Occupational Therapy

What is Occupational Therapy?

Occupational Therapy is a client-centered health profession that promotes health and well-being through occupation. The primary goal of occupational therapy is to enable people to participate in everyday life activities.

How can Occupational Therapy help your child?

Occupational Therapy can help improve kids' cognitive, physical, and motor skills and build their self-esteem and sense of accomplishment through child-centered activities (play), exercises, and other therapies.

The primary focus of our practice is assisting children with academic difficulties between the ages of 6 - 18 years old, by using a structured integrated approach to identify and address any underdeveloped building blocks, learning difficulties, or obstacles that may interfere with their ability to realize their potential.

The OT Process

Consultation

Book a compulsory parent/s consultation session. Send us a WhatsApp/Telegram message or email. A Booking link will be provided to book your consultation session. We provide consultation sessions virtually or in -person at our practice in Humewood, Gqeberha.

Evaluation Session/s

After the consultation session, all the information and collateral information obtained will be consulted to determine the appropriate holistic test battery for your child.

The duration of the evaluation will depend on the presenting challenges and the performance of the child on the day of the assessment/s.

Sessions might vary between 1-2 sessions.

Report & Feedback

Report writing will take approximately 15-20 working days.

After completion of the report, a feedback session will be scheduled for the parent/s.

Therapy

The appropriate

recommendations

or therapy will be discussed or provided based on the results.

We provide the following therapy services at the practice

Learning Readiness- It's an Integrative Approach to Scholastic Problems, Attention & Concentration Difficulties. Suitable for Grades R-12.
Remediation of Fine Motor Skills - Grade R
Remediation Handwriting Skills - Letter formation for Grades 1-2 (Printing)
Difficulties with Cursive writing suitable from Grade 3.
Remediation of Visual-Motor and Visual Perceptual Skills
Stark-Griffin Dyslexia Therapy (Requirement: The Stark Griffin Dyslexia Assessment Report, we provide this assessment under our Psychometry services if required).

Occupational Therapy

School-based

Muscle Mania Group Programme

A fun weekly 45-minute group session suitable for Grade R and 1 learners.

The programme focuses on the development of small muscles, fine motor & the appropriate Handwriting Skills. We combine our sessions with our integrative neurodevelopmental movement approach to learning.

Homeschoolers

Individualized stimulation programmes for foundation phase homeschoolers in the comfort of your home. Focusing on Motor, Handwriting & Visual Perceptual Skills.

Please Note

At this practice, we unfortunately do not provide any Sensory Integration therapy or Developmental therapy. We only provide a holistic approach to the presenting academic difficulties children might experience between the ages of 6-18 years.