Children's Occupational Therapy Service Bexley

A team of occupational therapists and therapy assistants who work with children aged 0-19 years. They help children achieve or maintain their maximum level of independence and develop practical life skills to enable them to function and participate to their full potential in the home and classroom. They help children to overcome their physical or other difficulties.

Staff work in partnership with the children's family or teacher, within Acorn's at Queen Mary's Hospital, in the home or school. 

What we offer

The Occupational Therapy team work with all children referred in to the service. We work with pre-school and school aged children in mainstream Primary and Secondary schools. We also work closely with Bexley Special Schools:

• Shenstone School
• Marlborough School
• Woodside-Colyers School
• Shenstone Early Years. 

Within the specialist service of Occupational Therapy, we offer different types of support for you and your child / teenager.  The focus is functional independence in activities of daily living and learning.

Who do we see?

• Children from birth to 0-19 years
• Registered with a Bexley GP
• Attending mainstream Primary, Secondary or Special School in Bexley

Some young people aged 16-19 years who have left school are referred to adult services

How can we help?

• Information and training for nursery and school staff
• Direct support/ training to plan the classroom and social environment
• Activities to support schools with implementing programmes within the school
• Care plans to be delivered by school/nursery staff and parents
• Individual and group work for your child for functional skills for example / handwriting programmes / sensory circuits / seating / eating and drinking / dressing / attention for learning and more
• Referral for specialist intervention for example Seating; Sensory issues
• Guidance on resources needed for the child’s development
• Therapy programmes specifically tailored to your child’s needs
• Support early years and school staff with functional skills target setting
• Contributing to MDT/Annual Review/TAC meetings
• Environmental assessments on your child’s access within your child’s school
• Provision of specialist seating equipment

What happens next?

Your GP, Health Visitor or school SENCo. Health professionals, school or nursery staff, can refer with parent agreement. 

Parents/carers, Health and Education professionals are asked to complete a referral form and return it.

Categories

• Community health services (children)

Services provided

• Occupational therapy