Occupational Therapy Service - Paediatric (OT)
Social Care OTs
Occupational Therapists (OTs) offer help, assessment and advice to parents and carers of disabled children and young people where a child’s illness or disability may have an impact on daily life such as bathing, toileting, mobility around the home, moving and handling.
Referrals can be accepted for children aged 0-18 years whatever their disability, from parents, carers, and professionals if there is an impact on their daily living skills at home. Once a referral had been received, the OTs will carry out an assessment with you and your child to identify their needs within the home.
The focus of the work will be to enable your child to be as safe and independent as possible depending on their disability. Once we have identified the difficulties you or your carer are experiencing, we will work out ways to help. We will do this by:
•providing advice
• looking at the ways in which everyday tasks can be done differently
• providing you with a specialist piece of equipment on loan
• recommending alterations or changes to your home
• referring you to other services that can help.
OTs will work closely with other health, Education and Social Care professionals/colleagues who are involved with your child’s care. We will also work closely with local housing associations when rehousing is the only solution to meet long term needs.
Middlesbrough Childrens Social Care OT can be accessed through the First Contact Team on 01642 726004, select option 2
Redcar and Cleveland Childrens OT services can be accessed through Multi Agency Childrens Hub 01642 130678
Childrens Health OT
This role covers the whole of Middlesbrough Redcar and Cleveland Locality, it is a 0 to 19 service and only professionals can refer into this service.
The Occupational Therapy Service provide a team of specialist therapists and assistant therapists to provide assessment, treatment and advice to children, young people, and their families in a range of locations including home, school, or hospital clinics. The service will assess and treat children and young people who have long term health needs or problems with movement and co-ordination.
The service will make sure your child reaches their potential and works alongside other professionals involved with the child or young person to ensure a holistic approach to treatment and assessment.
We have Targeted Interventions and Specialist Interventions, Targeted are aimed at children who require support to develop their movement skills and independence, whereby intervention may be either delivered in a group or individually. Children will be discharged after completion.
Examples of targeted intervention may include:
- Initial assessment
- General report
- School visit by OT
- Telephone call with school or other professionals
- Individual treatment – goal orientated.
- Sensory Motor Group
- Hand function Group
- Life skills Group
- Alert programme group
- Parent Sensory Training
- Professional Sensory Training
- Provision of equipment where required.
- Home or school seating review
We also offer training to upskill professionals working with children across health, education, and social care.
Specialist intervention is available for children who have complex needs and require ongoing individual input from an Occupational Therapist.
Depending on the identified clinical need children may be either discharged or kept on for ongoing review.
Examples of specialist intervention include:
- Sensory assessment around functional abilities
- Detailed report
- Postural management assessment and equipment provision
- Sensory Integration Treatment
- EHCP Reports
- Provision of Lycra garments
- Assessment to support potential Developmental Coordination Disorder diagnosis.
- One to One intervention with children with Physical Disabilities
- Environmental assessments
- Palliative care
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