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Occupational Therapy / Whakaora Ngangahau Special Interest Group Driving Stream. Nau mai Haere mai WELCOME Off Road Assessment. Occupational Therapists Nga Kaiwhakaora Ngangahau. A client-centred health profession promoting health and well-being through occupation
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Occupational Therapy / Whakaora NgangahauSpecial Interest GroupDriving Stream
Occupational TherapistsNga Kaiwhakaora Ngangahau A client-centred health profession • promoting health and well-being through occupation • Goal - to enable people to participate in the activities of everyday life
Occupational TherapistsNga Kaiwhakaora Ngangahau • working with people and communities to enhance their ability to engage in the occupations they want to, need to, or are expected to do; • or by modifying the occupation or the environment to better support their occupational therapy engagement. Definition: World Federation of Occupational Therapists (2012)
Occupational Science Concepts Occupational Identity and Satisfaction Occupational Disruption and Deprivation Occupational Transition Physical Environment: Environmental Presses and Affordances Occupational Justice
Personal Transport is ..... • A part of daily living for many people • Represents freedom & autonomy • Community responsibility
Occupational TherapyWhakaora Ngangahau • Range of practice • Clients • Medico - Legal • Collaboration
Skills Required for Driving Sensory Function Cognitive Function Psychomotor Function
Types of Assessment • Cognitive • Biomechanical • On Road • Vehicle Modifications
Cognitive Assessment • Executive function • Multiple processing • Insight • Impulse control • Concentration • Abstract thinking • Working memory • Judgement
Biomechanical Assessment Diagnosis Range of movement Muscle strength Proprioception Pain Coordination Measurements / tools
Report Writing • Process • Funding agency requirements / report templates
Risk Management • Consent • Complaints • Insurance