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about Sara Griffith

Specialist Occupational Therapy services for children for Medico-Legal cases, Private Clients and families, Schools & Colleges, Local Authorities, Statutory Services, Businesses, Charities and Housing Associations.

" Sara joined The OT Centre in 2023.

Sara's personality, experience and special interests have led her to excel in educational environments. She is calm, down to earth and a caring proponent for her clients. As a professional, she is knowledgeable in her field and fits really well into specialist teams."

Helen Spencer
Clinical Director

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Established in 2010 to provide high quality OT and SI Services

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Sara Griffith

Paediatric Occupational Therapy

BSc Occupational Therapy

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Service Area

Cardiff

Newport

Cwmbran

Merthyr Tydfil

Pontypool

Rhondda

Port Talbot

Maesteg

Ebbw Vale

Rhymney

Neath

Bristol

Glamorgan

Monmouthshire

Gloucestershire

Sara's Bio

With over seven years working with individuals diagnosed with ASD and Learning Difficulties, Sara is a determined OT, demonstrating an effective understanding of complex clinical needs, challenging behaviours, acute mental health and individuals presenting with forensic backgrounds. She enjoys working with clinically complex young people and particularly excels within educational settings.

Sara focuses her work around person centred interventions, integrating both long and short term goals in different settings. She is proficient in creating individualised plans which enable progress towards goals and increased independence in the young people she works with.

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Sara is always keen to work closely with both children and their families to ensure a holistic approach to therapy. Her aim is to improve the quality of life of the young person and those around them. At the centre of Sara’s approach is the development of empowerment, building of supportive relationships and enablement of coping skills. As well as implementing different equipment and minor adaptations, Sara enjoys employing less traditional methods such as hippotherapy or dog therapy, depending on the needs of her clients. This creative approach demonstrates her commitment to highly tailored intervention.

Sara has experience working with both traumatic and acquired brain injury, anoxic or hypoxic brain injury such as cerebral palsy and progressive neurological conditions, including provision of suitable equipment and adaptations and seating. Sara is able to manage complex situations involving safeguarding issues and complete risk assessments to ensure risk management and effective planning interventions are in place. She is confident and competent to work autonomously but also thrives as part of an MDT and enjoys working with other professionals towards common goals for their clients.

Sara has extensive experience, prior to training as an OT, supporting young people with homelessness and addiction issues which is testament to her caring nature and dedication to helping people.

Sara has a keen interest in professional development and has completed training in sensory integration, BSL, restraint, anaphylaxis and deaf awareness. She is always looking to further her own education and her passion to expand her knowledge shines through in her OT work.

Sara enjoys presenting at conferences and has previously carried out training and education programmes for support staff, sharing her knowledge and demonstrating excellent communication skills. She is passionate about her work with young people with highly complex needs. Her peers would describe her as a respected and valued member of the team who has a strong professional identity, consistently engaging in work of a high quality. Further testament to Sara’s caring nature, she regularly volunteers at numerous charities including refugee charities and Women’s Aid.

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Skills & Interventions

Aids & Equipment, Anxiety Management, Assistive Technologies, Capacity Assessments, Challenging Behaviours Management & Support, Cognitive Rehabilitation, Fatigue Management, 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, Sensory Assessment/Intervention, Sensory Assessment/Intervention [0]: actively pursuing an ASI Wise Certificate in 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), Specialist Seating, Training, Vocational support: Return to Work or Education, Wheelchair Assessments

Special Interests

Challenging Behaviours Management & Support, Cognitive Rehabilitation

Primary Specialism

Learning Difficulties OT, Mental Health & Neurodivergence OT, Paediatrics OT

Conditions Supported

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 (Stroke, Concussion, Aneurysm, Substance Use/Drug/Alcohol, Hypoxic or Anoxic Brain Injury, Tumor, Brain haemorrhage, Encephalitis), Traumatic Brain Injury

Physiological

Catastrophic Injury, Orthopaedic Injury, Fractures, Visual Impairment

Psychological

Anxiety Disorders incl Agoraphobia, Panic, Separation Anxiety, Social Anxiety, Depression

Sensory

Sensory Processing Disorder SPD, Sensory Modulation Disorder SMD, Sensory-Based Motor Disorder SBMD, Sensory Discrimination Disorder

Other

Elderly

Service Sectors

Case Managers & Medicolegal, Private Clients, Individuals & Families, Schools & Colleges, Housing Associations, Local Authorities/Statutory Services, Businesses & Charities

Professional Registrations

HCPC Registration: OT80001

RCOT Membership: BT00867442

Testimonials

"Sara is an excellent OT who works with a couple of my clients, covering both adults and children. She is calm, collected and very organised; she fills me with complete reassurance, which is echoed by the families she works with.”

Jenny Robbins

JR Clinical Training and Case Management

Sara's Work

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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