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Welcome to the Solution Focused Occupational Therapy website - Creating Positive Futures
Between us, with our cumulative knowledge and experience, we offer:
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solution focused occupational therapy
- recovery work
- training and OT assessments
Based in the Folkestone & Canterbury area of Kent, we offer our services across the UK.
We are a team of experienced occupational therapists, specialising in mental health.
left to right:
Rayya Ghul
Sarah Mousley
Lucie Duncan
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The ‘essence’ of solution focused brief therapy is described by the Brief Therapy Practice as:
– to work with the person rather than the problem
– to look for resources rather than deficits
– to explore possible and preferred futures
– to explore what is already contributing to those possible futures
– to treat clients as the experts in all aspects of their lives
(George, Iveson, Ratner, 1999)
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What is Occupational Therapy?
Occupational therapy is a discipline that aims to promote health by enabling people to perform meaningful and purposeful activities. Occupational therapists work with individuals who suffer from a mentally, physically, developmentally, and/or emotionally disabling condition by utilizing treatments that develop, recover, or maintain clients' activities of daily living. From Wikipedia
Keilhofner states of the core values of occupational therapy:
“Deeply ingrained in occupational therapy is a belief in each person’s essential humanity and worth irrespective of any impairments. This commitment has supported occupational therapists in their
involvement with the most disabled and difficult patients and clients. This value has also shaped the strong tendency in occupational therapy to focus on the assets of individuals and to emphasise them in
the therapeutic process. Closely tied to this humanistic perspective is the conviction that it is important to know and respect the unique perspective of the patient or client.” (Kielhofner, 1992)
The British definition of client-centred occupational therapy is:
– A partnership between the client and the therapist that empowers the client to engage in functional performance and fulfil his or her occupational roles in a variety of environments.
– The client participates actively in negotiating goals which are given priority and are at the centre of assessment.
– Throughout the process the therapist listens to and respects the client’s values, adapts the interventions to meet the client’s needs and enables the client to make informed decisions.
(Sumsion, 2000)
 Creating Positive Futures - this is a valued book about Solution Focused Recovery from Mental Distress, co-written by Lucie Duncan, Rayya Ghul & Sarah Mousley. Available to order.
"This book is clearly written and almost completely free of jargon. It contains many useful case examples and suggestions for generative questions ... I strongly recommend it." - Brian Cade - Solution Focused expert.
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