WHAT IS OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY? WHO ARE THE

Dept of
WHO ARE THE
OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPY STAFF?
Occupational
Therapy
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS:
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JAYANTHI RUGPATH
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KARMINI NAIDOO
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VICKI PRECIOUS
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ALECIA SILAS
WHAT IS
OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPY?
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OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT:
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ELSIE NOMVULA SHANGE
GENERAL ASSISTANT:
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MITHA BALEKILE NTULI
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Occupational Therapy Dept
Addington Hospital
Erskine Terrace
South Beach
Phone: +27-31 327 2352/1
Fax: +27-31 327 2387
E-mail:
[email protected]
COMPILED BY:
JAYANTHI RUGPATH
DATE OF ISSUE::
MAY 2006
EDITED ON:
APRIL 2007
CHIEF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
What is
Occupational
Therapy?
WHAT ARE THE AREAS OF FOCUS IN
OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPY?
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According to the World Federation of
Occupational Therapists, Occupational
therapy: is “assessment and treatment
through the specific use of selected
activity. This is designed by the
Occupational therapists and undertaken by
those who are temporarily or permanently
disabled by physical illness or mental
Illness, or social or developmental problems. The purpose is to prevent disability,
improve health and to fulfill the person’s
needs by achieving optimum function and
independence in work, social and domestic
environment”
During the assessment, an interview with
the patient is executed. In addition, informal or formal (standardized) testing is
done. Upon completion of these, a
program is devised for treatment of the
patient. The OT or OT assistant may carry
out this treatment. OT’s treat holistically,
and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
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Mobility eg.
Transferring from a wheelchair
to the bed independantly
Personal management - eg. bathing independently
Domestic eg. doing household
chores independently.
Work –carrying out all of one’s
work-related tasks
independently.
School – training independent
functioning in the school environment.
Community survival e.g. taking a taxi to work
independently.
Leisure –training constructive use of leisure
time in disabled persons.
Social –training the appropriateness of certain
social behaviour eg. Assertiveness
Life skills management – e.g. Stress
management
Transfer of skills to caregivers.
Vocational assessments for medical boarding
purposes.
EXAMPLES OF CONDITIONS
TREATED IN OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPY...
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Spinal cord injury
Stroke
Hand injuries
Fractures
Head injuries
Genetic disorders
Cerebral palsy
Amputations
Learning disabilities
Attention deficit and/ or
hyperactivity
Degenerative disorders
Burns
Depression
Schizophrenia
Bipolar disorder
Mental retardation
Anxiety disorders, among others
EXAMPLES OF TREATMENT MEDIA...
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Activities of daily living, eg. the actual
dressing activity, transfers into and out
of the bath tub
Splinting (soft splinting and thermoplastic splinting).
Pressure garments
Therapeutic apparatus
Training
independent
functioning
through the use of assistive devices –
e.g. transferring into and out of the
bathtub using a bath board.
Occupational Therapy Dept
Addington Hospital
Erskine Terrace
South Beach
Durban
Phone: +27-31 327 2352/1
Fax: +27-31 327 2387
E-mail: