Accessibility and Home Safety
A home visit focuses on improving home safety and enabling a person to remain in their home. It includes an interview about daily routines for self-care, productivity, and leisure. Depending on a person's goals, the visit might include watching you do some of these activities. I will ask you questions about your medical conditions and medications in order to understand how your health impacts daily routines.
Intervention may involve teaching new ways of performing daily activities, instructing on use of adapted equipment, or changing the environment to improve accessibility and safety. These approaches can help a person conserve energy for more meaningful tasks and help prevent falls. A home visit might also include connection with community resources and supports in your area. A report is completed after the home visit to summarize findings and recommendations.
Functional Home Assessment
This is an in-depth home assessment including a comprehensive report. This assessment may also include standardized testing of a person's physical and cognitive abilities as well as mental health.
A home visit focuses on improving home safety and enabling a person to remain in their home. It includes an interview about daily routines for self-care, productivity, and leisure. Depending on a person's goals, the visit might include watching you do some of these activities. I will ask you questions about your medical conditions and medications in order to understand how your health impacts daily routines.
Intervention may involve teaching new ways of performing daily activities, instructing on use of adapted equipment, or changing the environment to improve accessibility and safety. These approaches can help a person conserve energy for more meaningful tasks and help prevent falls. A home visit might also include connection with community resources and supports in your area. A report is completed after the home visit to summarize findings and recommendations.
Functional Home Assessment
This is an in-depth home assessment including a comprehensive report. This assessment may also include standardized testing of a person's physical and cognitive abilities as well as mental health.
Mental Health Assessment and Intervention
I am a registered provider with Veteran Affairs Canada providing treatment for people with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and depression. As an occupational therapist, I understand how your health and well-being are impacted by these conditions. People experience waves of highs and lows during their lives. Occupational therapy intervention focuses on where you are at this point it time, which can look very different in 5 years time.
An initial interview and assessment helps determine primary concerns and symptoms. Intervention may include learning strategies to manage symptoms, planning daily routines, engaging in activities, and guiding you with setting objectives to help reach your goals. At the core of occupational therapy in mental health intervention is meaningful activity. Treatment plans work toward helping you engage in meaningful activity.
I am a registered provider with Veteran Affairs Canada providing treatment for people with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and depression. As an occupational therapist, I understand how your health and well-being are impacted by these conditions. People experience waves of highs and lows during their lives. Occupational therapy intervention focuses on where you are at this point it time, which can look very different in 5 years time.
An initial interview and assessment helps determine primary concerns and symptoms. Intervention may include learning strategies to manage symptoms, planning daily routines, engaging in activities, and guiding you with setting objectives to help reach your goals. At the core of occupational therapy in mental health intervention is meaningful activity. Treatment plans work toward helping you engage in meaningful activity.
Progressive Goal Attainment Program (PGAP)
PGAP™ is an evidence-based treatment program for reducing disability associated with pain, depression, and other chronic health conditions. It is a 10-week psychosocial intervention program focused on increasing goal directed activities while minimizing psychosocial barriers. PGAP was originally developed for people who experienced a musculoskeletal injury and were preparing for return to work. The program has expanded to include treatment for people with PTSD and other chronic health conditions. I was trained as a PGAP provider in 2017.
PGAP™ is an evidence-based treatment program for reducing disability associated with pain, depression, and other chronic health conditions. It is a 10-week psychosocial intervention program focused on increasing goal directed activities while minimizing psychosocial barriers. PGAP was originally developed for people who experienced a musculoskeletal injury and were preparing for return to work. The program has expanded to include treatment for people with PTSD and other chronic health conditions. I was trained as a PGAP provider in 2017.
Pain Management
Persistent pain affects many people and restricts their lives in significant ways. It is not uncommon to see people withdraw from friends and participate in fewer activities. Treatment may includes education and practicing new strategies to manage pain, learning to pace tasks, activity modification, exercise, helping to prioritize and balance daily activities, practicing healthy body mechanics, and applying ergonomic strategies to your environment. Occupational therapists collaborate with clients working toward the person's goal in meaningful activities, such as personal care, community errands, driving, shopping, pet care, and leisure activities.
Persistent pain affects many people and restricts their lives in significant ways. It is not uncommon to see people withdraw from friends and participate in fewer activities. Treatment may includes education and practicing new strategies to manage pain, learning to pace tasks, activity modification, exercise, helping to prioritize and balance daily activities, practicing healthy body mechanics, and applying ergonomic strategies to your environment. Occupational therapists collaborate with clients working toward the person's goal in meaningful activities, such as personal care, community errands, driving, shopping, pet care, and leisure activities.
Mobility Assessments
Wheelchairs, Scooters, and Power Wheelchairs
Wheelchair seating and technology has evolved tremendously over the past 30 years. An occupational therapist provides an assessment to help make decisions on what you need in a wheelchair, cushion, backrest, and power mobility. A person's medical history along with abilities helps guide decisions. After the needs are determined, the occupational therapist collaborates with a vendor who offers knowledge on types of equipment to meet those needs. Together with the vendor, the occupational therapist will arrange for you to trial a wheelchair, scooter, or power wheelchair in your home and community. Reports are completed for funding sources.
Wheelchairs, Scooters, and Power Wheelchairs
Wheelchair seating and technology has evolved tremendously over the past 30 years. An occupational therapist provides an assessment to help make decisions on what you need in a wheelchair, cushion, backrest, and power mobility. A person's medical history along with abilities helps guide decisions. After the needs are determined, the occupational therapist collaborates with a vendor who offers knowledge on types of equipment to meet those needs. Together with the vendor, the occupational therapist will arrange for you to trial a wheelchair, scooter, or power wheelchair in your home and community. Reports are completed for funding sources.
Ergonomics and Job Site Analyses
Ergonomic assessments are provided in offices, service industries, and industrial settings. The individual is assessed in their work environment and solutions offered to address the barriers. Solutions may include repositioning equipment, raising/ lowering heights, use of different equipment, adjusting routines and frequency of tasks, and using tools or adapted equipment. As part of workplace intervention, I take a holistic approach with recommendations for health and wellness in addition to the traditional ergonomic implementations.
Ergonomic assessments are provided in offices, service industries, and industrial settings. The individual is assessed in their work environment and solutions offered to address the barriers. Solutions may include repositioning equipment, raising/ lowering heights, use of different equipment, adjusting routines and frequency of tasks, and using tools or adapted equipment. As part of workplace intervention, I take a holistic approach with recommendations for health and wellness in addition to the traditional ergonomic implementations.
Long Term Care
For 29 years I provided contract service in long term care. Although not a regular part of my practice now, short term contracts may be considered where a home is looking to fill a gap in service. The role of occupational therapy in long term care has focused on wheelchair seating & mobility assessments, management of skin pressure injuries, staff education, and writing reports for funding sources. OTAs (Occupational Therapy Assistants) play a vital role in long term care, following through with Occupational Therapy recommendations and ensuring continuity in a home. I have been fortunate to work with many insightful OTAs over the years.
For 29 years I provided contract service in long term care. Although not a regular part of my practice now, short term contracts may be considered where a home is looking to fill a gap in service. The role of occupational therapy in long term care has focused on wheelchair seating & mobility assessments, management of skin pressure injuries, staff education, and writing reports for funding sources. OTAs (Occupational Therapy Assistants) play a vital role in long term care, following through with Occupational Therapy recommendations and ensuring continuity in a home. I have been fortunate to work with many insightful OTAs over the years.
