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Occupational Therapy Driving Stream: Enhancing Mobility through Assessment and Intervention

Welcome to the Off Road Assessment Occupational Therapists group! We focus on promoting health and well-being by enabling individuals to engage in daily activities. Occupational Therapists work with clients to enhance their ability to participate in desired activities, modifying the environment as needed. Our practice includes cognitive, biomechanical, and on-road assessments for driving skills. Join us to learn more about improving mobility through occupational therapy.

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Occupational Therapy Driving Stream: Enhancing Mobility through Assessment and Intervention

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  1. Occupational Therapy / Whakaora NgangahauSpecial Interest GroupDriving Stream

  2. Nau mai Haere maiWELCOME Off Road Assessment

  3. Occupational TherapistsNga Kaiwhakaora Ngangahau A client-centred health profession • promoting health and well-being through occupation • Goal - to enable people to participate in the activities of everyday life

  4. Occupational TherapistsNga Kaiwhakaora Ngangahau • working with people and communities to enhance their ability to engage in the occupations they want to, need to, or are expected to do; • or by modifying the occupation or the environment to better support their occupational therapy engagement. Definition: World Federation of Occupational Therapists (2012)

  5. Occupational Science Concepts Occupational Identity and Satisfaction Occupational Disruption and Deprivation Occupational Transition Physical Environment: Environmental Presses and Affordances Occupational Justice

  6. Personal Transport is ..... • A part of daily living for many people • Represents freedom & autonomy • Community responsibility

  7. Occupational TherapyWhakaora Ngangahau • Range of practice • Clients • Medico - Legal • Collaboration

  8. Skills Required for Driving Sensory Function Cognitive Function Psychomotor Function

  9. Types of Assessment • Cognitive • Biomechanical • On Road • Vehicle Modifications

  10. Cognitive Assessment • Executive function • Multiple processing • Insight • Impulse control • Concentration • Abstract thinking • Working memory • Judgement

  11. Biomechanical Assessment Diagnosis Range of movement Muscle strength Proprioception Pain Coordination Measurements / tools

  12. Report Writing • Process • Funding agency requirements / report templates

  13. Risk Management • Consent • Complaints • Insurance

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