ORS Group
Nicola Bennett is an experienced Occupational Therapist currently working at ORS Group since July 2023. Prior experience includes serving as Occupational Therapy Team Lead and Grade Two Occupational Therapist at Outcomes Connect Australia from February 2020 to June 2023, as well as positions as a Grade One Occupational Therapist. Nicola's earlier roles include Support Worker at Hireup, where assistance was provided to clients aged 6-30 years with diverse support needs, and clinical placements at several organizations including Hand Therapy at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Acquired Brain Injury Unit at Caulfield Hospital, where skill assessments and therapeutic interventions were conducted. An educational background includes a Bachelor of Applied Science and a Master of Occupational Therapy Practice from La Trobe University, supported by a Bachelor of Arts in History and Classical Studies from The George Washington University, along with further studies in History and Ancient World Studies at the University of Melbourne.
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ORS Group
Our Purpose (why we exist): "To provide services that work" What we do: "Improve lives” ORS has been in the business of making a difference to people with disability and injuries for 30 years! ORS provides a range of allied health and workplace rehabilitation services across key industries such as the NDIS, Workers Compensation, Health, Injury Prevention and Aged Care. Our service delivery is underpinned by clinically informed, evidence based and person-centered practices which empower others to reach their potential and achieve their goals. We are a registered NDIS provider, ISO 9001 and NSDS certified, Comcare accredited, and are on major workplace rehabilitation panels including: icare, Department of Veterans Affairs, ACT Government, Defence Housing Australia, and Worksafe ACT. We are members of the Australian Association for Rehabilitation Counsellors (ASORC), Australian Rehabilitation Providers Association (ARPA), Association for Positive Behaviour Support and National Disability Services (NDS). We employ a wide range of Allied Health professionals including experienced and accredited Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Physiotherapists, Exercise Physiologists, Rehabilitation Counsellors, Behaviour Support Practitioners, Speech Pathologists and Registered Nurses who have experience working with complex and high needs clients across all age ranges and disability/injury presentations. A large percentage of our Consultants are culturally and linguistically diverse (32%) with many who also speak other languages including Mandarin, Cantonese and Arabic. ORS proudly employs people with lived experience of disability and with family members with lived experience; and people who identify as LGBTIQA.