What is Occupational Therapy? Occupational Therapy is a health profession, which provides evaluation, consultation, and treatment for people with physical, psychological, developmental and neurological conditions.

Occupational Therapists specialise in maximising your ability to participate in everyday functional tasks. Occupational Therapists take into account the physical, sensory and thinking skills required to complete activities important for independent living.

They have a large role in disabled access, equipment prescription and provide advice and recommendations on home modifications. Listed below are just a few examples of the types of interventions provided to help people in their everyday life.

Assessment and modification of your home environment to improve safety and independence

Prescription of adaptive equipment to assist function and independence

Specialist seating and wheelchair prescription for manual and power wheelchairs

Alternative computer access and the use of technology to enable independence

Manual handling training and education in the use of equipment for families and other health professionals

Upper limb retraining and cognitive retraining following a brain injury or stroke

Working with people with disabilities to develop skills in functional activites, and/or adapting the home environment to increase function and independence

Education and recommendations on the use of adaptive equipment to assist people with dementia to continue to live safely at home

Equipment prescription to enable a person with a palliative illness to be cared for in the home environment

Kylie Christel consults with people in their home or residential care facility. She will conduct private hospital consultations and a hospital discharge facilitation service.