Quick Overview
How We Can Help
Our Occupational Therapist can offer assistance with many areas of difficulty, for example, these may include areas such as:
School skills
- with following instructions
- working with others
- keeping on task
- writing, drawing, cutting
- Participating in activities
Life skills
- putting on and taking off coats or shoes
- changing for sport
- using the toilet
- eating lunch and managing belongings
- Break time and play
- joining in games
- talking with others and making friends
- using break times to recharge for the rest of the day.
Transitions
- stopping one task and starting another
- moving between classes
- changing settings from primary to secondary school
- transitioning to further and higher education or work.
Our Occupational therapists may also contribute to a child or young person’s Special Education Needs assessment or learning support plan.
Skills assessment and Reports help to understand the skills of individuals, for a variety of reasons, such as; when moving onto adult services, college or a work environment.
We will attend MDT Meetings to work together with you, your family, other services and professionals to enable effective decision making and outcomes for you.
We can assist you with full comprehensive person-centred plans, transition planning, assistive technology, enhancing student participation, and work readiness.