Rebecca SmitH (NEE JARROTT)

Owner and Principal Occupational Therapist

  • Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational Therapy)- 2007, Western Sydney University

  • AHPRA registration- OCC0001742677

  • Current member (2021-2022)- Occupational Therapy Australia

  • Current member (2021-2022): Occupational Therapy Northern Territory Divisional Council

  • PhD candidate- Charles Sturt University (in progress)

Bec has 17 years of experience as an occupational therapist and worked in NSW, QLD and the United Kingdom before moving to the Northern Territory in 2012.

Bec has clinical experience spanning a range of areas and ages, including paediatrics, rehabilitation, acute hospital settings, remote service provision, community based settings and teaching OT students in the teritiary sector, including guest lecturing roles at Charles Darwin University, Sydney University and Charles Sturt University.

Bec has a passion for occupational therapy and truly believes in the difference OT can make in people’s lives. Bec loves working with people of all ages to improve quality of life and achieve meaningful goals.

With a love of learning Bec is regularly engaged in professional development opportunities and is currently completing a PhD conducting research on an OT cognitive assessment, The PRPP Assessment, when used with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Northern Territory. You can read her publication here.

Bec developed a mild head injury educational resource for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients while working at Royal Darwin Hospital. The multimedia resource is available in 7 languages and freely accessible online: click here.

Some of the additional training Bec has completed includes:

  • Perceive, Recall, Plan and Perform (PRPP) System of Task Analysis Assessment and Intervention training courses.

  • Advanced bimanual therapy course.

  • Cognitive Orientation to Daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) training.

  • Occupational Performance coaching.

  • Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) Approach to Feeding.

  • Supporting people with ASD and their families.

  • Occupational Therapy Assessment and Intervention for Children.

  • Supporting the occupational roles of infants.

  • Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination (HINE).

  • DIR Floortime Approach (level 101 completed).

  • Bayley-III Scales of Infant Development accreditation.

  • Family and Infant Neurodevelopmental Education Program Level 1- Grace Centre for Newborn Care.

  • Traffic Jam in my Brain training.

  • Strengths approach training.

  • Upper Limb Performance Assessment (ULPA) training.

  • Managing upper limb hypertonicity and optimising function.

Bec moved to Darwin in 2012 and has since made it her home. Bec enjoys being outdoors, walking the dog, sewing, reading and enjoying time with her twin daughters.