Occupational Therapy Services

What Is an Occupational Therapist?

Occupational therapists work with individuals with developmental, acquired and traumatic impairments in settings such as hospitals, rehabilitation centres, schools, community agencies and private homes. Occupational therapists also work with individuals to promote healthy living through preventative strategies.

Occupational therapists are concerned with human pursuits –  “occupations” in the widest sense. We believe that people are naturally motivated to actively express themselves through their various life roles and that participating in a wide range of meaningful activities contributes to people’s sense of identity and belonging. Occupational therapy deals with enabling you to adjust to the psychosocial, physical, cognitive and environmental factors affecting your participation in meaningful pursuits.

What Does an Occupational Therapist Do?

When your routine is disrupted through trauma, illness or stress or you are at a pivotal transition in your life, your health and well-being can suffer. An occupational therapist can help you through this period. Working with your occupational therapist, you can identify barriers to your participation in activities that are important to you, whether they are physical, cognitive, emotional or psychosocial.

Your occupational therapist will identify gaps in your functional abilities and develop a plan with you so you can learn new ways to participate in activities, empower yourself and become involved in those meaningful pursuits. This may include teaching you new strategies or approaches for completing the task, identifying new equipment or modifications that may assist the process, or changing the task to your individual needs.

How Do I Work with My Therapist?

Occupational therapists are trained to facilitate your involvement in life activities in a variety of ways. You and your therapist establish the goals you want to achieve. Your therapist is trained to address your performance, the environment and the activity, and to devise strategies to help you fully engage in your chosen pursuit. This could range from enabling you minimize pain when completing household tasks to helping you develop organizational and time management skills to participate in preferred activities.

Services:

In-Home Consultation:

• Does your back get sore after mopping your floor or bathing your young children?
• Does cleaning the bathtub leave your neck and back throbbing?

Your occupational therapist can enable you to decrease the strain on your body and decrease your pain when completing household and caregiving activities.

You will meet with your therapist in your home to discuss concerns about your ability to maintain your home or participate in childcare activities.

You and your therapist will discuss barriers related to your health, the ergonomics of your home, and your ability to complete your activities while ensuring safe biomechanics.

Your therapist will then assess you, evaluate your environment and create an individualized plan with equipment recommendations to correct your biomechanics and decrease your symptoms.

Your therapist will monitor your progress over a four-week period by telephone and provide further education and recommendations as required.

Workstation Consultation:

• Does your neck hurt, or do you feel numbness and tingling in your hands when you work at your computer?
• Do you lift and carry heavy items in your job and experience back pain?

Your occupational therapist can enable you to decrease the strain on your body and reduce pain caused by your day-to-day work activities.

You will meet with your occupational therapist at your workstation – at home or at your work site. Your therapist will discuss with you your previous and current symptoms and concerns related to your workstation.

Your therapist will then assess you and conduct an ergonomic evaluation of your workstation to provide you with an individualized plan. Recommendations for modifications or equipment to correct your biomechanics and decrease your symptoms are included.

Your therapist will monitor your progress over a four-week period by telephone and provide further education and recommendations as required.

Occupational Therapy Consultation Fee Structure

In-Home Consultation: $150.00 CDN within the Mississauga / Oakville / Milton / Burlington Area

• Initial 2-hour session in your home
• Telephone follow-up over a four-week period up to a maximum of 1 hour total
• Additional sessions are billed at $80.00 per hour

Workstation Consultation: $150.00 CDN within the Mississauga / Oakville / Milton / Burlington Area

• Initial 2-hour work station session (home or work site)
• Telephone follow-up over a four-week period up to a maximum of 1 hour total
• Additional sessions are billed at $80.00 per hour
  

To discuss alternative packages contact Ana Flores