Occupational Therapy Soft Market Test

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<p>The Occupational Therapy service will provide children, young people, and family-centred services up until the child&rsquo;s 25th birthday that recognise and build upon their strengths and focus upon improving outcomes. The Occupational Therapy service will be provided to children and young people with the following needs: &bull; Cognition and learning; Being productive, e.g. participating in nursery, school and post 16 educational institutions &bull; Social, emotional and mental health; Playing and socialising, including with friends, belonging to a group, participating in social activities within an educational environment &bull; Sensory and/or physical needs; Self-care, e.g. getting dressed, eating a meal, washing, and toileting &bull; Sensory processing needs Community children&rsquo;s therapy services will implement an effective integrated working model which maximises the contribution of therapists within universal, targeted, and specialist service areas. Parents, post-16 providers, schools, and Early Years settings are key partners to the success of delivering effective community children&rsquo;s therapy services. Service models will support them to meet some therapeutic need themselves through training, skill sharing and coaching.</p> Keywords: Sensory and/or physical needs, Social, emotional and mental health, Cognition and learning