Arul Hamill Paediatric Occupational Therapist

Playfulpath Occupational Therapy

Arul Hamill

Arul is a paediatric occupational therapist who is passionate about valuing the voice of infants, children and their families. Arul journeys alongside families in Aotearoa New Zealand, supporting infants and children to engage and participate in everyday routines and tasks within their varied environments. Arul uses task analysis and clinical reasoning frameworks with children and their families in fun and playful ways.

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30+
Years of experience
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Arul was born in Fiji, trained in Aotearoa New Zealand, worked in child development teams from 1991, and worked in her own private practice from 2003 onwards. Arul worked at Therapy for Children with a mostly Accident Compensation Commission (ACC) caseload, worked in a school learning support unit, then conceived the idea and co-founded the private practice Paediatric OT Ltd. Arul has professional experience with paediatric developmental delay, congenital syndromes, cerebral palsy, head injuries including shaken baby syndrome, prematurity, learning disability, neurological conditions, physical (equipment) and postural supports, and cross cultural support. Arul works alongside families and teachers in diverse settings in the community including preschools, schools, and family homes.

Teaching
Arul has taught, educated and supervised in New Zealand, Australia, Ireland and the UK. Current teaching includes Perceive, Recall, Plan and Perform (PRPP) courses for which Arul is one of the team of certified instructors in Aotearoa.
PRPP Courses Aotearoa
Supervision
Arul provides supervision for occupational therapists throughout Aotearoa.
Post-graduate training
Arul has completed the following post-graduate training: Neurodevelopmental Therapy – Paediatric, Baby, and Advanced Baby Bobath Clinical Reasoning Framework; Neurobiology and Child Development; Infant and Baby Massage; Brazelton Touchpoints – the HOW of Child and Family Engagement; Sensory Integration Theory and Practice; Occupational Performance Coaching; the Perceive, Recall, Plan and Perform (PRPP) Assessment and Intervention; Sensory Processing and Profile (Winnie Dunn); the Sequential, Oral, and Sensory (SOS) approach to feeding; Dr Mary Massery Breathing and Postural Control Parts 1 and 2; Newborn Behavioural Observations (NBO); Upper Limb Performance Assessment (ULPA); Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS); and NZ Coaching and Mentoring's Supervision Training.

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Collaborations

Original painting by Isabella MacArthur-Beadle commissioned by Arul Hamill

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The F-words for Child Development

Publications

Sehajpal, K., McCrostie, C., Charles, L., Hamill, A., Terei, P., & Hamill, J. (2024). Reflexive thematic analysis of a coaching‐based, holistic approach to child development. Child: Care, Health and Development, 50(1), e13205.

DOI: 10.1111/cch.13205

Charles, L. V., & Hamill, A. J. (2023). Our haerenga (journey) with the F-words life wheel. New Zealand Journal of Occupational Therapy, 70(2), 14-18.

National Library link

Lucy Charles, Arul Hamill, Kelly Reynolds (2020). The F-words life wheel. Archived by the National Library of New Zealand in PDF. ISBN 9780473521356 pdf.

National Library link

Graham, F., Kennedy-Behr, A., & Ziviani, J. (2020). Occupational performance coaching: A manual for practitioners and researchers. Routledge. (Contributer).

DOI: 10.4324/9780429055805

Mehreen, I., Tomas, V. M., Bursey, E., Charles, L., Cross, A., Hamill, A., ... & Wittmeier, K. Service Provider Perspectives on Implementing the ‘F-words for Child Development’: An Innovative Approach to Children’s Health and Developmental Services. Frontiers in Public Health, 14, 1788060.

DOI:I10.3389/fpubh.2026.1788060

F-words for Child Development
Fun | Family | Fitness | Friends | Function | Future | Tākarokaro | Whānau | Hauora | Whakahoahoa | Mahi | Ā Mua Atu

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Arul Hamill

30+

PRPP Courses Aotearoa

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