What are the aims of OT?

Occupational therapy aims to improve quality of life by enabling people to do a smuch as possible for themselves. It aims to help each other person regain an independent life or keep their independence by:

• Stopping the decline in their abilities
• Helping to maintain or improve their abilities
• Compensate for lost abilities

After a fall, for example, an occupational therapist may visit you at home to find out either any part or area could be changed to make things easier for you.

As occupational therapists are part of a team of other health and social care service workers, they will report your abilities, needs and the urgency of the situation to their colleagues involved in your care.

Where does OT take place?

Occupational therapy takes place in a hospital or in your home. Hospitals often have an assessment kitchen, bathroom or bedroom where the therapist can assess a person and demonstrate new ways of doing activities which the patient can then practice.

Group sessions often take place in a hospital setting and individual sessions usually take place in your home.