Occupational therapy is a holistic health approach aimed at supporting an individual's physical, mental, and psychosocial functionality, and enhancing their participation in activities of daily living, independence, and quality of life. Also referred to as "work and occupation therapy," this form of therapy is customized according to the individual's age, illness, living conditions, and environmental factors. The aim is to increase independence, quality of life, and level of participation by supporting the person's physical, mental, and psychosocial functionality. The therapy process is shaped by taking into account the person's individual goals, environment, and the challenges he experiences.
NPİSTANBUL Hospital Occupational Therapy Unit applies this approach with a holistic and personalized perspective. A multi-dimensional therapy process is structured by supporting not only hand skills or motor functions, but also the individual's emotional state, social relationships, self-confidence, and creativity.
The occupational therapy program applied in our hospital serves as a supportive intervention method in psychiatric or developmental conditions such as epilepsy, autism spectrum disorder, Down syndrome, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. The application plan is shaped in line with the person's clinical evaluation, individual needs, and treatment goals.
The occupational therapy process is structured to reduce the difficulties he encounters in daily life, support him in regaining his skills, increase his capacity to enjoy life, and encourage him to discover his own potential. These applications aim to strengthen his self-confidence, develop his sense of decision-making and responsibility, and help him recognize and regulate his emotions. Additionally, making leisure time productive, increasing social adaptation, and supporting his productivity are among the important goals.
What Does Occupational Therapy Support?
- Physical Rehabilitation: Supports muscle strength, coordination, and mobility in stroke, post-trauma recovery, and orthopedic and neurological problems.
- Psychosocial Intervention: Aims to increase his functional capacity in psychiatric conditions such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit, and anxiety.
- Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Training: Aims to reacquire skills such as dressing, meal preparation, cleaning, and personal hygiene.
- Environmental Modification: Recommends adjustments to make the environment where he lives or works more accessible and functional.
- Sensory Integration: Aims to reduce behavioral and attention problems, especially in children and individuals with sensory sensitivities, by regulating the processing of sensory stimuli.
During the occupational therapy process, each individual is directed to appropriate workshops according to his areas of interest and clinical needs. Sessions can be planned as individual or group work. Based on the power of experiential and experiential interaction, these applications have an encouraging quality for him to become the subject of his own life.
NPİSTANBUL Hospital Art Rehabilitation Workshops
Occupational therapy practices carried out at NPİSTANBUL Hospital are part of holistic studies supporting the psychiatric rehabilitation process. The workshops planned within this framework aim to support his physical, cognitive, emotional, and social functionality, strengthen his daily life skills, and increase his productivity.
In this context, art-based and functional workshops are treated not merely as an activity or a leisure time pursuit, but as structured rehabilitation studies that support his different areas such as attention, focus, motor skills, decision-making, social interaction, creativity, and self-efficacy.
A Process Structured According to Individual Needs
All workshop studies are planned in accordance with his clinical needs, areas of interest, existing skills, and rehabilitation goals. Applications can be carried out in the form of individual or group work.
In every workshop, the goal is not only to focus on the resulting product or the completion of the activity; but to support his participation in the process, productivity, functionality, and capacity to establish a connection with daily life.
From this aspect, art-based and functional workshops offer a multi-dimensional workspace supporting the psychiatric rehabilitation process.
Painting Workshop
The painting workshop is a creative application area that supports his active participation in the production process through working with color, line, form, and surface. These studies provide an opportunity to work on areas such as attention and focus, hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, visual perception, and planning.
At the same time, painting studies open a space for him to express himself through non-verbal ways, make choices, and develop his own approach within the production process. The experience of initiating, sustaining, and completing the process can also support his sense of productivity and self-efficacy.
Ceramic Workshop
The ceramic workshop is a hands-on study area progressing through direct contact with clay, shaping, and production processes. Kneading, shaping, combining, and transforming clay can contribute to supporting areas such as hand-finger use, fine motor skills, bilateral coordination, attention, and planning.
While the tactile and formable structure of clay allows him to establish a direct relationship with the material, the production process offers a functional experience in terms of patience, process tracking, and work continuity. Ceramic studies are one of the important workshop areas supporting his active participation through production and experiencing a concrete process.
Ebru Workshop
The Ebru (marbling) workshop is a creative study area where water, color, and movement are used together, requiring attention and process tracking. During Ebru applications, he uses the skills of observing the material, making the appropriate intervention, adapting to the changing surface, and carefully following the process.
These studies can support his capacity for attention, visual focus, fine motor coordination, patience, and adapting to variables occurring within the process. At the same time, thanks to its controlled yet open-ended structure, Ebru offers a unique experience area encouraging his active participation in the production process.
Crafts Workshop
Crafts studies provide an opportunity to work on fine motor skills, attention, planning, and task tracking through multi-stage processes such as cutting, combining, ordering, designing, and completing.
Putting forward a tangible product supports his experience of initiating, sustaining, and completing the process, while also contributing to the strengthening of his sense of self-efficacy and productivity.
Kitchen Workshop
The kitchen workshop is a functional study area where daily life skills can be used directly.
The meal preparation process requires using many skills simultaneously, such as planning, ordering, time management, hygiene, safety, task sharing, and task completion. Through these studies, it is aimed to support his skills toward maintaining his daily life responsibilities more independently.
Body and Movement Workshop
Body and movement studies are structured to support his bodily awareness, movement capacity, and interaction within the group.
Rhythmic movements, breathing exercises, and basic body awareness practices provide an opportunity to work on posture, coordination, psychomotor skills, and bodily awareness. Movement applications performed within the group also support social participation and the experience of moving together.
Music and Rhythm Workshop
Music and rhythm studies support areas such as attention, memory, coordination, and social interaction through sound, tempo, and rhythm.
Rhythm instruments and group music studies allow him to listen to other participants, adapt to the common rhythm, and take an active role within the group. Music also creates a creative space where emotions and experiences can be expressed in different ways.
Sports and Exercise Studies
Sports and exercise applications are structured to support his participation in physical activity and movement capacity.
Sports activities performed within the group offer an opportunity to work in areas such as coordination, endurance, body awareness, instruction following, rule adherence, and social interaction.
