Occupational Therapy - Specialist support for Sensory skills in West Sussex
Occupational Therapy (OT) improves a pupil's motor skills, balance, and coordination. OT helps pupils improve the motor skills involved in everyday tasks, like writing and getting dressed. These skills include fine and gross motor skills and motor planning. Therapists also work on coordination, balance, and self-regulation skills. Occupational therapy is a science degree-based, health and social care profession, regulated by the Health and Care Professions Council of which all the College's therapists are members.
Slindon College's paediatric-trained Occupational Therapists empower pupils to achieve and overcome barriers preventing them from undertaking day-to-day activities. Therapists take into account the physical, social, emotional, sensory and cognitive abilities and needs of each individual pupil. Carefully structured individual or group sessions delivered in our dedicated therapy rooms or Sensory Snug will help improve cognitive, physical, sensory, motor skills and self-esteem. Making it easier for your child to improve their physical health, independence and well-being both here, at the College, and at home.
Intervention plans are comprehensive and structured based on information collated from the individual pupils' Educational Psychologist report, Educational Healthcare Plan or other outside agency report and diagnostic assessment. Therapy is offered through a bespoke person-centred approach which can support the following areas:
- Functional fine and gross motor skills.
- Self-care and functional life skills.
- Visual perceptual skills.
- Sensory motor functions, including balance, motor planning, visual-motor integration and bilateral coordination.
- Regulation development.
- Sensory integration.
1:1 Occupational Therapy intervention is chargeable as an Additional Therapy.
To discuss this intervention further please contact the SENCo.
More information about Additional Financial Guidance.
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Sitting in the beautiful county of West Sussex, Slindon is a peaceful village, located just four miles west of Arundel and six miles north-east of Chichester.
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