What is Occupational Therapy and how can we help your child?
Occupational Therapists enable children to overcome barriers, so they can participate in everyday life. Children participate in many tasks on a daily basis, e.g. dressing, feeding, toileting, play and accessing everyday school activities. Increasing participation in these tasks enables them to develop their independence, confidence, health and wellbeing.
Occupational Therapists assess and identify the needs of children and develop plans with the child, family and agencies involved in their day to day life to facilitate identified goals.
Children can present with a wide variety of conditions, such as Cerebral Palsy, Downs Syndrome and Developmental Co-ordination Disorder, but how this impacts on the child is variable. Strategies to meet identified goals may include adapting the task, providing alternative equipment and developing the child’s underlying skills.
Participation in focused activities on a day to day basis can enable the child to develop their underlying skills such as their gross and fine motor co-ordination.
What does an Occupational Therapist do? Child friendy video
Where we work
We provide Children’s Occupational Therapy within Diana Princess of Wales Hospital (North East Lincs) and at St Nicholas House (North Lincs). We may also provide home and preschool/school visits as required.
What we offer
- A core community service for children 0-18 years of age
- Holistic assessments and child centred care plans
- Strategies and advice to parents, preschools, schools and other professionals supporting your child
- Parental groups and one to one therapy to work towards individual goals
Referrals
Referrals are accepted from health care professionals only. If you have a concern about your child, please talk with your child’s school, health visitor (if not yet at school), GP or contact us directly.
Contact us
North East Lincolnshire (Grimsby): 03033 303758
North Lincolnshire (Scunthorpe): 01724 203755