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THE OT PROCESS 1. Initial Assessments When you first arrive at HWC your OT will complete the Initial Assessments with you, namely; The Interest Checklist The OSA (Occupational Self-Assessment) The OCAIRS (Occupational Circumstances Assessment Interview and Rating Scale) These assessments help us to: Build a rapport with you Get to know you, your habits, routines, capabilities and function Help you identify goals you wish to achieve while in hospital and in the future.
2. Goal Plan
We will help you to: Identify your Functional needs/goals. Prioritise those that are most important to you Help you write step-by-step plans to achieve them These goals will be individual and personal to you, based on your needs, motivations, interests.
3. Interventions We know your ability to complete Activities of Daily Living independently can impact on your mental health and vice versa. Your OT will look at how you are able to complete tasks and support you to change or adapt in order to complete these more effectively. We may adapt the task, the way you do the task or the environment in which you do the task or the intensity of the task.
ADL AREAS
OT interventions incorporate all ‘Activities of Daily Living' that adults require to live independently. You will often hear them referred to as ADL’s. The ADL areas we cover include: Domestic ADL’s/ Personal ADL’s / Community ADL’s and Meaningful ADL’s - see below for more details. We will help you to learn the skills required to complete those ADL’s
4. Review / Re-assess We continually assess (sometimes formally) to see: Where you have improved 😊 What areas / tasks still need work and how to adapt your goals/ plans accordingly.
Estabish a meaningful routine Identify and complete hobbies and interests independently Internal volunteer work Peer- led projects Socialisation skills
Showering / Bathing / Dressing Eating and Drinking Medication Regime Sleep Patterns Budgetting skills
Cooking Skills Cleaning Skills Laundry Skills Ironing Skills
Bus skills Train Skills Road Skills Shopping Skills - Especially grocery shopping skills External opportunities including volunteer work and education
Independent weekly tasks including: Laundry Grocery shopping Batch Cooking Setting up and managing bills and appointments Benefit advice