Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy (OT) aims to develop a child’s or young person’s
ability to carry out daily living activities, thereby promoting independence
and quality of life.
The Occupational Therapist at Penn Hall is a member of a community based team (Wolverhampton City NHS Primary Care Trust) who works alongside Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, nurses and school staff. The overall goal of OT is to help maximise motor and perceptual abilities and to develop as much independence as possible in activities of daily living. Special equipment may be recommended where appropriate.
The OT works in the following areas:
seating
and positioning access to ICT
self
help skills such as feeding and
drinking, toileting, dressing and life skills,
play
and perceptual skills,
fine
motor skills,
Groups based on the principles of sensory integration theory.
Good liaison is maintained with the Paediatric Occupational Therapist at the Independant Living Service in Wolverhampton regarding equipment in the home and also with OTs working in neighbouring areas.