Who does what at each step
Who's involved in an OT assessment
Contents
- Introduction
- The role of parent/carers and families
- Who's involved in an OT assessment
- Who's involved in funding the adaptation
- Who's involved in planning the adaptation
- Who's involved in the building work
- Who's involved once the work is complete
- an Occupational Therapist (OT)
- your child/young person
- families/parents/carers
- Social work team (if they are involved with your child/young person)
Your child/young person's OT can:
- assess your child/young person's ability to carry out activities of daily living. These include examples like self-care, getting around the house, and using the bathroom.
- identify your child/young person's needs
- identify alternative ways of meeting the identified needs, such as changing routines.
- recommend standard or specialist equipment to meet the identified needs
- recommend and support rehousing options
- recommend minor or major adaptations
- recommend and secure funding.
The Children with Disabilities (CwD) social work team can provide support if needed. The OT role is to assess and recommend any/all of the above provision to meet your child/young person's needs.
Please be aware:
- OTs are not project managers for major home adaptations
- OT provision must meet your child/young person's identified need in the most cost effective way.
You should contact your child/young person's OT with any questions at this stage.
For more information see Step 1 - getting an OT assessment.