Our services

Informal/Screening OT Assessment

This will be composed of an informal assessment, to confirm or rule out the need for OT intervention, and a parental feedback call. This may be more beneficial for younger children, pre-school age.
Depending on what package is most suitable for your child, it may include the use of a standardised sensory processing questionnaire or an initial OT programme for home/school.

Full Occupational Therapy Assessment 

This will look at your child's sensory processing patterns, motor skills, daily self-care activities, handwriting and visual perceptual skills. It will include direct assessment (standardised assessment tools will likely be used), review of background questionnaires and previous reports (if available), scoring and consideration of the findings and putting these together into a comprehensive assessment report, with recommendations, as well as a parental feedback call. 

EHCP Occupational Therapy Assessment 

This will look at your child's sensory processing patterns, motor skills,  daily self-care activities, handwriting and visual perceptual skills. It will include direct assessment (standardised assessment tools will likely be used) in the clinic, review of background questionnaires and previous reports (if available), a school visit, scoring and consideration of the findings and putting these together into a comprehensive EHCP-format assessment report, with recommendations, as well as a parental feedback call. 

SEN Tribunal EHCP Occupational Therapy Assessment 

This will look at your child's sensory processing patterns, motor skills,  daily self-care activities, handwriting and visual perceptual skills. It will include direct assessment (standardised assessment tools will likely be used) in the clinic, review of background questionnaires and previous reports and documents related to the appeal, a school visit, scoring and consideration of the findings and putting these together into a comprehensive Tribunal-appropriate assessment report, with all the EHCP sections and recommendations, as well as a parental feedback call. 

Assessment Tools available:

• Movement Assessment Battery for Children (Movement ABC)

• The Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual Motor Integration with supplemental development tests of Visual Perception and Motor Coordination

• Clinical Observations Based on Sensory Integration Theory (Erna Blanche) 

• Detailed Assessment of Speed of Handwriting (DASH)

• Sensory Processing Measure (SPM)

• Sensory Profile (SP)

• The Roll Evaluation of Activities of Life (REAL)

• Sensory, Arousal State, Attachment, and Physiological Profile (SAAP), by Eadaoin Bhreathnach MSc.
  
  Sensory Processing Consultations (for self-referring adults)

While our practice primarily focuses on children, we’ve noticed an increasing number of adults identifying sensory processing challenges they’ve struggled with throughout their lives.
These sensory processing consultations provide individuals with the opportunity to explore their sensory preferences with a qualified Occupational Therapist specialised in Sensory Integration. Before the session, the therapist reviews questionnaires and background information to better understand the client’s needs. During the online meeting, the therapist and client will discuss sensory processing patterns and how they affect daily activities, such as work, learning, leisure, and self-care. From there, the therapist will collaborate with the client to create personalised strategies aimed at regulating the nervous system, improving coping skills for overwhelming sensory experiences, and/or recommending environmental adjustments to reduce the impact of sensory input on the client’s well-being. A follow-up session can also be arranged to assess the effectiveness and implementation of these strategies.

Our approach is informed by

• Ayres Sensory Integration (ASI)

• Sensory Attachment Intervention (ASI)

We offer sessions at our clinic space in Haggerston (Hackney), and in schools.

Sensory Powers offers a variety of training, in-service INSET day presentations and Twilight sessions to schools, parent groups, professionals and organisations tailored to what is needed.

Previous presentations include themes such as:

• Sensory Processing

• OT in schools

• Handwriting 

• Fine Motor Skills

We work with:

• Families

• Schools

• Adoption Agencies

• Local Authorities