Driving and Community Mobility Occupational Therapy
Driving To Independence is a Driving and Community Mobility Occupational Therapy practice in Tempe, AZ
with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in enabling participation in daily activities.
Driving and Community Mobility Occupational Therapists at Driving To Independence perform
services for patients of all ages in schools, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and nursing homes. Driving and Community Mobility Occupational Therapy is
the assessment and improvement of conditions that hinder patients' driving skills and ability to travel around their community safely. Significant diseases and conditions treated at
Driving and Community Mobility Occupational Therapy practices include visual disorders, developmental disabilities, injuries, and neurodegenerative diseases.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Driving and Community Mobility Occupational Therapy
practices include patient evaluation, driving education, strength and motion restoration, and alternative transportation planning.
Occupational therapists can optimize and prolong an older driver's ability to drive safely and ease the transition to other forms of transportation if driving cessation becomes necessary. By identifying strengths as well as physical or cognitive challenges, occupational therapists can evaluate an individual's overall ability to operate a vehicle safely and recommend assistive devices or behavioral changes to limit risks. Occupational therapy practitioners offer a continuum of services related to community mobility, from evaluation of driving performance, through counseling and support for lifestyle changes, to maintaining independence and quality of life.
Driving And Community Mobility Occupational Therapists in Tempe, AZ
Occupational Therapy
Driving To Independence is an Occupational Therapy practice in Tempe, AZ
with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in holistically treating injured, ill, or disabled patients through therapeutic activities that help them develop, recover, improve, and maintain the skills needed for daily living and working.
Occupational Therapists at Driving To Independence perform
rehabilitation of patients with mental, emotional, and physical disabilities by planning and administering medically prescribed occupational therapy. Occupational Therapy is
physiological treatment of patients recuperating from physical or mental illness that encourages rehabilitation through the performance of activities required in daily life. Significant diseases and conditions treated at
Occupational Therapy practices include work related upper extremity injuries, amputees and people with special prosthetics, stroke or heart attack victims, arthritis, multiple sclerosis or permanent disabilities patients, patients with head injuries and mental disabilities, severe burn and spinal cord trauma patients.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Occupational Therapy
practices include individualized evaluation to determine the patient's goals; customized intervention to improve the patient's ability to perform daily activities, and outcome evaluation to ensure that the goals are being met and/or intervention plan adjusted.
An occupational therapist is a person who has graduated from an entry-level occupational therapy program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) or predecessor organizations, or approved by the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT), or an equivalent international occupational therapy education program; has successfully completed a period of supervised fieldwork experience required by the occupational therapy program; has passed a nationally recognized entry-level examination for occupational therapists, and fulfills state requirements for licensure, certification, or registration. An occupational therapist provides interventions based on evaluation and which emphasize the therapeutic use of everyday life activities (i.e., occupations) with individuals or groups for the purpose of facilitating participation in roles and situations and in home, school, workplace, community and other settings. Occupational therapy services are provided for the purpose of promoting health and wellness and are provided to those who have or are at risk for developing an illness, injury, disease, disorder, condition, impairment, disability, activity limitation, or participation restriction. Occupational therapists address the physical, cognitive, psychosocial, sensory, and other aspects of occupational performance in a variety of contexts to support engagement in everyday life activities that affect health, well-being, and quality of life.
Occupational Therapists in Tempe, AZ
Environmental Modification Occupational Therapy
Driving To Independence is an Environmental Modification Occupational Therapy practice in Tempe, AZ
with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in environmental modification beyond that of a general occupational therapist.
Environmental Modification Occupational Therapists at Driving To Independence perform
modification of a patient's home, work, or school environment. Environmental Modification Occupational Therapy is
the change or adaptation of a patient's environment to ensure their safety and independence in performing daily activities. Significant diseases and conditions treated at
Environmental Modification Occupational Therapy practices include impaired senses, arthritis, cerebral palsy, Parkinson's disease, and stroke.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Environmental Modification Occupational Therapy
practices include analyzing a patient's environmental needs and disruptors, strengthening a patient's skills, providing patients with devices and assistive technology, and consulting during new construction or building rehab projects.
Occupational therapy practitioners are experts at identifying the cause of difficulties in performance of activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living. Occupational therapy practitioners evaluate the client, their environment, and their occupational performance in that environment, as well as make recommendations for products to improve the fit between the client, place, and activity. Occupational therapists can evaluate both the skills of the client and the environmental features that support or limit the performance of meaningful or necessary activities, thereby enhancing health, safety and well-being. Based on this assessment, they recommend modification and intervention strategies that improve the fit between the person and his or her environment.
Environmental Modification Occupational Therapists in Tempe, AZ
Ergonomics Occupational Therapy
Driving To Independence is an Ergonomics Occupational Therapy practice in Tempe, AZ
with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in activity analysis.
Ergonomics Occupational Therapists at Driving To Independence perform
observation and activity analysis in business and corporate environments. Ergonomics Occupational Therapy is
the management of injury risk factors in the workplace in order to improve employee safety, health, comfort, and productivity. Significant diseases and conditions treated at
Ergonomics Occupational Therapy practices include stress, injuries, and disabilities.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Ergonomics Occupational Therapy
practices include identifying injury risk factors, adapting workplace environments and equipment accordingly, and creating employee education programs.
Ergonomics Occupational Therapists in Tempe, AZ
