Occupational Therapy

What is Occupational Therapy?

Occupational Therapy is a healthcare profession that helps to solve the problems that interfere with a person’s ability to do the activities/tasks that are important to them. Occupational Therapists consider all aspects of a person’s needs (psychological, physical, cognitive, social, cultural and environmental) to help them return to their activities after a disability, illness, accident or psychological dysfunction. Occupational Therapists provide individualized treatment to empower and help people use strategies, develop skills and make modifications to enable their engagement in everyday activities such as: 

• Self-care: personal care activities, safely accessing and mobilizing in their home
• Productivity: school, work, household activities, volunteering
• Leisure: hobbies, sports, social activities

At Branching Out Case Management, our Occupational Therapists provide evidence-based occupational therapy assessment and treatment services to youth and adults, within Eastern Ontario.  Our services are in keeping with The Canadian Model of Occupational Performance and Engagement and include:

Assessment services

• Occupational Therapy Functional Assessment
• Attendant Care Needs Assessment
• Hospital Discharge Assessment and Planning
• Housekeeping and Home Maintenance
• Functional Cognitive Assessment
• Psychosocial Assessment
• Ergonomic Assessment
• Job Demands Analysis
• ADP (Assistive Device Program) Assessment for mobility aids, including walkers, wheelchairs, power wheelchairs, scooters, and seating and positioning equipment

Treatment services

• Occupational Therapy Functional Assessment
• ADL Retraining
• Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation
• Concussion Management
• Pain Management
• Spinal Cord Injury Management
• Behavioral Activation
• Return to Work
• Return to School
• Community Re-integration
• Equipment Education and Training