Driving Well Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy Driving and Vehicle Modifications Assessments to Support Safe Community Access
Director & OT Driver Assessor
We service clients who are self-funding, NDIS and other compensable (WorkCover, NIISQ, TAC, iCare).
Jenny Gribbin (Director / OT Driver Assessor) is actively involved in the OT Australia (QLD) Driving Special Interest Group, and she is sought after to speak at various department in-services and conferences.
Jenny’s personal values are “kindness and passion” and she loves continuous development to be a great clinician and a leader for her team and the greater OT driver assessor network (within Brisbane/QLD and Australia). Jenny is passionate about sharing knowledge and participating in and providing supervision
Jenny has developed national and international contacts and has innovated to bring a new “Potential to Drive” approach for young people with ASD, and worked with Dr Miriam Monahan to bring the “Drive Focus” app to Australia. This is an incredible evidence-based tool designed to develop Visual Search skills and can benefit all drivers.
Driving Well Occupational Therapy work with the following client groups:
- Older clients with general frailty/ageing, physical/functional problems, memory loss etc
- Clients with chronic health conditions eg diabetes
- Clients with neurological conditions eg stroke, Parkinsons, spinal cord injury
- Clients with orthopaedic injuries eg amputations, hand and shoulder injuries, back injuries
- Younger/learner drivers with physical impairments such as cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury
- Younger/learner drivers with learning difficulties eg Aspergers and Autism
- We don’t accept referrals for clients with mental health diagnoses.
Medical / Disability Assessments
Senior Drivers Assessments
Learner Drivers Assessments
Vehicle modifications for Drivers
Passenger Vehicle Modification
Commercial Vehicle Assessment
Wheelchair and scooter assessment
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Personal touch
Personal touch
- We strive to be kind in all dealings with clients and key stakeholders..
- We are compassionate, we listen, we care, we communicate, we understand, we are honest, we are authentic.
- When delivering bad news, “clear is kind” and we strive to handle this with compassion and integrity.
Wide range of driving and vehicle mods needs covered
Wide range of driving and vehicle mods needs covered
- We ONLY do driving and vehicle mods! This means that our team are “in-the-know” across all the requirements for this area.
- We assess driving needs across the lifespan: teenage pre-learners and learner drivers, experienced drivers, and senior drivers.
- Basic driving modifications through to lowered floor conversions, drive from wheelchair and high level driving mods (mini-wheel and joystick)
- Commercial and motorbike driving assessments
Qualified therapists – OT driving assessment and vehicle modifications
Qualified therapists – OT driving assessment and vehicle modifications
- Director Jenny has 17+ years experience as an OT and 6 years as an OT driver assessor
- All Driving Well OTs have the “driver assessor” qualification (2 week full time course and ongoing training)
- We are dedicated to clinical excellence. Therapists are members of OT Australia and actively participate in the QLD Driving Special Interest Group.
- We engage with clinical mentors, colleagues and experts in the vehicle modification and driving rehabilitation industry throughout Australia.
Partnership
Partnership
- We take care of our work colleagues, business supports and stakeholder network.
- We form partnerships with our clients and their families and connect them with a team that will help them to work towards their driving/community access and vehicle access goals.
We LOVE the “why factor”
We LOVE the “why factor”
- At Driving Well Occupational Therapy, we love what we do – working with people with medical conditions, injuries and disabilities to keep them driving, get them back to driving, or get them into their own vehicle. This is the most satisfying and rewarding thing for us, and gives us the motivation to keep going – the “why factor”! We celebrate these wins. Check out our Why Factor Gallery to see some of our wins.
Leadership, Award winning
Leadership, Award winning
- Finalist of 2022 Australian Disability Service Awards for Best Assistive Technology Product for the Drive Focus app
- Winner of 2021 Australian Road Safety Foundation “Technology” award for “Bringing the Drive Focus app to Australia”
- Exhibitor of Drive Focus app at OT Exchange conference Melbourne 2022 (world-wide conference premiere)
- Hosts of “Potential to Drive” workshops to OT Driver Assessors and occupational therapists across Australia
- We organise, run and attend webinars, conferences and networking events.
- We are continually growing our individual level of skill and expertise, and thrive on developing skills to work with complex clients.
- We are always learning more about the best ways and best technology to help our clients.
- We are passionate about supporting and educating clients, referrers, colleagues and members of the community about the area of occupational therapy driving assessment and vehicle modifications.
- Older clients with general frailty & ageing, physical & functional problems, memory loss etc.
- Clients with chronic health conditions for example diabetes
- Clients with neurological conditions for example stroke, Parkinsons, spinal cord injury
- Clients with orthopaedic injuries for example amputations, hand and shoulder injuries, back injuries
- Younger & learner drivers with physical impairments such as cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury
This course is designed for senior drivers (and their families) who may be required to undergo an OT driving assessment.
This is a therapy program and resource package to use with learner drivers, after they have completed a “Potential to Drive” assessment with an OT driver assessor.
“Is my young adult person ready for driving?”
Short online course – coming soon!
- “Potential to Drive” workshop – for Driving OTs and specialised driving instructors: 15th and 17th March
- Small group coaching program – potential to drive approach for driving OTs
Driving with Parkinson’s: Navigating the Hidden Bumps in the Road
The Hidden Danger: Obstructive Sleep Apnoea & Driving
Reflections on Providing Clinical Supervision
Wheelchair Occupant Travel – Family Success Story!
Retiring from Driving – Transitioning to Alternative Transport
Queensland Medical Certificate for Motor Vehicle Driver – What you need to know
Regular Instructors vs. Specialised Driving Instructors
Managing Holiday Fatigue on the Road
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Driving Well Occupational Therapy is a busy practice that provides OT driving assessment and vehicle modification services for people with medical conditions and injuries in Brisbane, Ipswich and northern Gold Coast. We service clients who are self-funding, NDIS and other compensable (WorkCover, NIISQ, TAC, iCare).
On behalf of the team at Driving Well Occupational Therapy and in the spirit of reconciliation, I acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of Turrbul and Yuggera country, where our team live and serve the majority of our clients, as well as to all Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to the land, sea and community. I pay my respects to Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all First Nations people today.
On behalf of the team at Driving Well Occupational Therapy and in the spirit of reconciliation, I acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of Turrbul and Yuggera country, where our team live and serve the majority of our clients, as well as to all Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to the land, sea and community. I pay my respects to Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all First Nations people today.
