Children and Young People’s Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapists work with children, young people and their families to help them be more independent with everyday activities, such as self-care, schoolwork and play. Occupational Therapists work in a variety of places such as clinics, schools and at home.

Our Aim

The aim of the service is to provide assessment, intervention and advice for children and young people to help them to participate as fully as possible in daily life activities.

Who we help

The Occupational Therapy (OT) service supports children and young people with additional needs and their families when it is challenging for them to do day to day tasks, such as, handwriting or dressing themselves on their own.

Who can be referred:

The child or young people must be registered with a Manchester GP
Aged between 0-18 or 19 if in a specialist school
The child or young person has functional difficulties that are having a significant impact on them and are not in line with the child or young person’s developmental stage
The child or young person is experiencing sensory processing difficulties that are impacting on at least two functional areas of daily living

How we help

We provide support for parents/carers in following strategies and in carrying out activities for home and school. The OT service will work in partnership with health professionals and other services who are also working with the child or young person, such as a child’s school or nursery setting.

Referral Information

Who can refer to the service?

Health professionals working for the Children’s Community Health Service who have active involvement with the child
Occupational Therapists
CAMHS
Hospital paediatricians
GPs

If a child or young person has previously been known to the Occupational Therapy service, referrals can be made from: