All contents are examples cited at http://www.ottp.org
With acknowledgement to © 2005 All Special Service for Groups-Occupational Therapy Training Program. This is to demonstrate an innovative programming from health professional concept to Thai Occupational Therapists.
The OTTP Youth Center offers training classes, special community outings, support groups, and leisure activities after school, in the evenings, and on the weekends.
Youth who have successfully graduated the OTTP 10 Week Life Skills/Work Readiness training curriculum engage in an intensive program focused on work-specific skills.
OTTP’s Loving Intervention for Family Enrichment program offers youth and their parents the opportunity to develop skills to improve family relationships.
The Occupational Therapy and Clinical Services team provide group and individual therapy to elementary school youth to promote self-esteem, positive social behaviors, and attention skills that are necessary for them to develop effective learning skills and life skills.
มีอีกตัวอย่างของการประชาสัมพันธ์โปรแกรมกิจกรรมบำบัดของมหาวิทยาลัยแห่งหนึ่ง http://www.ukzn.ac.za/department/extra.asp?id=5&dept=otherapyund
Following on identification of the individual's problem areas, strengths and abilities, the occupational therapist will formulate an appropriate intervention plan. This may be in the form of direct service provision, such as:
- remedial programmes to alleviate symptoms and impairment
- extensive rehabilitation services to enable the individual to cope despite disability
- vocational rehabilitation (enabling an individual to do a job of work)
- perceptual training programmes for children
- cognitive training programmes
- group therapy
- splinting
- wheelchair training
- pressure care
- social skills training
- life skills training (e.g. time management, stress management, balanced lifestyle development
design and provision of assistive device for daily living tasks (e.g. feeding, mobility, dressing, and bathing).
On a broader level, the occupational therapist may:
- Organise a ward stimulation programme for hospitalised children.
- Arrange special events such as sports days, outings, flea markets, etc. and develop recreational programmes.
- Establish facilities such as a sports area, tuck shop, income generating projects, etc.
- Assist to establish support groups.
- Develop community outreach programmes in disadvantaged areas.
- Do disability grant assessments and reporting.
- Analyse situations in order to plan and develop therapeutic programmes for entire populations (e.g. in homes for the aged or disabled, long-term institutions, schools, etc.).
- Help to develop health promotion programmes in communities (e.g. schools), with the purpose of promoting a balanced healthy life and attaining effective coping skills such as managing stress.
- Develop and provide care provider training for carers of mentally handicapped children or stroke sufferers, etc.
และบางโปรแกรมเหล่านี้ ผมและทีมงานกิจกรรมบำบัดมหิดลกำลังเตรียมการอยู่ครับ ประเทศไทยของเราคงมีโปรแกรมที่น่าสนใจเกิดขึ้นแน่นอน รอติดตามนะครับ
