Recognised models of Intervention

Occupational Therapy

The team provides a full range of physical and functional assessments:

• Mobility and self-care.
• community & social skills.
• Individualised care plans aimed at building upon service user's strengths.
• Addressing identified needs through meaningful activity.
• Promotion of individual and group activities.
• Suitable therapies based on the need of the individual to maximise recovery.
• Promote independent living skills with regular assessments of activities of daily living.
• Work towards maximising the ability for service users to live in the community either independently or in the least restrictive non-secure supported accommodation.
• Access to normalisation within the community.
• Address 'quality of life issues'.

Our occupational therapy facilities include:

• A training kitchen.
• Large multi-purpose area designed for the more traditional Occupational Therapy activities such as Art & Craft.
• as well as containing more up to date equipment such as a large plasma screen and Nintendo Wii, utilised for exercise regimes and popular with all ages.
• We also have and a newly established purpose built sensory garden.
• We have a range of hospital vehicles including standard cars and people carriers through to a mini-bus designed to take wheelchairs.

At the JMH Group we strive to ensure that a patient's stay includes:

• therapeutic, recreational and social events that are planned with the patients and through patient's forums.

Psychology and other interventions:

The JMH Group also provides clinical input utilising recognised intervention models such as:

• cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).
• psychodynamic and solution focused therapies.
• psychodrama and other psychosocial interventions.
• Counselling/therapy (group and individual).
• Recreational activities/therapeutic diversional activities.

• Life skill training, social skills, anger management and boundary setting.
• Health promotion: diet, exercise and smoking cessation.
• The JMH Group also employs a dedicated complimentary therapist who's speciality is aromatherapy, reki and reflexology.