{"id":133,"date":"2017-10-03T04:49:10","date_gmt":"2017-10-03T04:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nimh.health.gov.lk\/?page_id=133"},"modified":"2021-06-09T16:57:48","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T11:27:48","slug":"occupational-therapy-unit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nimh.health.gov.lk\/en\/occupational-therapy-unit\/","title":{"rendered":"Occupational Therapy Unit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src=\"http:\/\/nimh.health.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Web-Page-OT.jpg\" title=\"Web-Page-OT\" alt=\"Occupational Therapy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Opening Hours<\/strong>: Mon &#8211; Fri (8am-4pm) &amp; Sat (8am-12pm)<\/h3>\n<p>The main purpose of this unit is via\u00a0purposeful, therapeutic activities to help the clients to regain skills lost due to their illness or to develop new skills that can help them to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Return to the community<\/li>\n<li>Maximize their functional level<\/li>\n<li>Prevent disability<\/li>\n<li>Promote independence<\/li>\n<li>Maintain health<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Facilities<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Skills development programs\n<ul>\n<li>Activities of Daily Living Training group<\/li>\n<li>Anger management Training group<\/li>\n<li>Life Skills Training group<\/li>\n<li>Social Skills Training group<\/li>\n<li>Reminiscence Therapy group<\/li>\n<li>Creative writing and arts group<\/li>\n<li>Community Familiarization Visits<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Provisions of income generating vocational skills\n<ul>\n<li>Jewellery making.<\/li>\n<li>Rug weaving<\/li>\n<li>Handicrafts<\/li>\n<li>Carpentry<\/li>\n<li>Computer training<\/li>\n<li>Gardening<\/li>\n<li>Patch work and Sewing<\/li>\n<li>Paper work<\/li>\n<li>Chair caning<\/li>\n<li>Greeting card making<\/li>\n<li>Leather Crafts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Leisure and Recreational programs\n<ul>\n<li>Music therapy<\/li>\n<li>Indoor and Outdoor Sports<\/li>\n<li>Cookery<\/li>\n<li>Drama therapy<\/li>\n<li>Cinema shows<\/li>\n<li>Musical programs<\/li>\n<li>Day outings and trips<\/li>\n<li>Celebrating social and cultural events<\/li>\n<li>Training for OT students and visiting students from other disciplines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Telephone Extension<\/strong>: 226 \/ 238<\/h3>\n<p>\n<table id=\"tablepress-6\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-6\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">&nbsp;<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Monday<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Tuesday<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Wednesday<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">Thursday<\/th><th class=\"column-6\">Friday<\/th><th class=\"column-7\">Saturday<\/th><th class=\"column-8\">Sunday<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">8am - 10am<\/td><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"column-2\">Welcome Patients to OT Unit<br \/>\nReligious Activity<br \/>\nExercise Programme<br \/>\nMorning Communication Group<br \/>\nMorning Tea<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\"><\/td><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"column-7\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">10am - 12 noon<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">ADL Group<br \/>\n<br \/>\nCookery Programme<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Life Skills Group<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Social Skills Group<br \/>\n<br \/>\nCookery Programme<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">ADL Group<br \/>\n<br \/>\nCookery Programme<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Music Programme<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Sports<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">Fun Games<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">12 noon - 1.30pm<\/td><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"column-2\">Lunch<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\"><\/td><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"column-7\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2pm - 4pm<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Art Therapy<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Music Therapy<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Drama Therapy<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Film Show<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Outing<br \/>\nGo to the Temple<\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-6 from cache --><br \/>\n\t\t\tIs there any error in the information? 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