The Importance of Occupational Therapy in the Community
With October being Occupational Therapy Month, we wanted to shed some light on Occupational Therapy and its importance in your community.
Occupational Therapists can work with individuals, groups, companies/businesses, and governments to ensure everyone can participate in community life, regardless of the level of ability. You can find Occupational Therapists assisting in a variety of ways in your community. They can:
Assess the abilities of those who need help moving around the neighbourhood.
Teach adaptive skills for leaving and entering their home, stores, and businesses, getting in and out of a car and managing transit.
Provide strategies to support those living with mental health challenges to participate in meaningful ways with their communities. They can work on promoting resilience and self-management.
Help develop resources that promote healthy lifestyles, consult with government and businesses on environment accessibility and work with communities on projects such as playgrounds and ergonomic/accessible design.
As Occupational Therapists, we want everyone to feel safe in their community and these are just some of the MANY ways we can do that!
If you are interested in learning more about the services we offer at Holistic Annex please reach out to us at https://holisticannex.ca/contact
