“Occupational Therapy is a science degree-based, health and social care profession, regulated by the Health and Care Professions Council. Occupational therapy takes a whole-person approach to both mental and physical health and wellbeing, enabling individuals to achieve their full potential.”
College of Occupational Therapists 2015.
Skybound Occupational Therapy is based in Pembrokeshire, West Wales and will travel when able to locations convenient to the family in order to provide specialist services for children and young people.
We have a passion for early intervention and evidenced based treatment within a truly family centred approach in order to help each individual we treat meet their true full potential.
As part of our assessment we will look at the basic functions and barriers to achieving everyday occupations in home/school and decide upon the best course of treatment in order for maximum occupational performance.
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY FROM SKYBOUND THERAPIES
We work together as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team at Skybound Therapies combining Occupational Therapy, Applied Behaviour Analysis, Positive Behaviour Support, Speech and Language Therapy and Social Skills.
Skybound Therapies believe that there is every reason to be optimistic about an individual’s future, with the right interventions anything is possible. We have high expectations of what each individual is capable of and we truly believe that given the necessary support, anybody can Reach for the Sky, One Step at a Time.
HOW WE HELP
Skybound Occupational Therapy offer a range of services for children, adolescents and adults who have difficulties with:
WHO WE HELP
Skybound Occupational Therapy offer a range of services for children, adolescents and adults who need help and support for any of the following:
WHAT WE DO
Our individualised services are offered at our centre in Pembrokeshire, West Wales and throughout the UK and Europe. We travel to homes, schools, organisations and recreational areas suited to the individual’s needs to carry out assessments, consults and training.
Assessments
We can provide detailed assessments of your child’s occupational therapy needs. These assessments include the use of standardised assessments and non standardised observations. The assessments can be conducted at home, school or in our centre. Following the assessment, a detailed report is provided.
Assistants
We can provide Occupational Therapy Assistants to deliver regular therapy sessions. Our Occupational Therapy Assistants are currently undertaking the Occupational Therapy Support Worker qualification through Pembrokeshire College.
They can deliver the program designed by our Occupational Therapists on a regular basis.
Therapy
We will work directly with client and their family/carers/ teaching staff to work on gaining skills and achieving goals through direct therapy and appropriate programs and recommendations.
Intensives
Our Intensive programs consist of 5 days in our purpose built centre in Pembrokeshire. Shorter intensive programs are available if required. Our intensive courses can consist of Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy and Behaviour Analysis or the program can be individually tailored for the disciplines of your choice.
The Intensive programs start at 9.30am and finish at 3.30pm. During the intensive, your child is thoroughly assessed and a detailed program is developed. Training is provided to all who have attended the Intensive with your child. At the end of the intensive we provide you with a detailed written program report to take home with you. Ongoing support can be provided following your Intensive
Supervision
Our Occupational Therapists are available to provide supervision for students and peer supervision for colleagues.
Consulting
We can provide regular consults to individual children within their home, school or at our centre. We also provide Occupational Therapy consultancy to schools and other organisations.
Skybound Occupational Therapy believe that detailed assessments of each individual are often needed in order to be able to ensure that intervention plans are effectively targeting the most important skills for each individual.
Our Occupational Therapist will use thorough observation during a range of tasks or everyday environments in order to gain a detailed picture of the clients needs. In addition to this it may be beneficial to carry a standardised assessments to create focused goals/recommendations. Below are some of the standardised assessments we currently use.
Beery VMI
The Beery VMI assesses an individual’s ability to integrate visual and motor abilities. The assessment can be used to identify individuals who may have visual-motor deficits.
Movement ABC-2
The Movement Assessment Battery for Children 2 is a detailed assessment of children’s motor functioning. The assessment is key in identifying any possible motor function impairments.
Sensory Processing Measure
The sensory processing measure assesses children’s sensory functioning at home, school and in the community. The assessment looks at sensory processing, praxis and social engagement.
Assisting Hand Assessment
The assisting hand assessment is used to measure and describe hand function when a child (aged 18 months-12 years) has difficulty using one of their hands. This test is particularly useful for children with hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy or brachial plexus palsy (OBPP).
Sensory Profile 2
This assessment consists of questionnaires which can be completed by parents and/or teachers. The assessment evaluates the sensory processing patterns of the child to assist in developing effective treatment plans.
PEDICAT
The Paediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory Computer Adaptive Test (PEDICAT) measures abilities in the domains of daily living skills, responsibility for complex tasks, mobility and social/cognitive. It consists of a series of questions answered on a tablet.
Motor Free Test of Visual Processing 4
This assessment allows us to assess an individual’s (age 4 yrs plus) visual processing abilities without requiring a motor response from the individual. Visual Perception is broken down into component parts of Visual Discrimination, Spatial Relationships, Visual Memory, Figure-Ground and Visual Closure.
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