Occupational Therapy
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OT World is in the business of providing options for life. We specialize in providing you with all options and allowing you to make a choice on what works for you.
Based on years of experience, we realize that the system can be challenging . We provide the connectivity by standing in the middle and ensuring that your needs are seamlessly met.
We seek to provide services to all who reach out to us regardless of their financial status. We are able to do this through our community support.
What We Do
Home Assessment and Modification
Home modifications are indicated when environmental factors challenge the person’s ability to safely or effectively live and function in their home.
Environmental changes include both major structural changes and minor non-structural changes including use of assistive devices.
It is our goal to enable you to stay at home safely. This is possible through a thorough professional occupational therapy assessment, recommendation and collaboration with other team members etc.
The challenge with home modifications is affordability. Who pays for the needed changes? We connect clients to options available in the community, to ensure that your needs are met.
Cognitive Rehabilitation
Occupational therapists through the use of occupations and activities, facilitate clients’ cognitive functioning to enhance occupational performance, self-efficacy, participation, and perceived quality of life.
In occupational therapy, cognition treatments are integral for enhancing occupational performance and fostering independence in individuals with cognitive impairments. Areas addressed include Planning, Organization, Focus, Attention and Concentration, Working memory, Emotional Regulation, Self Care, Time Management, Problem-Solving and Decision Making etc.
Community Integration and/or Reintegration
Community integration is about addressing the complexity of real-life issues. People are best served when they apply their skills in real world situations.
Occupational therapists are best positioned to champion assimilation of disabled clients into the larger community and for them to participate at the same level as the non-disabled. Integrating them into the community also benefits the community at large. Today, occupational therapists adhere to this perspective, recognizing that health is supported and maintained when individuals are able to engage and participate in occupations and activities at home, school, the workplace and in their community.
We focus on de-institutionalization.
Health, Wellness and Stress Management
Health prevention and promotion is encapsulated into the whole scope of occupational therapy, a wholistic approach.
The focus on health, wellness and stress management seeks to prevent injury, disease and to promote quality of life.
The results of a consistent and well crafted plan in this area results in improved physical function and increased independence, enhanced mental health and cognitive performance, increased social participation and life participation, prevention of chronic diseases and disabilities and overall life balance.
The occupational therapist seeks to teach the individual to understand stress and causes of stress and to design a plan to master the necessary skills needed for a fulfilled productive life.
School-Based Occupational Therapy
OT uses meaningful activities to help children and youth participate in what they need and/or want to do in order to promote physical and mental health and well-being. Occupational therapy addresses the physical, cognitive, psychosocial and sensory components of performance. In schools, occupational therapy practitioners focus on academics, play and leisure, social participation, self-care skills (ADLs or Activities of Daily Living), and transition/work skills. Occupational therapy’s expertise includes activity and environmental analysis and modification with a goal of reducing the barriers to participation. Other areas addressed are posture and positioning, fine and gross motor coordination, transitioning, feeding, sensory modulation, social participation, smart device use etc.
Autism and Sensory Modulation
“Autism is a lifelong condition associated with a varied course from early childhood through adulthood. Occupational therapy practitioners are distinctly qualified to support productive and meaningful participation in community activities that enhance quality of life for individuals with autism and their families. Because of their expertise in activity and environmental analysis, occupational therapy practitioners are particularly skilled in using evidence-based strategies to address self-regulation and sensory needs, adaptive skills, motor development, mental health, social participation, and daily life skills.”
Transitioning Through Life Stages
Transitioning from one life stage to another: high school to community life, from a cherished family home to an adult residential community or assisted living facility is a profound life change that affects not only individuals but also has a significant impact on the mental health of entire families. Recognizing the potential challenges inherent in such transitions, occupational therapy practitioners play a pivotal role in assessing and mitigating mental health challenges during these phases, while ensuring a successful adaption and integration to the new environment.
Adaptive Equipment and Technology
After an injury or due to a birth defect, an individual may require adaptive equipment to enable one to increase independence with ADLs/IADLs. (Feeding, eating, cooking, bathing, showering, toileting, dressing, home accessibility, mobility, memory, sensory modulation, writing etc)
Adaptive equipment have the effect of empowering an individual. One size does not fit all. The occupational therapist usually recommends adaptive equipment as part of an initial evaluation, although there may be cases when an evaluation is only for assessment of an adaptive equipment already in use by the client, as over time this equipment needs to be evaluated for fit and function regularly. Adaptive equipment ranges from power chair, wheel chair, shower chair, grab bars, writing aids, feeding equipment, etc.
Advocacy, Second Opinion and Resource Location
Healthcare advocacy is a professional responsibility we take very seriously. Health inequities lead to gaps in healthcare access that predispose to poor outcomes. A bureaucratic and convoluted healthcare system makes it dififcult for those in need to effectively navigate the system. This leads to ‘self neglect’. Have you been abruptly denied services before your goals are met? Did you fully understand your insurance plan before you signed on the dotted line?
After evaluation of your needs and determining what you are qualified for, we engage in advocacy service, fighting for your needs so that you can access the resources that you need.
Our Mission
Our mission is to enable you participate in life by providing you with options that meet your needs.
Safety First
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Home Safety
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Eating
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Feeding
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Dressing
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Bathing
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Grooming
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Toileting
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Transfers
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Bed Mobility
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Cooking
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Cleaning
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Vocational Skills
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Vision Rehabilitation
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Pain Management
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Balance
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Range of Motion
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Strengthening
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Coordination
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Endurance
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Posture
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Positioning
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Reflexes
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Fall Prevention
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Sensory Modulation
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Social Skills
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Handwriting
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Delayed Milestones
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Planning
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Organization
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Memory
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Emotional Regulation
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Medication Management
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Wheelchair
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Power Chair
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Adaptive Equipment
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Smart Device Use
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Problem Solving
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Safety First · Home Safety · Eating · Feeding · Dressing · Bathing · Grooming · Toileting · Transfers · Bed Mobility · Cooking · Cleaning · Vocational Skills · Vision Rehabilitation · Pain Management · Balance · Range of Motion · Strengthening · Coordination · Endurance · Posture · Positioning · Reflexes · Fall Prevention · Sensory Modulation · Social Skills · Handwriting · Delayed Milestones · Planning · Organization · Memory · Emotional Regulation · Medication Management · Wheelchair · Power Chair · Adaptive Equipment · Smart Device Use · Problem Solving ·
Honesty
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Intergrity
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Commitment
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Diligence
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Passion
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Experience
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Honesty · Intergrity · Commitment · Diligence · Passion · Experience ·
ARTICLES FOR LIVING LIFE AT YOUR FULL POTENTIAL
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