Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapists (OT’s) at MontroseAccess aim to provide clients and families with ‘tools’ for the job of living a meaningful and satisfying life. OT’s aim to maximise every client’s functional potential in areas such as play, self-care, daily routines, school participation, chores, friendships, leisure and preparation for adult life.

The Occupational Therapist may:

• Ask the client and family about their goals
• Assess the client’s environment at home, school or in the community
• Assess the client’s strengths and difficulties
• Provide strategies, equipment trials and prescriptions
• Provide resources, information, programmes, splints or hands-on therapy

These may address the areas of:

• Fine motor skills such as writing, cutting or using tools
• Eating, drinking, grooming, toileting, sleeping
• Technology
• Transition to school, high school or post-school
• Play, learning and behaviour
• Home modifications
• School and community access
• Vehicles modifications for wheelchairs
• Pre-vocational issues