Occupational Therapy

Matrix Occupational Therapy Service & West Lancashire Community High School 

What is Occupational Therapy? 

The role of the children's occupational therapist (OT) is to work with children and young people who have difficulties with the practical skills they need to succeed in everyday life. 

Occupational therapy intervention aims to enable children to participate in their daily activities (occupations) to help improve their health, independence, and wellbeing.  

Occupational therapists help children and young people to be as independent as possible and consider their physical / sensory needs, the environment, and their occupations and how the interconnection of these impacts on the child’s occupational performance and participation in their daily activities. 

Please look at the document below for further information about the areas of development that Occupational Therapy can helpo with. There is more specific information about each of these areas which can be viewed by clicking the tabs above.