Angelique Carreira Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapy is a client-centred health profession concerned with promoting health and well-being through occupation.
The primary goal of occupational therapy is to enable people to participate in the activities of everyday life.
Occupational therapists achieve this outcome by working with people and communities to enhance their ability to engage in the occupations they want to, need to, or are expected to do, or by modifying the occupation or the environment to better support their occupational engagement.
(Statement on occupational therapy:
WFOT Council meeting 2010.)
Who we are
I obtained my undergraduate degree in occupational therapy (BSc) through Wits University, graduating in 2019. I am registered with the HPCSA and a member of OTASA. In 2021 I completed my hippotherapy certification through EATASA, which is my passion. I’ve completed short courses in paediatric and adult splinting, reading/spelling disorders, management of autism spectrum disorder and brief introductions to neonatal therapy, as well as one focusing on preterm infants in the NICU. I am WorkWell trained and certified and am in the process of completing the introductory DIR Floortime and Read4Africa phono-graphix courses.
After completing my studies, I went on to complete my community service year at Mary Moodley Memorial Clinic where I gained valuable experience in paediatric developmental delay, learning difficulties, genetic syndromes, neurological conditions, hand injuries and rehabilitation, adult physical rehabilitation, rehabilitation post covid-19 and intervention in the mental health sector.
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Therapy and rehabilitation is devoted to evaluating and treating clients with functional impairment due to physical injury or disease and allowing them to participate fully in their day to day activities. Conditions may include neurological and orthopaedic Conditions, Burns, Joint Replacements, Surgery, Amputations, Nerve Injuries
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Early Intervention focuses on treating babies and young children with movement and coordination difficulties or developmental delays which could be as a result of birth complications, trauma, injury, preterm birth or disease.
Occupational Therapy assists children to reach age appropriate development in terms of their sensory processing, motor development and visual perceptual development.
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Hippotherapy entails the incorporation of the horse’s movement with complimentary treatment principles to address impairments, functional limitation, and disabilities in clients with neuro-motor and/or sensory dysfunction. It aims to achieve functional goals and is always provided as an individual therapy.
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An FCE is a comprehensive, objective test of an individual's ability to perform work-related tasks. It is an integral part of the return-to-work process and can be used as a basis for vocational rehabilitation.
