Occupational Therapists (OTs) work as part of the multidisciplinary team (MDT) on the wards.

Occupational Therapy supports with:

  • maintaining and increasing everyday skills
  • maintaining a balanced lifestyle
  • developing coping strategies for everyday skills
  • providing purposeful and meaningful activities for a balanced lifestyle

If you have any questions about Occupational Therapy please ask a member of staff.

How can Occupational Therapy help me?

Cooking vegetables in a wokPersonal and Domestic Activities.

OTs assess and help service users to practice their personal and domestic activities of daily living e.g. washing and dressing, shopping, cooking, laundry.

Employment

OTs can advise and assist service users to return to employment (paid or voluntary) or education e.g. college.

Leisure

OTs can encourage and motivate service users to engage in leisure pursuits and develop new interests.

Home Visits

OTs can carry out home visits to assess service users' abilities in their own home environment. This can be useful for discharge planning and home leave.

Group Work

OTs and other staff also carry out groups on the ward. A timetable of groups will be on display in the ward. All interventions are evidence-based.

 

Examples of therapy sessions

  • Person digging in a gardenActivities of daily living including self-care and domestic tasks.
  • Cooking skills, food shopping skills.
  • Leisure interests, including baking, sport, art.
  • Coping strategies to engage in the community.
  • Budgeting, skills for independent living.
  • Studying, employability advice.
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