Kent OT

Welcome To Kent Occupational Therapy

Established in 2011 in Kent with occupational therapists, physiotherapists and music therapists

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Kent OT

Improving Your Child's Potential

Helping babies, infants, children, and young people develop and thrive.

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Kent OT

Promoting Independence For Life

Supporting people of all ages to carry out tasks they want or need to do.

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Welcome to

Kent Occupational Therapy

Our aim is to provide support to those with physical, sensory, or cognitive problems so that they can live as independent a life as possible.

About Us

Who we are

We are a team of occupational therapists with a range of specialist skills and can work with people of any age from babies to older adults. We work throughout Kent and visit you to provide the Occupational Therapy that you need.

10 years of ot skills

2022

ESTABLISHED

2011

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who do we support?

What we do

We carry out an assessment of your needs which gives us the information to plan our recommendations for you.

Below are examples of the types of assessments we offer. Please talk to us about your specific needs. Assessments can be personalised to suit your requirements.

we offer

Adult Assessments

Activities Of Daily Living Assessment

This assessment looks at the daily activities that you want or need to do and makes recommendations to help improve your independence with them, such as household tasks, looking after yourself, getting around and maintaining hobbies and interests.

Falls Risk Assessment

This assessment looks at how you can improve your safety around your home to minimise your risk of falling. This may include us recommending equipment.

Services For Those With Dementia

We offer specific activity advice and guidance for someone living with dementia and their carer.

Mobility Equipment And Access Assessment

This assessment looks at your current mobility aid(s), equipment, and access into your home and within your home. We will make recommendations that will help you to maintain and/or improve your independence and mobility.

Fatigue Management

This assessment looks at the activities that you need and want to do and make recommendations to help you manage your fatigue.

Returning Home Assessment

Are you due to return home after a stay in hospital or a care home and feel worried about how you are going to manage? This assessment at your home address offers recommendations to enable you to return home as safely and as independently as possible.

Seating Assessment

This assessment will offer recommendations for safe and comfortable seating for wheelchairs and comfy chairs. We work closely with a local mobility and equipment supplier.

Housing Adaption Assessment

Is your home a barrier to your independence? Maybe you find it difficult to use the stairs or the bathroom, or the kitchen units are too high, perhaps you find standing for long periods difficult, or use a wheelchair. We carry out an assessment and offer recommendations.

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Children & Young People Assessments

The Sensory Profile™ Assessment

This assessment measures a child’s responses to sensory events in everyday life. It provides a picture of a child’s sensory processing patterns which is used to analyse how they might be impacting upon a child’s performance in everyday life.

DASH

Detailed Assessment of Speed Handwriting

This assessment is used to help identify children with handwriting difficulties by looking at the speed and legibility of their handwriting.

Movement Assessment Battery For Children

2nd Edition (Movement ABC-2)

This assessment is used to identify children with developmental coordination disorder, this assessment describes and guides treatment of motor impairment.

Seating/mobility Equipment Assessment

This assessment is used to make sure your child is comfortable, safe, and that the equipment they are using is meeting their needs.

EHCP

Educational & Health Care Plan

We can provide an occupational therapy assessment as part of the required evidence for an EHCP. We can provide occupational therapy where this need has been identified within an EHCP.

VMI Assessment Visual-Motor Integration

This assessment helps assess the extent to which individuals can integrate their visual and motor abilities.

Functional Assessment

This assessment will look at how your child is managing their activities at home or in the school or nursery environment.

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Other Services

Despite our name, we don’t just have occupational therapists working with us! We offer other therapies such as physiotherapy and music therapy.

Physiotherapy

We have physiotherapists as part of our team. Physiotherapy can help people of all ages to improve movement and function caused by injury, illness, or disability. We work closely with a private company that supplies mobility equipment and wheelchairs.

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Music Therapy

We have music therapists as part of our team. Music therapy helps people of all ages and abilities and at all stages of life who may have been affected by injury, illness, or disability. The music therapist will get to know you and will help you to explore and connect with the world and express yourself in your own way through music.

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I wanted to take the opportunity to express my gratitute to Sarah Monks!!! She is fantastic!!

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Accreditations & Qualifications

All Our
Occupational Therapists

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Are specialists in their field

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Are professional members of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy (RCOT)

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Have degrees in Occupational Therapy

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Are registered with the HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council)

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Are up to date with statutory training and maintain high continued professional development and clinical supervision standards.

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Are all DBS checked

EXPERTISE, FLEXIBILITY, & DEDICATION

Why Choose Us?

We're Hands-on

We are a team of occupational therapists led by occupational therapists, we understand occupational therapy inside and out! We are hands-on and our clients are the centre of what we do.

We Have An Excellent Reputation

We set up Kent Occupational Therapy in 2011 and have been growing ever since! We have an excellent reputation throughout the county, so you know you are in safe hands.

We're A Small Supportive Team

We are a small, friendly, and supportive team committed to providing best – practice therapy for those we work with. We always work hard for the best outcome possible and take pride in providing a caring and professional service.

We Are Experienced

Each of our therapists is highly experienced within their field of work. They share their knowledge and expertise with each other creating a hub of information and support within the team which enhances their work and benefits their clients.

We're Flexible

We aim to offer flexibility with appointments by offering some evening and weekend appointments in addition to weekday appointments. We can visit you at your home, hospital, care home, nursery, school, or college.

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We Work With

We welcome a range of different enquiries from parents or carers to organisations or charities. We understand that each enquiry has its own specific requirements. We will take care to ensure that we find the right therapist for your needs.

Parents

We enjoy working closely with parents, and together we work as a team, to get the best outcome for your child. We are happy to arrange an initial phone call or a Zoom meeting so the therapist can introduce themselves and have a chat before they visit you and your child. If the appointment to see your child takes place at school, we are pleased to chat to you and provide feedback after this.

Schools

We offer assessments and regular therapy sessions into various school settings. We work with relevant staff members who are involved in the provision of a child. This may include a child’s teacher, learning support worker, or the SENCO. We also have a regular therapy morning at The Llewellyn School.

Community Interest Companies (CIC)

We enjoy building a working relationship with CICs. We are pleased to be a part of these forward-thinking and outward-looking enterprises which benefit the communities that they work within.

Brogdale CIC – We work in 5 of Brogdale’s Craftworks College sites.

Case Managers

Working with case managers often offers us the opportunity to deliver our therapy as part of a multidisciplinary team. Working towards shared goals in a care plan and seeing client progress is one of the most rewarding parts of our role.

Health and Case Management Ltd (HCML)
LOD Care and Case Management
Kent Case Management
Stokes Case Management
Suzanne Farris LTD Case Management Services
Independent Living Solutions (ILS) Case Management

Care Organisations

We have experience working with a variety of care organisations and enjoy liaising with staff in order to set up the best arrangements to provide therapy to those who they benefit.

Charities

Working with charities brings a different aspect to the work we do. We enjoy communicating with charity coordinators and working together to give the clients the best possible care and outcomes.