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What's That Occupational Therapy?
Occupational Therapy is...
...the use of
purposeful activity or interventions to
promote health and achieve functional
outcome. Achieving functional outcomes means
develop, improve, restore the highest
possible level of independence of any
individual who is limited by a physical
injury or illness, a dysfunctional
condition, a cognitive impertinent, a
psychosocial dysfunctional, a mental
illness, a developmental or learning
disability.
Occupational Therapy Services include:
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The
assessment, treatment, education and
consultation with the individual and
individuals family
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Interventions directed toward
developing, improving, restoring daily
living skill, work performance, play
skill, leisure capacities and enhancing
educational performance skill
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Providing
for the development, improvement,
restoration of sensorimotor, oral motor,
neuromuscular functioning, emotional,
motivational, cognitive, or psychosocial
components of performance.
In Brunei Darussalam, Occupational
Therapy is either hospital based or
community based:
A. Hospital Based
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Psychiatric
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Hand therapy
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Neurosurgical
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Medical
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Orthopaedic
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Oncology
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Cardiology
When
necessary, the therapist will need
to carry out a home visit, work site
visit or recommended home
modification to ensure a save
environment for a patient to return
to. The therapist also teaches a
disable person to drive.
B. Community Based
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Child Development Centre (CDC)
Kiarong.
The therapist visit schools when
necessary, and liaise with
special education teachers
working in the schools to design
a programme that is suitable for
the children and provide a
comfortable environment for them
to study.
Referrals for Occupational
Therapy
Doctor referrals are required
for patients to receive an
Occupational Therapist
treatment. Both of hospital in
and outpatient referrals are
accepted. Referrals are also
taken from private and
government clinic or from
overseas hospitals.
Treatment fee
The will be a minimal fee
charged per treatment session
for green identity card holders.
Staffing and administration
The department is administered
by an Administrative Head Cum
Senior Occupational Therapist.
At present, there are 8
therapist in RIPAS Hospital and
3 therapist in the Child
Development Centre. Besides,
there are also a Woodwork
Instructor, Woodwork Assistant,
3 Occupational Therapy
Assistant, a Domestic Helper and
a Clerical Staff.
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