The Paediatric Occupational Therapy programme at Crann provides assessment and personalized support in key developmental areas to help children achieve their optimum level of independence, with our experienced Paediatric Occupational Therapist, Sarah Kennington.

Our training programmes are designed to incorporate elements of our 2Gen Model of Care, providing a comprehensive care plan for your child that involves you as parents/caregivers, at each stage.

Paediatric Occupational Therapy can support children by:

• Improving sensory regulation and providing strategies for family members in the home environment;
• Supporting the development of fine and gross motor skills; visual perception; handwriting;
• Provide wheelchair skills training in our Skills on Wheels programme to support manual and powered wheelchair users to improve access to their environment and increase independence and confidence;
• Supporting families to optimise a child’s participation in daily activities (i.e. at home, in school, and within their communities);
• Improving opportunities for increased play and social engagement;
• Assessing for Assistive Technology and its application across different environments.

Skills on Wheels is our in-house wheelchair training programme to support manual and power wheelchair users to improve access to their environment and increase independence.

It is provided on 1:1 and in group/camp courses. Parental education is an integral part of this programme, to extend what is learned at Skills on Wheels into the real world.