The Children's Occupational Therapy Service is committed to providing a child and family centred needs led service in the most appropriate setting to support individual children and their families. The aim of Occupational Therapy is to promote functional independence in all aspects of daily life.

Who is this service for?

The service is available to children resident in Stockport aged 0 years to school leaving age (16 or 19 years). Assessment, advice and treatment is provided for children with a broad range of difficulties including:

• Physical disabilities
• Perceptual-motor difficulties
• Learning disabilities
• Complex multiple disabilities
• Psycho-social problems
• Sensory processing problems

How to request the service

A child may be referred to the service at any stage, when concern has been expressed by parents/carers, school staff, school nurses, educational psychologists, doctors (community/hospital) and health visitors.

• To refer to Occupational Therapy professionals must use a form called a Common Assessment Framework (CAF).
• Referrals can only be accepted on a CAF form and those not on a CAF will be returned to the referrer with instruction to complete a CAF .
• Referrals are accepted from parents, GPs, Health Visitors, Schools and other professionals providing parent has given permission.
• For professionals completing a CAF as a referral to request services from the partnership please send to: Children and Young People’s Disability Partnership, c/o 8th Floor, Regent House, Heaton Lane, Stockport SK4 1BS

When is the service available?

The Occupational Therapy Service will provide assessment of the need for therapy. Based on assessment findings, intervention may be provided on an individual or group basis. Occupational Therapy may also be implemented in the form of advice to parents/carers/teachers.

The service is available Monday to Friday, 9.00am - 4:30pm.

Where is the service available?

The Occupational Therapists work in a variety of settings namely:

• Tree House Children's Centre
  
• The Children's Therapy Centre (Beckwith House)
  
• The child's home
  
• Mainstream/Resourced/Special schools
  
• Nurseries (mainstream and integrated)