Pediatric Occupational Therapist
What is Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy is an allied health profession, based on evidence-based science that strives to enable people of all ages, to prevent and/or live life optimally with injury, illness, or disability .
Occupational therapists have a holistic perspective and assist people across their lifespan by adapting their environment and/or task to fit the person. They intervene with specialised therapeutic techniques and strategies, to ensure functional participation in all spheres of life.
Common occupational therapy interventions include helping children with different abled abilities to participate fully in school, home and community situations.
Occupational Therapy Intervention
Occupational therapy intervention helps the child develop new skills, adapt old patterns and develop their basic abilities to ensure functional participation in all spheres of his/her life. Occupational therapy intervention is a valuable tool in ensuring a child’s school performance and participation in independent, home and community participation.
Occupational therapists in the pediatric field, focus their attention on the following, when they assess and treat children
Visual motor and visual perception skills
Fine motor skills
Gross motor strength, endurance and coordination
Motor planning abilities
Self-help skills
Executive functioning skills
Self-regulation skills
Sensory processing abilities
Behaviour
Play and recreation ability
Occupational therapists in the pediatric field, focus their attention on the following, when they assess and treat children
Visual motor and visual perception skills
Fine motor skills
Gross motor strength, endurance and coordination
Motor planning abilities
Self-help skills
Executive functioning skills
Self-regulation skills
Sensory processing abilities
Behaviour
Play and recreation ability
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You will be provided with a telephonic consult date and time, where the therapist will call you back and provide you with a 10-minute free consult. During this consult, the therapist will be able to determine which assessments your child will need.
You will also receive a questionnaire via email. Please complete the questionnaire and if possible please send it back to the therapist before the assessment date. This questionnaire will provide valuable information and save time during the initial assessment and interview.
On the day of assessment, please ensure that your child wears comfortable clothes, had a good night’s rest and had a snack before the assessment session. During longer assessments, it is recommended that you pack a small snack for a quick brain break during the session.
Juan Steenkamp has specific interests in the following diagnoses, conditions and interventions
Juan Steenkamp Occupational Therapy offers paediatric assessments and treatments for children between birth and 18 years old. His focus includes –
- Program development
- Consistent, quality care
- Patient and family focused therapy
- Group, one to one and class setting interventions
- Developing and building transparent communication channels and collaboration with multi-disciplinary professional team members
- Family and caregiver education
- Home program development and implementation
- Appropriate and realistic goal setting
- Early identification and prevention
- Empowering individuals and families to live a functional and productive life