What do we mean Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapy is a healthcare profession that focuses on enhancing an individual’s health and well-being. It revolves around a diverse range of activities that people of all ages engage in and its importance for human functional performance and social belonging. Occupational therapy helps individuals to participate in the professions they want or need to engage in, expecting them to perform through modifying the occupation or environment to support their participation in society. Occupational therapy is a therapeutic intervention aimed at enabling every individual to exercise their functional ability and work as independently as possible
What are the categories that occupational therapy is suitable for?
- Children who suffer from developmental delays and disorders that hinder their motor, cognitive, and sensory skills.
- Children who face specific difficulties that impede their functional, organizational, or motor abilities. Typically, this group includes children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), those with sensory processing disorders, or children with specific developmental delays that are not comprehensive.
- Adults whose abilities have been impaired due to accidents, medical interventions, or chronic illnesses.
- Elderly individuals whose functional abilities have been compromised.
- Children and adults with mental disabilities that affect their daily performance.
Occupational Therapy Goals
- Occupational therapy helps the patient acquire the skills they lack using unique strategies tailored to their difficulties.
- Adapting the environment to the needs, developing a strategy to match the environment to the patient’s specific needs to help them work independently.
- Guiding parents and family members on how to assist in developing their functional skills.
- Occupational therapy focuses on improving functional abilities, providing a sense of success, achievement, enhancing self-confidence, and promoting a sense of control and capability.
Physical Therapy
Pediatric physical therapy is a specialized field in physical therapy that focuses on providing care and treatment for children of all ages, from newborns to adolescents. Its aim is to offer support and assistance to children who experience movement problems, motor development issues, muscular or skeletal conditions, or neurological disorders. The key aspects of pediatric physical therapy include:
Assessment of the condition.
Developing a treatment plan.
Treatment techniques.
Education and guidance.
Enhancing the quality of life.
Pediatric physical therapy can address a variety of conditions, such as developmental delays in motor skills, muscular and skeletal disorders, cerebral palsy, motor behavioral disorders, sports injuries, and congenital deformities.
Vocational and Physical Rehabilitation Department
Welcome to the Vocational and Physical Rehabilitation Department at the Comprehensive Empowerment School.