What is Trauma-Trained Occupational Therapy?
- Occupational therapy professionals are meaning-making healthcare experts who help patients flourish through purpose-filled activity.
- Adults with complex trauma histories need to feel safe, be able to regulate emotions, develop and maintain relationships, and gain mastery over their environment and important occupations.
- As functional specialists, Occupational Therapy practitioners are valuable members of the complex trauma treatment team because of their expertise in the cognitive, social, emotional, and sensory components of life skills.
- The interconnection between Complex Trauma and how it affects life skills are:
- Self-Concept
- Attachment and Relationships
- Behavior
- Body and Brain
- Cognition
- Dissociation
- Emotional
- Categorical Life Application can occur in the following areas (but are not limited to):
- Education
- Work
- Play
- Leisure
- Social Participation
- Caregivers
- Peer Relationships
- Health Management
Trauma-Trained OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES can be of great help to survivors who struggle with function in daily life.