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Occupational Therapy

What is Occupational Therapy (OT)?

Occupational Therapy is an intervention that supports children and adolescents with additional needs with daily living skills, school readiness and improving play and communication skills. 

Occupational Therapists have a unique skill set to support families of children and adolescents with additional needs. Occupational Therapy is goal-directed and strengths-based.

The goals of families, children and adolescents are the focus of therapy and the child's strengths are utilised to support the achievement of selected goals.

Occupational Therapists consider:

  • The environment in which the occupation or task is completed. OT's evaluate the need for any environmental modifications (physical, social, etc) to support participation and engagement in meaningful activities.
  • Any changes needed to support the completion of the task.
  • The child's or adolescent's own unique skill set to support the achievement of a goal.
     

Areas in which an Occupational Therpist may assist: