Occupational Therapists aim to optimise your functional potential in Activities of Daily Living (ADL), to manage your conditions and develop coping strategies. They will work with you to jointly agree a treatment plan to assist you to return to everyday life as independently as possible.
OT treatment plans may include some of the following:
- Information gathering (i.e home circumstances/social support/previous abilities)
- Transfer assessments (ability to get on/off furniture)
- Personal care assessments (washing and dressing)
- Kitchen assessments
- Cognitive assessments (memory, planning, sequencing and orientation)
- Environmental assessments
- Home assessments
- Wheelchair assessments
- Equipment provision
- Energy Conservation
- Anxiety management
- Emotional/Psychological support
- Group work.
Occupational Therapists work closely with other professional services, some of whom may include:
- Physiotherapists
- Doctors/ Nursing staff
- Hospital Discharge Team (including Social Workers)
- Community Therapy teams
- Voluntary services (i.e. Age UK)
- Housing teams
