Passionate about helping individuals achieve their goals and reach their full potential, Amy is an experienced Occupational Therapist specialising in paediatric services for Case Managers & the Medicolegal Sector, Private Clients, Individuals & Families, Schools & Colleges, Local Authorities/Statutory Services, Businesses & Charities.
" Amy joined The OT Centre in 2023.
I've been particularly impressed with Amy's clear thinking and professionalism. Amy is truly conscientious and her outlook and ethics fit really well with our own. She is particularly knowledgeable and experienced in ASD and Neurodiversity, and coupled with her communication skills, she builds really good relationships with children, parents and fellow professionals."
Helen Spencer
Clinical Director
Specialist skills for a Client's specific needs
Established in 2010 to provide high quality OT and SI Services
Clinical Excellence and Client needs Before Profit
Paediatric Occupational Therapy
BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy, PgCert Sensory Integration
Doncaster
Rotherham
Barnsley
Halifax
Derby
Oldham
Kingston Upon Hull
Wakefield
Chesterfield
Mansfield
Lincoln
Scunthorpe
Huddersfield
Leeds
Bradford
Yorkshire
Nottinghamshire
Derbyshire
Amy is an experienced Occupational Therapist specialising in paediatric-oriented services for Case Managers & Medicolegal, Private Clients, Individuals & Families, Schools & Colleges, Local Authorities/Statutory Services, Businesses & Charities.
Dedicated to providing the highest level of care to her clients, Amy is passionate about helping individuals achieve their goals and reach their full potential. She has a wealth of experience in mental health, autism, ADHD, developmental trauma and sensory processing disorder and is proficient in the production of clear, thorough reports for parents and schools and Education Health and Care Plans.
Taking a client-centred approach to goal setting, Amy collaborates with her clients and their families to create personalised treatment plans that meet their unique needs. She has a varied toolbox that draws on her experience from working in both mental health and school based settings. Her focus is on increasing independence in activities of daily living, whether this is supporting her clients to advocate for the help they need or to become independent in their own environment.
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Amy has successfully managed a team of therapy assistants and trained staff to enhance the care of the young people they work with. She believes that effective communication is key to achieving the best outcomes and works closely with the multi disciplinary team to ensure the highest standard of care possible. Amy is considered an excellent communicator, providing effective liaison with parents, carers, professionals and external agencies. She is also considered a calming presence who can quickly build therapeutic rapport with young people.Â
With a qualification in sensory integration therapy and a keen interest in developmental trauma, Amy is dedicated to providing evidence-based interventions that make a real difference in the lives of her clients. She has experience of assessing the learning environment from a sensory processing perspective. She is able to work with teaching staff to adapt the environment to meet the sensory needs of the young person and has provided comprehensive training in school to develop staff awareness of sensory processing and trauma.
Anxiety Management, Challenging Behaviours Management & Support, Functional Skills Training: Independent Living Skills (ILS), Activities of Daily (ADL) Living, Community Access, Sensory Assessment/Intervention, Sensory Assessment/Intervention [2]: ASI Wise/SIE PG Cert in Ayres' SI, Sleep Hygiene, SMART Goal Setting & Reporting, Special Educational Needs (SEN): EHCP (Education Health & Care Plan), Individual Education Plan (IEP), Additional Learning Needs (ALN), Individual Development Plan (IDP), Coordinated Support Plan (CSP), Individualised Educational Programme (IEP), Training, Vocational support: Return to Work or Education
Sensory Assessment/Intervention [2]: ASI Wise/SIE PG Cert in Ayres' SI
Learning Difficulties OT, Mental Health & Neurodivergence OT, Sensory Processing Practitioner
Developmental
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADHD, Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorder ASD, Down Syndrome, Dyspraxia, Global Developmental Delay GDD, Learning Disability, Profound Multiple Learning Disabilities PMLD
Neurological
Acquired Brain Injury (Cerebral Palsy CP), Acquired Brain Injury (Hypoxic or Anoxic Brain Injury, Encephalitis)
Psychological
Anxiety incl Separation Anxiety, Social Anxiety
Sensory
Sensory Processing Disorder SPD, Sensory Modulation Disorder SMD, Sensory-Based Motor Disorder SBMD, Sensory Discrimination Disorder
Case Managers & Medicolegal, Private Clients, Individuals & Families, Schools & Colleges, Local Authorities/Statutory Services, Businesses & Charities
HCPC Registration: OT69720Â
RCOT Membership: BT0809738
Occupational Therapists vetted by our Clinical Director as specialists in their field.
Working with Case Managers, Solicitors and the Client MDT since 2010
Remaining a family owned, family run practice putting clinical services, quality and integrity before profit.
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.
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.
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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