CARL D. PERKINS

Vocational Training Center

CARL D. PERKINS

Vocational Training Center

To contact us:

Phone: 606-788-7080

Fax: 606-788-7076

Toll free (Only in Ky) 1-800-443-2187

Deaf Services TTY 1-877-600-6111

E-mail: Tim Barber

 

Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapists treat individuals whose lives have been disrupted by physical injury or accident, birth defect, aging, emotional, sensory or developmental problems.  A physician’s order is required to initiate occupational therapy evaluations and treatment programs.

PROGRAM GOALS

The goal of occupational therapy is to assist each individual in becoming as independent as their disability will allow, using functional activities, assistive devices, and technology.  Rather than referring to a person’s employment, the term occupational means being occupied in meaningful day-to-day living activities, including work and leisure.

PROGRAM FEATURES

· Activities of Daily Living

             feeding/eating

             oral hygiene/grooming

             toilet hygiene

             bathing/dressing

             Adaptive/assistive equipment and splinting

             Cognitive integration

             Pre-Driving Assessments

· Home, school, job-site visits, vocational services and consultations

· Independent living skills

             home management

             child care/parenting retraining

             community re-entry

             safety awareness & performance

             financial management

· Sensory awareness, processing and modulation

· Training

· Upper extremity prosthetic training

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) Services

PERSONS SERVIED