Jenny Cooper MSc Occupational Therapy. DipCOT
Empowering Lives
- I qualified as an Occupational Therapist in 1988 and have over 26 years of NHS experience
- I have specialised in working with people who have a cognitive impairment; people who have a learning disability eg. Down's syndrome or autism and people who have dementia
€¢ I have worked extensively in multi agency community teams as well as within a locked assessment and treatment unit and day services
€¢ Managerial responsibilities have included the setting up and developing of services, supervising staff and managing change within the working environment
€¢ Additional post-graduate study led to the successful completion of an MSc in Occupational Therapy in 2012 allowing me to keep knowledge and skills in Occupational Therapy up to date
€¢ Research for my degree explored the role of the Occupational Therapist when working with people who have a learning disability and dementia. I have presented the findings of this research at a number of national and international conferences
€¢ I am AMPS trained
As an Independent Occupational Therapist, I can offer the following:
€¢ Assessments to identify individual need
€¢ Development and provision of person-centred treatment programmes
€¢ Consultation, support and advice to support providers and carers
€¢ Supervision and mentoring to staff
€¢ Training sessions
I work with people in the following areas of life:
€¢ Daily Living Skills
€¢ Occupational Roles and Routines
€¢ Environmental Assessments
€¢ Mealtime Assessments
€¢ Community Access
€¢ Leisure and Interests
€¢ Sensory Processing
€¢ Therapeutic Groups
