Welcome to Magenta Occupational Therapy, an independent Occupational Therapy service based in rural Warwickshire, offering paediatric and mental health Occupational Therapy for children and young people.
What is Occupational Therapy?
Occupational Therapy seeks to improve a person's engagement and participation in life roles, working with people of all ages looking at all aspects of daily life for example at home, school/work or socially. Using a range of assessments and interventions, Occupational Therapy supports people develop, recover or maintain meaningful activities so that they can do the things they need and want to do in everyday life.
William Rush Dunton, a supporter of the National Society for the Promotion of Occupational Therapy, now the American Occupational Therapy Association, sought to promote the ideas that occupation is a basic human need, and that occupation is therapeutic. From his statements came some of the basic assumptions of occupational therapy, which include:
- Occupation has a positive effect on health and well-being.
- Occupation creates structure and organizes time.
- Occupation brings meaning to life, culturally and personally.
- Occupations are individual. People value different occupations
Further information about what Occupational Therapy is can be found on the website for the Royal College of Occupational Therapy https://rcotss-ip.org.uk/what-is-occupational-therapy#what-is
How Occupational Therapy helps children and young people
"If children have learning, emotional, psychological or physical difficulties, this can hinder their ability to grow, learn, socialise and play, resulting in them not coping with basic activities such as getting dressed or brushing their teeth. Equally at school, children may have difficulty concentrating in class or lack the confidence to take part in playground games such as playing catch. This will affect their ability to learn, participate in school activities and make friends, which can be difficult, because ‘fitting in’ is so important to a child’s self-esteem and happiness. Occupational therapists work with the child, parents and teachers to find solutions to minimise the difficulties children face, helping them get the most from life." - College of Occupational Therapy
