Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapists aim to help people with disabilities achieve their maximum level of function when carrying out their every day activities, including both work and leisure. Your therapist will work closely with you to assess your current strengths and requirements, and will provide you with advice and treatment to enable you to regain an acceptable quality of life.

Occupational Therapists can work in many different ways, and a selection of interventions available at Hobbs Rehabilitation is explained below.

Assessment

The first thing we will do is to discuss with you areas of personal care, work or leisure that are becoming difficult.

Treatment Programmes

After the assessment, we will tailor individual programmes to your needs and include specific goals to be achieved. These programmes are continually monitored and evaluated.

Home Visits

We are happy to carry out home visits which are designed to assess your function in your own environment and establish any needs for equipment, adaptations, or further rehabilitation.

Hand Therapy

May involve splinting to improve function, positioning, comfort or hygiene, as well as hand exercise programmes to improve hand function.

Joint Sessions

These can be arranged with any member of the multidisciplinary team e.g. Physiotherapist or Speech Therapist.

Group Sessions

These would involve small groups of clients working together on similar issues such as life skills.

All the Occupational Therapist working at Hobbs Rehabilitation are senior state-registered OTs. Some have postgraduate qualifications and are current practitioners and specialist in their field. All the Occupational Therapists conform to the "College of Occupational Therapists' Code of Ethics and Standards", and all are registered with appropriate professional groups.