problem solving which makes me love this area of work and I love getting to know each participant and what is meaningful to them so we can work out how to make this possible in their lives.”
