Service description:

Occupational Therapy services improve the independence and the productivity of patients, in areas such as self-care activities, work, leisure and play.

Occupational therapists assess:

• A patient's ability to perform their chosen occupation(s).  This includes their physical, cognitive and psychosocial capacity
• The environment(s) in which a patient performs their occupation(s) e.g. home assessments
• The unique ways in which individuals participate in occupations

Occupational therapy sessions:

• Enable people to participate in their chosen occupations by building their skills and capacity; providing education; providing equipment to assist them and by modifying environments
• Promote health and well-being through encouraging people to engage in occupations that enhance health

Occupational therapists working in mental health are concerned with understanding and addressing:

• The occupational performance needs and issues of people who are at risk of mental illness, or experiencing mental health problems
• The ways in which people's environments support and restrict their occupational performance, development and recovery

Also see:

• Bendigo Health Clinical Fieldwork Education
• Pethard_Building_Brochure