Tony De Minico

Tony De Minico, ActivOT TA Thorngate, is a motivated, hard-working individual who is intrinsically driven to provide the highest level of client-focused care. This ethos has been entrenched through his previous experience in the advertising industry. As a Therapy Assistant, he understands the importance of working collaboratively with Allied Health clinicians to improve his client's quality of life and function. His clinical area of interest is driver training, and he is undertaking further studies to become a certified instructor to support and train individuals to gain and maintain their driver's licence. Tony is passionate about supporting clients to maintain independence and achieve their goals, including: • Assisting with various activities for daily living, such as cooking, budgeting, community participation, undertaking exercise programs that have been set up by physiotherapists and implementing a variety of assistive technologies • Working with Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists collaboratively to achieve client goals • Collaborating with external service providers to ensure holistic care Tony has mentored young individuals to improve their skills and achieve their sporting goals for over a decade. He utilises these skills to create rapport and motivate clients to improve their functional skills in self-care, household tasks, community participation, social integration and leisure activities.