Occupational Therapy

Our OTs conduct comprehensive Functional Capacity Assessments as required by NDIS, examining various aspects of your everyday activities and home environment. By understanding your unique needs and preferences and how your neurological condition affects you they create detailed reports submitted to the NDIS as evidence for securing the necessary funding for future NDIS Plans.

Your home environment plays a large part on how you go about your daily activities. Our OTs may meet you in your home to conduct a Home Visit Assessment which includes an assessment of your current function, ongoing needs and home environment. They will assist you with practical strategies, equipment and education around being independent and safe in your own home. 

We know there is no one-size-fits all when it comes to disability equipment.

Our OTs adopt an individualised approach to prescribing equipment and assistive technologies specific to your needs and preferences. This process is tailored to you and starts with a one-on-one consultation. 

Assistive technology can range from modified cutlery to electric lounge chairs, height-adjustable beds, wheelchairs and transfer aids which can enable you to participate fully in life.

For specialised equipment, our OTs also have good working relationships with AT suppliers and can work with you to trial or rent equipment that would suit your needs.

Occupational therapists use a multi-disciplinary approach and consider a person’s daily life across the full 24 hours. At MSWA, OTs follow their Clients through their journey and assist them in maintaining functional independence. 

Clients can be supported in a great seating system with postural supports which consider alignment, pressure and function. However, the duration of time spent in bed far outweighs time spent in seating systems. It should be considered that if a Client has these supports in sitting, they may also benefit from supported lying. 

‘Supported Lying’ (often termed 24-hour positioning or sleep positioning) can be defined as postural care which is gentle and respectful in order to protect and restore a person’s body shape against the forces of gravity.

Ask your MSWA Occupational Therapist today about how we can support you or someone you know with supported lying.

Read more about Supported Lying.

Cognition is an umbrella term, used to describe how we use our brain to think. Cognition refers to the complex, high-level functions of our brain, including processing information, attention, memory, problem solving, visual perception and verbal fluency.

The MSWA Occupational Therapy team provides a cognition service to assist Clients to improve their ability to conduct everyday tasks. Part of this service involves a comprehensive assessment and goal setting to help guide intervention measures, with the objective of seeing some meaningful changes in your daily life. This is often achieved through one-on-one sessions with your occupational therapist. 

It is common for people with neurological conditions to experience changes or disruptions to their sleep. This can be challenging to navigate as it can lead to fatigue, further impacting other symptoms.

MSWA OTs can improve your sleep health via: 

• Research Participation 
  MSWA Occupational Therapy team has partnered with ECU on their Improved Sleep Health (ISH) initiative. You will have the valuable opportunity to take part in research and get valuable insight into your sleep health. Our OTs can work with you to use the data collected to work on a tailored solution to help improve your sleep.
   
• Individualised Supports 
  Our OTs will provide individualised, tailored support that takes in account your sleep routine, sleep environment and other factor that might be impacting your sleep.