Kathy Southon Independent Occupational Therapist
Do you know what connects a pizza wheel, a small soft drink bottle, household rubber gloves, a golf club and following a bus?

These are all things that have been used to help a person with a disability to regain skills and independence.

A pizza wheel helped a one-handed person to cut up their food.
A soft drink bottle, turned upside down helped a person with arthritic hands to push the dual flush button on the toilet cistern.
The rubber gloves helped someone with a weak grip to open jars and bottles.
The golf club was adapted with a glove and velcro for someone who'd had a stroke to help regain the mobility required to play golf.
Following a bus (in a car) helped a person who was recovering from orthopaedic surgery to regain confidence to use public transport for outings.

I have been an Occupational Therapist for over 33 years and have experience of assessing a disabled person's abilities and requirements to overcome difficulties that they face in everyday tasks. Not only do I find solutions like those above, but I also have experience in recommending and using equipment, adaptations to the home and rehabilitation programmes. For example. a mattress elevator to help someone get in/out bed, a walk-in shower to replace a bath that someone can no longer use, or a treatment programme to relearn how to plan and prepare meals using different approaches.

I enjoy working with people in their own homes to help them find easier ways of managing daily living activities. I have experience of working with individuals and with organisations, such as, Housing Associations, Local Authorities, NHS teams, charities.

I am able to provide a service in the following areas: Somerset, North Somerset, Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire, and Gloucestershire.

Qualifications and Professional Memberships
M.Sc. in Occupational Therapy
Diploma of Occupational Therapy
Health Professions Council (HPC) registration – OT09105 http://www.hpc-uk.org/
Member of COT http://www.cot.co.uk/ COTSS-Independent Practice http://www.cotss-ip.org.uk/ 
COTSS-Housing http://www.cotss-housing.co.uk/
Registered with the Information Commissioners Office (Data Protection)
CRB checked.

 
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