Occupational therapy for adults
Helping you do what matters most
Practical, person-centred Occupational Therapy with Deirdre McGlinchey, available across the South and South East.
Assessment in your home · Telephone consultation available
What is occupational therapy?
Occupational Therapy helps people do the everyday activities they need and love, so they can live more independently and fully.
Meet Deirdre
Deirdre qualified as an Occupational Therapist in 2009 and has since gained extensive experience across a wide range of healthcare settings, including community services, rehabilitation units, palliative care and residential care.
She specialises in working with adults aged 18 and over who are experiencing physical or cognitive challenges, supporting them to maintain their independence, participate in meaningful activities and achieve the best possible quality of life.
Most recently, Deirdre worked as a Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist in palliative care, where she developed particular expertise in providing compassionate, practical and person-centred support to individuals and their families.
Deirdre is passionate about getting to know each person as an individual and understanding what matters most to them.
Her approach focuses on identifying the challenges a person may be facing and working collaboratively to find practical solutions that support their independence, goals and wishes.
M.Sc Evidence Based Therapy
University College Cork, 2016
B.Sc (Hons) Occupational Therapy
Trinity College Dublin, 2009
CORU registered
AOTI member
Services
Please get in touch if you are unsure which service best fits your needs.
Home assessment
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This assessment in your home looks at how you currently manage and considers your current and future needs. I would identify any adaptations that may be required to help make your home more suitable, accessible and safe.
The aim is to maximise your independence, safety and quality of life, both now and into the future.
Examples of adaptations include:
- Simple readjustment of furnishings or room layout
- Accessible showers or bathroom adaptations
- Ramps or improved access to the home
- Stairlifts or through-floor lifts
Functional rehabilitation
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This focuses on helping you increase your independence, confidence and safety when completing everyday tasks such as dressing, cooking, working or using technology.
Having identified your aims, I would work with you to adapt the task and introduce new methods or aids to help you manage it more independently.
Local authority assessments and reports
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Whether you are applying for a local authority grant or social housing, this involves having an Occupational Therapy report.
I would conduct an in-person assessment and produce a detailed report outlining your functional needs and the necessary adaptations to support your independence and safety. This report is then submitted with your application.
You may require a one-off assessment only or benefit from additional follow-up sessions, depending on the outcome of your initial assessment. Any further sessions will be entirely optional and can be arranged based on your individual needs and preferences.
For occupational therapists
Clinical supervision
Deirdre has many years’ experience providing clinical supervision to occupational therapists, from senior grade to undergraduate students.
Her supervision style is well organised, thorough and time-efficient.
Supervision feedback
“You always provided such a safe, supportive and non-judgemental space where I could openly discuss difficult situations, particularly around professional boundaries, scope of practice and my responsibilities as an OT. You helped me work through things clearly and ethically, while also building my confidence in my own clinical reasoning and judgement. I always came away from our supervision sessions feeling much clearer, reassured and more confident in myself as a clinician.
I would wholeheartedly recommend you to any OT looking for a knowledgeable, compassionate and genuinely supportive supervisor.”
Where Deirdre works
Offering Occupational Therapy in the South and South East
Based in Co. Waterford.
Deirdre will travel to assess people in their home.
Appointments outside the specified region may also be arranged. Mileage will be included in the cost.
Consultations online if preferred.
Please contact Deirdre for information on fees or any other queries you may have.
Client feedback
“Highly recommended. Excellent work and knowledge. 100% will use her in the future.”
Contact
Have a question?
Please contact Deirdre to discuss what you need and whether OT may be able to help.