Occupational Therapy (OT) is defined as a method of treatment where function/activity is the focus to help people with physical, mental or social problems to be as independent as possible in activities of daily living.
The aim of OT is to prevent or reduce disability and to maintain health.
An Occupational Therapist can work with:
� people who have residual disability after illness or injury which is effecting their ability to live independently.
� children with disabilities such as cerebral palsy, injection neuropathy and developmental delay, and their families.
� people with mental health problems such as anxiety, psychosis or depression who are not able to carry out everyday activities.
� people who are mentally handicapped.