Foundations of Occupational Therapy Assessment

The Foundations of Occupational Therapy Assessment explores the impact of the environment and neurological symptoms on an individual's everyday activities, functional potential, and aspirations.

What is a Foundations of Occupational Therapy Assessment?

The Foundations of Occupational Therapy Assessment provides a comprehensive understanding of an individual’s everyday function, abilities, risks, support needs and potential, designed for individuals with complex or enduring needs.

The assessment provides a broad overview of needs and can focus in greater detail on an individual's specific barriers or challenges. Depending on the individual, this may include personal care, household management, community access, routines, relationships, meaningful activities, and daytime or overnight support needs.

The assessment explores how physical, cognitive, psychological, behavioural and environmental factors affect everyday function and participation, helping to identify what is supporting the individual and where difficulties or risks may arise. Where an individual is not able to express their own needs, the information may be gathered from a family member or carer.

The Foundations of Occupational Therapy Assessment provides case managers and legal professionals with expert insight to help inform rehabilitation, care and support planning, both now and over the longer term.

Who is a Foundations of Occupational Therapy Assessment for?

Individuals

This assessment has been designed for individuals of all ages with a neurological diagnosis who may have difficulties expressing their needs due to physical, cognitive, or behavioural challenges living in their own home or residential care.

Support Professionals

This assessment is suitable for case managers and legal professionals seeking to understand the functional challenges experienced by an individual and understand if specialist occupational therapy can improve symptoms, independence, and quality of life.

What is Included in a Foundations of Occupational Therapy Assessment?

This assessment includes:

  • Exploration of values, activities, interests, and barriers from the individual's perspective
  • Baseline of functional abilities within activities of daily living*
  • Function analysis with emphasis on physical needs, cognitive abilities, behaviour, and support needs
  • Exploration of barriers to occupational performance including household management, community access, and safety concerns
  • Review of home environment and factors that affect independence and well-being
  • Review of routines, habits, responsibilities, and everyday roles
  • Recommendations regarding occupational therapy, equipment, and small aids recommendations

*During the assessment, the occupational therapist will conduct objective functional assessments on some basic activities. These activities will be chosen by the therapist unless agreed upon before the assessment.

The Outcomes of your Assessment

Following a Foundations of Occupational Therapy Assessment, the individual and referrer will have a clearer understanding of the person’s functional abilities, challenges, risks and support needs across everyday life.

Recommendations are tailored to the individual and may address a specific barrier or provide broader guidance to support independence, participation, safety and quality of life. Depending on the findings, recommendations may include occupational therapy or rehabilitation, environmental adaptations, aids and equipment, care or support needs, and strategies to improve participation in activities of daily living.

Any concerns relating to safety or daytime and overnight needs will be identified, with further occupational therapy assessment or environmental visits recommended where needed.

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What others says

  • I am always so impressed by the therapist’s commitment to and ongoing understanding of Claire and her situation. I am sure the rest of the family will share my thoughts so please pass on our heartfelt thanks to the therapy team when you next see them. Sister of brain injury survivor
  • I just wanted to drop you a line to say, whenever I call the office, Claire, in particular, is always very charming and efficient. She is a good representative of your company and has a nice phone manner and a good approach to customer service. So, thank you Claire. Mother of brain injury survivor
  • The following will never be enough to illustrate Paul’s journey but we are eternally grateful to the NHS, IM, ILS, Krysalis and the whole infrastructure that has been created for Paul. Yes, Paul is focused, determined and driven but the whole team have created a rehabilitation environment that has changed our life and Pauls future, they have made the thought of life and rehabilitation, turn from the impossible to the possible. Brother of brain injured survivor
  • The thought of having the family undertake this journey alone seems impossible and we will be always grateful. We all recognise that James is still on the rehabilitation journey, but there is no stopping him. He has just walked to Mum’s & Dad’s on his own (phone first to say he’s on his way)... what a way to celebrate the 2-year journey.Brother of brain injured survivor
  • I highly recommend Krysalis Consultancy OT services. Anna has been our life line since she came on board to help my husband following his brain injury. He has improved greatly thanks to Anna’s input in assisting him to become independent, teaching him step by step the simple things which we all take for granted. Anna is there for us 100%, teaching us both strategies to enable us to achieve better results.Wife of brain injured survivor
  • Just a short note to thank you very much for your hard work and persistence over the last few months, your guidance has undoubtedly helped and taken the pressure off me (I have benefited from the sessions greatly). I am really encouraged by the last few weeks and optimistic that if Peter keeps working at it he will continue to make good progress.Brother of brain injured survivor

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