Occupational Therapy

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Our Occupational Therapy services are unique to each individual. The occupational therapist will select , in collaboration with the client/family, the most appropriate clinical approaches, therapy intensity, frequency, and duration.

A detailed initial assessment is used to examine current abilities and to identify underlying reasons for referral or presenting problems. Based on the results of standardised and unstandardised assessments , clinical observations or testing procedures, we develop and implement an intervention program that is thoroughly discussed with the client/institution/caregivers/parents to achieve our clinical outcomes.

Our individual sessions consist of 50 minutes of direct services and 10 minutes of feedback with the parents/client.

Benefits of occupational therapy include improved attention, organization, behavior, sensory processing, motor coordination, sequencing, fine motor skills and independence in activities of daily living.

Alternatively we offer an intensive therapy programme, see if this is for you.

What is Occupational Therapy?

Occupational therapy is an evidence-based health science which focuses on meaningful occupation -things you do that have meaning or value to you. These things can range from mundane everyday tasks like brushing your teeth or getting dressed, to work or study, eating, cooking, paying bills to what you do for fun or to relax. Literally anything that occupies your time! If humans do it, it is an occupation.

We use occupation therapeutically or help you carry out your meaningful occupations should you be impeded by a disability, illness, injury or life event or if you're just having a hard time.

We are person centred, which means that we approach each person as an individual. You, as a unique human being get to decide what is meaningful and important to you and it is up to us to help you experience this in an accessible way
Occupational therapy is for all people, in all environments, throughout all stages of life because all humans are Occupational beings

Our association in Ireland is the Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland - AOTI
We are regulated by CORU
And Worldwide, we are under World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT)

What is Occupation?

  • Occupations are the ordinary and familiar things that people do every day, anything that occupies a person’s time.

  • The main categories of occupation include productivity, self-care, play and leisure

Main Categories of Occupation

  • Productivity – School/academics,work/volunteering, writing, reading, learning etc

  • Self-care – grooming e.g. brushing teeth, washing yourself, grooming, feeding yourself, dressing etc

  • Leisure – playing with others, social interaction, hobbies, sports etc

What can impact occupational performance?

  • Sensory processing

  • Motor control and coordination

  • Praxis (ideation, planning and execution)

  • Play skills

  • Coping skills (dealing with change)

  • Mental Health

  • Resilience

What to look out for?

  • Poor attention or concentration

  • Decreased fine motor skills and poor handwriting

  • Clumsy, disorganised or forgetful

  • Trouble interacting with peers or authority figures appropriately

  • Difficulty controlling behaviour and emotional responses

  • Difficulty carrying out activities of daily living.

Intervention can include

Paediatric occupational therapy intervention can include:

  • Sensory integration in an Ayres Sensory Integration ™ environment

  • Sensorimotor techniques

  • Biomechanical techniques

  • Play based activities

  • Neurodevelopmental techniques

Is Occupational Therapy right for you?

To find out, call us on 042 935 1777 or email us at info@horizonstherapy.ie.

Questions? Contact Us!
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