THIRD PARTY OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES

Third Party OT services are available through the following funding streams.
Please contact your insurance provider to see if these services are available to you.

LONG TERM DISABILITY SERVICES • MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT INSURANCE
VETERANS AFFAIRS CANADA • WCB EXPOSURE THERAPY
FIRST RESPONDER TRAUMA

Third party assessment and treatment services are available in the following areas of practice:

MENTAL HEALTH • TRAUMA • SAFE AND SOUND PROTOCOL 
POST CONCUSSION •  COGNITION • SENSORY PROCESSING
CHRONIC PAIN • BEHAVIOURAL ACTIVATION • RETURN TO WORK 

 

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY AND TRAUMA

Occupational therapists support people to participate and engage in self care, leisure, and productive activities through collaborative goal setting, and supporting improvements in health and functioning, and modifying the activity or environment.

Trauma can get in the way of many of our everyday activities. Through an OT lens, we address trauma by increasing capacity and safety in the nervous system in order to support you in doing what you need and want to do.

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Car accidents and other fast or high impact accidents can feel like a boundary violation; this is because another vehicle or object enters your space suddenly and with a lot of force.

There are often injuries associated, as well as a lot of unexpected sights, sounds, and smells. Some people present with a heightened startle response and driving anxiety after a car accident.

Creating time and space for the nervous system to process the accident can support the healing process.

Trauma among first responders and veterans is common and multifaceted. First responders run into danger that others run away from.

First responders are often skilled at inhibiting natural survival responses to serve the needs of others. With repeated exposure to high stress situations, the nervous system can get stuck in unhelpful patterns of fight, flight, or freeze.

The nervous system can be supported to complete these incomplete responses and return to increased health.

Work related trauma can occur in many forms.

Some examples of workplace trauma include falls, accidents, assaults, robberies, physical or emotional injury, and witnessing serious injury or death. Workplace trauma can have a huge impact on both home and work life.

As with other trauma, the nervous system can get stuck in a state of threat. Through trauma work, we can increase the nervous system’s capacity for safety, work through triggers and stressors related to the event, and support a return to meaningful activity.

You can learn more about Occupational Therapy or find an OT here:

saot.ca (Society of Alberta Occupational Therapists)
caot.ca (Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists)
acot.ca (Alberta College of Occupational Therapists)