Megan Bense

Occupational Therapist

Professional Profile

Megan comes to Australia with 15 years’ experience as an occupational therapist with her work experience primarily being with children with different needs in settings ranging from early intervention to school-based, to outpatient paediatrics for school-aged children, adolescents and young adults. Megan has worked on multi-disciplinary teams and in various settings that allowed her to develop specialty expertise in supporting clients using a variety of top down and bottom up approaches; parental guidance and training; to conduct research and develop a program for improving literacy of school-aged children through a vision-based program; facilitate parent and teacher workshops; and mentor students and novice therapists.

Areas of Interest

Treatment and assessment of sensory processing differences inclusive of Ayres Sensory Integration® approach
Training in the Developmental, Individual Difference, Relationship-based Model of Intervention (DIR Floortime) for intervention for Autism Spectrum and related disorders to promote development
Approaches to support developmental delay in gross and fine motor skills and visual processing skills
Training for support in emotional processing, specifically anxiety and behavioral concerns
Training to support the development of executive functioning skills across the lifespan

Qualifications

Master of Science: Occupational Therapy 2016 University of Witwatersrand (Distinction)
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy 2009 University of Pretoria (Distinction in Research and Community Modules)