Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapy is a profession that concentrates on enabling people to carry out the things that they want to do, or need to do, in their lives. Assessing cognitive ability and physical functioning level, as well as identifying methods of engagement important to the individual, is an element of clinicians planning and providing effective care. Multi-Sensory Environments provide a unique interactive space which offers the user a range of tactile, visual,  and interactive activities to engage with. Many can be intergraded to provide appropriate activities for a range of sensory, cognitive, fine motor and gross motor skill levels. Clinicians can use this equipment to conduct assessments of the clients’ ability to engage or use these activities, identifying need and to determine suitable interventions.

The equipment can be used to engage clients in simple, focused activity to avoid sensory overload, for example, trying to improve and increase levels of attention, concentration and ability to orientate to a task. From a mental health perspective, using guided relaxation to calm and soothe in a safe place, or to learn new coping strategies and self-management techniques.

 Multi sensory rooms can be adapted and used in a variety of ways to meet physical, sensory and cognitive needs.