Mental Health

Why Mental Health Occupational Therapy?

Mental Health Occupational Therapists deliver mental health services in the following ways:

Assessment of functional ability which involves assessing a person's ability to manage work and home roles and participate actively in these pursuits.
Identification of barriers to a client’s functioning within their usual environments (work and/or home) and developing collaborative strategies to overcome these barriers.
Interventions to assist clients to overcome practical challenges including independent life skills, home maintenance, self care, leisure and health/fitness goals using focused occupational strategies.
Through relaxation techniques
Mindfulness
Somatic mindfulness
Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
Sensory integration/modulation
Motivational interviewing
Cognitive remediation
Counselling
Psycho-education