What We Do – Childrens Therapy

What services does Children’s Therapy provide?

Children’s Therapy provides paediatric occupational therapy assessment and intervention services for children, young people, young adults, and their families. Our services include Occupational Therapy Assessments, Sensory Integration Assessments, therapy intervention, consultation, supervision, and training. We also provide Occupational Therapy for Schools, EHCP Occupational Therapy Advice, and consultation services for local authorities across West Sussex and Hampshire.

What age groups do you work with?

We provide paediatric occupational therapy services for children, young people, young adults, and their families and carers. Our Occupational Therapy Assessments and intervention programmes are tailored to each individual’s needs and goals.

What areas do you serve?

Our Occupational Therapist in West Sussex is based in Oving near Chichester. We provide Occupational Therapy Assessments, Sensory Integration Assessments, intervention, and Occupational Therapy for Schools throughout West Sussex and parts of Hampshire, subject to location and availability.

Do you provide sensory integration assessments?

Yes. We offer Sensory Integration Assessments where appropriate as part of our paediatric occupational therapy services. Assessment findings can be used to inform therapy recommendations, support strategies, school-based interventions, and EHCP Occupational Therapy Advice.

Do you work with EHCP assessments?

Yes. We provide EHCP Occupational Therapy Advice and can contribute occupational therapy reports and recommendations to support Education, Health and Care Needs Assessments and Education, Health, and Care Plans (EHCPs). We work with families, schools, and local authorities to provide evidence-based occupational therapy recommendations.

What should I expect during an assessment?

Our Occupational Therapy Assessments typically involve gathering background information, clinical observations, standardised assessments where appropriate, and discussion with parents, carers, schools, and other professionals involved with the child or young person. Following assessment, a written report will be provided outlining findings, recommendations, and next steps.

What types of intervention do you offer?

Intervention is tailored to the individual needs of each child or young person. Approaches we are trained in and may draw upon include, but are not limited to:

· Sensory Integration

· Cognitive Orientation to Occupational Performance

· Neurodevelopmental

· Sensory Motor

· Sensory Based Trauma and Attachment

· Theraplay

· Handwriting

· The Alert Programme

· Postural Management

· Building Underdeveloped Sensory Systems (BUSS).

Can schools commission your services?

Yes. We provide Occupational Therapy for Schools, including Occupational Therapy Assessments, consultation, intervention, staff training, supervision, and EHCP Occupational Therapy Advice. Services can be commissioned directly by schools, academy trusts, and local authorities to support pupils’ participation, learning, independence, and wellbeing.

We are a local authority. How can Children’s Therapy help us?

We can support local authorities, schools, and educational settings by auditing and reviewing existing Occupational Therapy provision within mainstream schools, special schools, and specialist support centres.

Through information gathering, stakeholder consultation, and on-site visits, we evaluate current Occupational Therapy provision, identifying strengths, areas for development, unmet needs, and service priorities. We then provide a detailed report with practical recommendations and work collaboratively with you to design an effective Occupational Therapy service model that meets current demand while providing a framework for future growth and development.

Our approach helps ensure that Occupational Therapy services are evidence-based, sustainable, cost-effective, and aligned with the needs of pupils, staff, schools, and the wider educational community.

Who do you provide supervision for?

We provide professional supervision for qualified Occupational Therapists and have particular experience supporting newly qualified Occupational Therapists, school-based therapists, independent practitioners, and lone-working therapists.

We can also provide supervision for Occupational Therapy assistants and school staff delivering Occupational Therapy programmes within educational settings. Areas of specialist expertise include neurodiversity, sensory processing differences, developmental trauma, attachment needs, and physical disabilities.

Is supervision individual or group-based?

We offer both individual and group supervision. If you are interested in joining a supervision group, please contact us and we can advise you of any current or upcoming opportunities.

Tell me more about your training offer

We provide training for parents, carers, schools, early years settings, local authorities, after-school groups, and organisations working with children and young people.

Training can be delivered online or face to face and may be commissioned as a ready-made package or tailored to meet your organisation’s specific needs.