by Youth Living Skills | Nov 13, 2018 | Blog
What is a Psychological Assessment? Psychological assessments or tests are utilised to come to some diagnosis or determination about a person’s behaviour or cognitive functioning and is intended to direct interventions and treatments. A person who has been recommended...
by Youth Living Skills | Nov 8, 2018 | Blog
What is Occupational Therapy? Occupational therapy (or OT) is in the allied health category of health professions that targets augmenting the functioning of the individual. As its name suggests, OT helps people to better engage in and perform activities or...
by Youth Living Skills | Oct 24, 2018 | Blog
Who needs to be assessed for equipment? Children with a medical condition that is presently impacting on, or is likely to considerably affect, their functioning often require an equipment assessment. The core purpose of occupational therapy (OT) is to bolster a...
by Youth Living Skills | Oct 22, 2018 | Blog
Occupational therapy (OT) established itself in the 1970s as a health profession. It is an intervention that helps a person to re-gain their functioning and independence. This article will explain what OT is, what it usually involves and how OT can help people to be...
by Youth Living Skills | Oct 19, 2018 | Blog
What is anxiety or anxiety disorders? Anxiety is a normal and common human emotion that often makes people feel uneasy, worried or nervous. Generally, an individual might feel anxious in situations where they feel uncomfortable or stressed, such as a child starting...
by Youth Living Skills | Oct 9, 2018 | Blog
What is an intellectual disability? An intellectual disability is characterized by below average intellectual functioning and delayed children with the condition are often slow to reach developmental milestones compared to their peers. In clinical terms, a person with...
by Youth Living Skills | Sep 27, 2018 | Blog
What are fine motor skills and why are they important? Fine motor skills refer to the use of the hands’ smaller muscles, which are important when completing tasks such as using scissors or other instruments, tying shoelaces or buttoning clothes. Fine motor skills are...
by Youth Living Skills | Sep 21, 2018 | Blog
The Occupational Therapy (OT) functional assessment At its core, OT serves to increase a person’s independence to enable them to participate socially within their community and complete tasks and vocations in their life that is meaningful to them. When a person has a...
by Youth Living Skills | Sep 15, 2018 | Blog
What are psychological assessments for children? In general, psychological assessments aim to explore an individual’s cognitive capacity, how they think and perceive thoughts, feelings and behaviours. These assessments usually involve the psychologist observing the...
by Youth Living Skills | Sep 4, 2018 | Blog
What do occupational therapists do? Occupational therapists (OT) help people grow their independence and skills to perform everyday tasks and activities that is important to the person. This can range from vocational “occupations” such as studying or pursuing a career...
