NHS Tayside
Occupational Therapy Service for Adults with a Learning Disability
- Stage 1
Referral
Reaching out and supporting individuals into regular activity and positive routines
- Stage 2
Assess Needs
Assess initial needs and agree key activities to address barriers to employment and training
- Stage 3
Vocational Activity
A range of core skills employability and accredited training and job search activities.
- Stage 4
Employers & Job Matching
Arranging work or volunteer placements with employers
- Stage 5
In Work Support & Aftercare
Supporting individuals to maintain and progress within the workplace
Contacts
OT Admin,
Occupational Therapy
Perth and Kinross Learning Disability Service The Hub,Murray Royal Hospital Perth, PH2 7BH01738 562261tay.ldadminperth@nhs.scot
Opening Times
9am to 4pm,Occupational Therapists in the Community Learning Disability Team support people with all types of learning disabilities to help them develop and continue with life skills, work and leisure activities as independently as possible. Occupational therapists provide practical support to empower people to facilitate recovery and overcome barriers preventing them from doing the things that matter to them.
Scotland’s learning disability strategy, The keys to life, seeks to improve the quality of life for people with learning disabilities so that they live longer healthier lives, participate fully in all aspects of society and prosper as individuals. Enabling people with learning disabilities to work is critical to achieving that vision.
Our Occupational Therapy service accepts referrals specifically for adults who have learning disabilities and complex needs which make it difficult for a person to find or be involved in vocational and work related activities. It is an individualised service that can provide assessment, identify areas of difficulty and support individuals to access other agencies. We use standardised assessments such as The Assessment of Work Performance and the Worker Role Interview based on the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) to identify vocational activities which are then appropriately graded and adapted to match the individual. Individuals are then supported in a variety of pre -vocational and employability skills, and where appropriate, individuals are also encouraged to link in with other members of the Employability Network for additional support with specific work related activity.