Oc·cu·pa·tion·al Ther·a·py
Occupational Therapy (OT) addresses challenges
in everyday activities (which OCCUPY your life).
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PROGRAMS:
Disease and Injury Prevention, Health Education, Health Promotion and Wellness
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ADDRESSES
- ADL
- Instrumental ADL
- Education
- Leisure
- Play
- Social Participation
- Work
INTERVENTIONS ARE BASED ON CLIENT'S NEEDS
Activity
- Analysis
- Adaptation
- Compensations
- Counseling
- Guidance
- Modifications
- Therapeutic
Accommodations (Change tasks, change context, change design)
Assistive equipment and technology
Body mechanics
Disease management
- Acute
- Chronic
- Compensatory techniques
- Energy conservations
- Prevention
- Risk identification and reduction
Consultation/counseling
Community reintegration
Driving and community mobility
Environmental re-design
Ergonomics
Falls prevention
Family and caregiver support/training
Group programs (Examples)
- Anger/anxiety/depression management
- Arthritis management
- Caregiver training
- Diabetes management
- Obesity
- Medication management
- Pain/stress management
- Sleep hygiene
- Smoking cessation
- Stress management
- Weight management
Occupational therapists and assistants are skilled health professionals who identify strengths, risks, challenges and barriers in daily life, then work
to develop safe and healthy
solutions to enable the client to
“live life to the fullest.”
—Vanessa M. Dazio, OTD,OTR/L
© Copyright by Vanessa M. Dazio, 2018 Proactive Primary Care Services, Inc. ®
9330 Regency Park Blvd. Port Richey, FL 34668
PATIENT TESTIMONIALS
I have been a patient of Dr. Vanessa for a little over a month. From my first appointment I felt very comfortable. She is genuinely concerned about her patients well being.She has given me new ways to deal with not only my health issues but just life in general. I am very grateful for her help. —J.H
