Question 1

Do you offer Child Occupational Therapy?

Accepted Answer

Thank you so much for reaching out to us! 
 
We do not offer Child Occupational Therapy at this time.

Question 2

Do you have any job openings/ are you employing?

Accepted Answer

Want to be apart of CBS Occupational Therapists?
Check out our social media pages to find out when we have vacancies available! 
 
We will be posting on there should any come up.

Question 3

Do you offer internships?

Accepted Answer

Yes! For queries about this please follow and refer to our pages on social media. For any more questions regarding this, please contact info@cbsot.com

Question 4

Are you a Cash Practice or Medical Aid?

Accepted Answer

Good news.. we are both! 
 
We realize that when you have become injured or are suffering from any medical condition that expenses can be endless. We make every effort to ensure that our service is affordable by aiming to achieve the following :
1.You do not incur unnecessary expenses 
2.You are made aware of the costs up-front 
3.We make use of medical aid savings where available- we charge medical aid rates and submit directly to medical aids 
4.Your treatment plan is presented to you in a way you can understand  
submit prescribed minimum benefit (PMB) motivations for qualifying individuals

Question 5

What can I expect in my Occupational Therapy Sessions?

Accepted Answer

Occupational Therapy sessions may involve the following :
- An interview to obtain  
o medical history 
o an understanding of how independent you were in daily tasks  
prior to your condition/coming to hospital 
o an understanding of your home environment (including  
physical setup and support structure) 
o a job description and what your job demands were 
o an understanding of how independent you were at home prior  
to admission 
o an understanding of your goals for therapy 
 
- Assessment of your ability to perform activities of daily living. This  
includes your ability to  :
o Move in bed and get in/out of bed 
o Dress yourself 
o Get in and out of the bath/shower and wash yourself 
o Get to and on/off the toilet 
o Undertake grooming tasks 
o Undertake basic food preparation tasks that you were required  
to perform before your admission to hospital 
o Follow a routine independently and take responsibility for your  
medication and home 
o Execute shopping and home management 
o Execute driving skills 
o Execute work skills 
 
- Assessment of physical skills :
o Balance to sit, stand and move from one surface to another 
o The ability to move- roll, sit, stand 
o Movement of the hands and arms 
o Feeling in the hand and arms 
o Coordination of the hands 
- Assessment of cognitive skills 
o Ability to follow instructions 
o Memory 
o Concentration 
o Judgement and problem-solving 
o Multitasking  
o Insight 
o Orientation 
o Mental flexibility 
 
- Assessment of perceptual skills :
o Knowing where your body is in space and how to use it 
o Basic visual skills and how you are interpreting what you are  
seeing 
o Knowing how to orientate yourself in your surroundings 
 
- A home visit may be undertaken to assess the physical set up at home  
All tasks are assessed with the understanding of what you were required to do  
before the onset of your condition/ injury or before you were admitted and  
where you will be going following discharge. 
Occupational Therapy treatment involves treatment of the problem that was  
assessed and will involve practicing the skill. 
Treatment of activities of daily living may include :
- Recommendations on equipment that may help independence 
- Training on equipment that is issued to assist independence 
- Teaching dressing techniques 
- Practicing and training on transfers to  
chair/wheelchair/toilet/car/shower chair 
- Training of grooming skills 
Establishing a routine  
- Training in home management tasks 
- Training a caregiver or family on techniques 
- Home visit to advise on equipment use and to undergo family and  
caregiver training 
- Shopping trip  
- Driving skills training 
- Endurance training 
- Work related tasks including writing, computer, sitting for long periods  
and specific work tasks 
Treatment will occur in the setting most appropriate to complete the task, where  
available, for example practicing one handed washing in the shower. It is  
important for you to set specific goals with the occupational therapist that you  
would like to achieve. 
Treatment of physical skills which will improve your independence in activities of  
daily living and may include the following :
- Activities that challenge sitting and standing balance 
- Stretching and moving the trunk, neck, arm and hand 
- Activities to practice coordination of the hands 
- Activities to strengthen the arms, hands and trunk 
- Sensory activities to improve sensation and awareness of the hand and  
body 
 
Treatment of cognitive skills may include: 
- Activities, games or tasks that challenge concentrations, memory,  
judgement and problem-solving skills 
- Tasks with various types of instructions 
- Tasks where you are required to focus on more than one aspect at a  
time 
- Education sessions 
 
Training of Perceptual skills may include :
- Use of mirror 
- Massage or use of deep pressure on the hands and arms 
- Giving specific instructions on how to use the body 
- Specific task set up to aid in training automatic movements 
- Visual training exercises  
- Using reading or visually challenging activities (eg. Sudoku or word  
searches) 
 
Duration of treatment varies for each individual but ideally will be until the goals  
are achieved. Therapy may therefore be terminated while in hospital or following  
transfer to rehab and may continue following discharge from hospital and only  
be terminated following a number of home or work visit.  
Occupational Therapy for the hand/upper  
limb may involve the following :
Assessment 
An interview to obtain  
- medical history 
- an understanding of how independent you were in daily tasks prior to  
your injury/condition/coming to hospital 
- an understanding of your home environment (including physical  
setup and support structure) 
- a job description and what your job demands were 
- an understanding of your goals for therapy 
Assessment of your ability to perform activities of daily living. This includes  
your ability to  
- Dress yourself 
- Get in and out of the bath/shower and wash yourself 
- Undertake grooming tasks 
- Undertake basic food preparation tasks 
- Execute shopping and home management 
- Writing skills 
- Execute driving skills 
- Execute work skills 
Assessment of physical skills 
- Movement of the hands and arms 
- Feeling in the hands and arms 
- Coordination of the hands and arms 
- Strength of the hands and arms 
- Swelling 
- Pain and the impact of pain on function 
A home or work visit may be undertaken to assess the physical set up at home  
or work 
Occupational Therapy treatment involves treatment of the problem that was assessed  
and will involve practicing the skill. 
 
Treatment 
Treatment of physical skills which will improve your independence in activities  
of daily living and may include the following :
- Splinting to protect injuries/ prevent deformity/ enable functioning 
- Wound care 
- Scar massage 
- Bandaging for swelling 
- Stretching and moving the trunk, neck, arm and hand 
- Activities to practice coordination of the hands 
- Activities to strengthen the arms, hands and trunk 
- Sensory activities to improve sensation and awareness of the hand  
and body 
Treatment of activities of daily living may include 
- Recommendations and training on equipment that may help  
independence 
- Teaching dressing techniques 
- Training of grooming skills 
- Establishing a routine  
- Training in home management tasks 
- Training a caregiver or family on techniques 
- Driving skills training 
- Endurance training 
- Work related tasks including writing, computer, sitting for long  
periods and specific work tasks 
 
It is important for you to set specific goals with the occupational therapist that you would  
like to achieve. Duration of treatment varies for each individual but ideally will be until the  
goals are achieved. 
The purpose of a work evaluation or FCE is to: 
• Document the medical, employment and functional 
history. 
• To determine your functional capabilities, as well as your  
strengths and limitations related to your work. These may 
be physical, cognitive, psychological, emotional and 
functional. 
• To highlight any adjustments, accommodations or 
equipment which may be needed in order for you to 
return you to work; 
• To evaluate your participation in the assessment process

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FAQ

Do you offer Child Occupational Therapy?

Do you have any job openings/ are you employing?

Do you offer internships?

Are you a Cash Practice or Medical Aid?

What can I expect in my Occupational Therapy Sessions?