Vocational Training

Occupational Therapy is the use of purposeful activity to help disabled individuals develop skills necessary to live a life as normal and independent as possible.

As disabled people may have difficulty to participate in work and self-care activities, occupational therapy aims to effectively rehabilitate them by training them to compensate for their disability.

The purpose of this therapy is to maximize one's ability to perform everyday tasks independently through specific and purposeful activity. This is achieved by enhancing physical and cognitive function and by preventing secondary disabilities.

This center's occupational therapy is focused on the following:

1. Physical functioning i.e. the ability to:
   • reach in different ranges (up, to the side, across the body)
   • hold objects in various grasp (gross, three-point, cylindrical grasp)
   • manipulate objects held in the hand for functional use
   • coordinate big and fine movements of the arm and hand
   • participate in activities using either one or both hands spontaneously
   
   
2. Cognitive functioning i.e. the ability to:
   • concentrate and stay focused for a given length of time
   • retain information and improve memory
   • plan and solve problems
   • perceive and process information
   
   
3. Sensory awareness which includes:
   • the development of the five basic senses
   • the ability to use these senses in everyday situations functionally
   
   
4. Activities in daily living- training in skills necessary for one to participate in:
   • self- care such as dressing, feeding, bathing, grooming
   • play/ leisure such as sport, hobbies
   • work such as employment school