Occupational Therapy (OT) Foundations is an outpatient community-oriented, brain-based outpatient clinic in the Roanoke, Bedford, Smith Mountain Lake, Rocky Mount, and the New River Valley serving all ages and abilities. We provide holistic Occupational Therapy services addressing cognitive and neurological deficits by tackling foundational issues first. We use evidence-based practices to assess and build on an individual’s functional and developmental abilities. Occupational therapy practitioners are skilled health care professionals who use research and scientific evidence to ensure the most effective interaction. With strong knowledge of a person’s psychological, physical, emotional, and social makeup, occupational therapy practitioners can evaluate how your condition (or risk for one) is affecting your body and mind, using a holistic perspective. Life is made up of occupations meaningful everyday activities. Occupations can include many roles, such as being a parent, a friend, a spouse, a cook, or a musician. We generally don’t think about our daily occupations until we have trouble doing them. Everyone has occupations from the toddler whose occupations are play and learning to develop important skills, to the older adult whose occupations are engaging with family and friends and managing his or her home. Occupational therapy incorporates your valued occupations into the rehabilitation process. Have you or a family member ever been diagnosed with a new health condition and found yourself asking, “now what?” Maybe you have a child with autism who is having trouble succeeding in school, or an aging parent who wants to remain at home but you’re worried about safety issues, or you are experiencing depression and having trouble doing everyday activities. Occupational therapy can help you answer that “now what?” question. An occupational therapy practitioner will keep the focus on the things you need and want to do—your goals, your activities, your independence. With occupational therapy services you can: Achieve goals, such as helping your teenager with a developmental disability gain the skills to transition from high school to independent living as an adult. Stay as healthy and productive as possible, while managing a chronic medical condition. Maintain or rebuild your independence, such as using assistive devices so you can care for yourself after a stroke. Participate in the everyday activities important to you, such as driving, visiting friends, going to church, and other activities that keep you involved with your community. In short, an occupational therapy practitioner can help you live life to its fullest no matter your health condition, disability or risk factor. As your occupational therapist we will evaluate your situation and with input from you (and perhaps your family, care provider, or friend), develop individualized goals that allow you to pursue your valued occupations. After you develop goals with us, we will work together on a specific intervention plan to help improve or maintain the ability to perform daily activities and reach goals in getting back to your life.