about Lauren O'Connell
A dedicated client advocate, Lauren is an experienced Occupational Therapist specialising in adult services for Case Managers & the Medicolegal Sector, Private Clients, Local Authorities/Statutory Services, Businesses & Charities.
" Lauren joined The OT Centre in 2024.
Personable, calm and down to earth, Lauren is a great OT to work with. She loves building a rapport with clients who have been labelled as difficult or challenging and consequently really excels in building those relationships and passionately advocating for client needs.
Lauren has amassed a unique wealth of professional and personal experience, having worked as an Occupational Therapist in the UK, New Zealand and Australia, and is able to draw upon this experience in problem solving and finding novel solutions for her clients specific needs."
Helen Spencer
Clinical Director
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Lauren O'Connell
An experienced and passionate occupational therapist delivering specialist OT services for adults with neurological conditions, multi trauma injuries including spinal injury and amputations. Providing services for Medico-Legal cases, Private Clients and families, Local Authorities, Housing Associations, Businesses and Charities, she has amassed a unique wealth of experience, having worked as an Occupational Therapist in the UK, New Zealand and Australia. She is able to draw upon this experience in problem solving and adapting her working style to find novel solutions for each client's specific needs.
Lauren is skilled in the assessment, treatment and evaluation of adults and older adults with complex neurological needs including significant expertise in spinal cord injury, with a particular interest in wheelchair and seating, 24 hour postural management, and specialist adaptive equipment.
Lauren is determined to achieve the best outcomes for her clients by taking an holistic client-centred approach to goal setting and therapy. She has a strong ability to work with clients who have been labelled as ‘challenging’ or ‘difficult 'and her friendly and personable nature ensures that clients and families feel confident working with her. She quickly builds a rapport and applies her skills and knowledge to overcome their challenging circumstances by facilitating collaborative goal setting and implementation of therapy.
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Lauren’s clinical experience enables her to manage her cases in a highly professional and proactive manner in order to obtain the best possible outcomes for her clients. Lauren is a very quick learner with a strong clinical skill base and manages her time exceptionally well.
Having practised internationally across multiple areas of the profession during her career, Lauren has worked in a broad range of settings including in-patient multidisciplinary teams, private and not for profit community therapy teams, and has also worked as a Clinical Lead Specialist for the Department for Work and Pensions.
Skills & Interventions
Aids & Equipment, Assistive Technologies, Functional Skills Training: Independent Living Skills (ILS), Activities of Daily (ADL) Living, Community Access, Housing Adaptations: Minor, Manual Handling, Mobility, Neurorehabilitation, Orthopaedic Injuries, Physical Rehabilitation, Postural Management, Sleep Hygiene, SMART Goal Setting & Reporting, Spasticity Management, Specialist Seating, Splinting, Training, Upper Limb Rehabilitation, Vocational support: Return to Work or Education, Wheelchair Assessments, Work-Site Assessments
Special Interests
Activities of Daily (ADL) Living, Postural Management, Specialist Seating, Wheelchair Assessments
Primary Specialism
Neurorehabilitation OT, Posture and Seating OT,
Spinal Injury OT
Conditions Supported
Neurological
Acquired Brain Injury, Spinal Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury
Physiological
Amputation, Catastrophic Injury, Orthopaedic Injury, Fractures
Other
Elderly
Service Sectors
Case Managers & Medicolegal, Private Clients, Individuals & Families, Housing Associations, Local Authorities/Statutory Services, Businesses & Charities
Professional Registrations
HCPC Registration: OT73788
RCOT Membership: BTnnnnnnn
The OT Centre Approach
Expertise
Occupational Therapists vetted by our Clinical Director as specialists in their field.
Experience
Working with Case Managers, Solicitors and the Client MDT since 2010
Ethos
Remaining a family owned, family run practice putting clinical services, quality and integrity before profit.
Availability
Direct access to your OT via Mobile Phone and online Call-Back Booking Service.
Secure Online Access to all aspects of our work, including Professional Reports, SMARTAAR Goal Plans, Goal-Scored Client Sessions and Client Appointment Schedules.
Clarity
Fully Costed Proposals for fixed periods of SMARTAAR goal-driven outcome focused therapy.
Quantifiable clinically justifiable interventions through Session by Session scored Outcome Reports and End-Term Treatment Review Reports.
Consistency
Best use of tools and technologies to provide a first-class service for our clients and our customers.
Custom built Apps make it easy for your OT to manage your client case, documentation, goal plans and reports, providing a clear framework for their clinical work.
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