Services
Coaching (online and groups)
We utilise certified coaching techniques and extensive professional experience to help you/your services identify developments that are cost-effective, measurable and meaningful.
Educational workshops/training
We provide teaching and training in a range of environments that allow reflection, sharing of good practice and practical skills/strategies, and meaningful goal setting.
Practical assessment and consultancy for community groups, organisations, professionals and carers
Using practical and evidence-based strategies, with extensive professional experience, we will help you answer complex questions, problem-solve and adapt your environments or activities of daily living to improve accessibility.
How can we help you?
You might be… a carer, a member of a community group, an adult living with a longer term health condition or hold a minority characteristic…
….and looking after a friend or family member with a longer term health condition or minority characteristic. You want to find new ways towards accessibility, safety, sustainability, or independence – for you or them.
…and feeling exhausted by the demands of caring and wanting to consider ways to improve your routine and confidence in this role.
…and want to develop a new service that you think might help other people like you with a certain activity.
….looking to understand what services, equipment or resources are available in your local area and how they might be relevant to you or people you work with.
…interested in considering new ways to seek health for a group or client in a bespoke environment e.g. returning to rock climbing or outdoor adventuring.
…supporting vulnerable adults in a community setting and want to improve your understanding of a specific health condition or need to improve your provision/inclusivity.
Something else health-related you want to discuss? Get in touch and let’s see if we can work together!
…by providing occupational analysis to create tangible steps to success e.g. we used task analysis, collaborative training and tailored resources to assist a carer looking after a client with advanced dementia to live independently at home for longer.
…signpost to other relevant local and national organisations and information sources that may be relevant to a specific issue or health condition, when you don’t know where (or are too tired) to look e.g. we assimilated personalised and easy to read lists for a range of clients to assist with topics such as sleep hygiene, nutrition and pacing.
…utilise existing and low-cost resources to minimise costs and environmental impact using an occupational model of practice e.g. we consider household items and other low-cost items to assist an individual’s independence without resorting to expensive care options and equipment first.
… create truly meaningful goals that are achievable and specific to your performance and wellbeing as a carer/your client, including identifying meaningful activities locally and supporting attendance practically (e.g. strategies to help overcome fears of participation and build confidence) e.g. we offered practical support including fatigue management, equipment and environmental planning to help a person with low mood and paranoia leave the house for the first time to access a music group and community support.
…. by recommending techniques to help your cared for individual or group participate in activities of daily living, for example, by adapting specific tasks such as dressing using sock aids and other tips to reduce care needs / increase independence or using specific cognitive strategies to aid memory and sequencing. e.g. we ran group sessions for community stroke clients to support with small aid practice and recommendations, use of adaptive cutlery and feeding techniques, and tips for carrying out activities of daily living.
…by providing affordable, protected and confidential thinking time for you outside your system/home/place of work to practically navigate the complexities of multi-disciplinary pressures and language e.g. we helped a carer navigate difficult health decisions relating to her relative’s care across multiple sectors by providing time, a protected and confidential listening space.
…consider pacing and fatigue management techniques in the context of your own life to create manageable and purposeful routines for you and your client that boost wellbeing/ sustainability of care e.g. we identified goals with an individual struggling with energy management to help with simple self-care routines for food shopping and meal preparation and worked in sessions to practice these together.
… Consider tips for orientation and other cognitive prompts e.g. topographical guides and timer devices to assist with independent movements, safety and routines e.g. we ran training for outdoor providers looking at cognitive strategies to aid safe participation for different groups in the outdoors.
…to consider specific adaptations or modifications to care or other environments to improve accessibility, safety and independence for yourself and your client e.g. we gave recommendations of inclusive and accessible environmental adaptations to assist new amputees moving home including kitchen and bathroom re-design and a variety of small aids to assist with dressing and cooking.
Get in touch for your bespoke programme of support, coaching or training!
How can we help you?
You might be… a health professional, organisation or charity…
…working to design or deliver a new health service or programme and need some expert clinical advice or help to understand and assimilate evidence.
…needing to integrate with other services but don’t know where to begin.
…experiencing a change in your wellbeing because of your work and want to improve your work satisfaction e.g. by engaging clients more holistically.
…wanting to reflect/innovate to improve your experience and/or quality of service delivery, or needing to demonstrate outcome measures for success.
…experienced practitioner looking to adjust your professional performance, initiate a change in policy or practice, or boost resilience amongst your colleagues.
…want to engage a wider range of clients for your services e.g. making your organisation more accessible or engaging for people with a specific health condition e.g for social prescribing purposes.
…wanting to think more about how to achieve effective prevention and care provision in a changing system of practice, or in response to an acute change/crisis.
Something else health-related you want to discuss? Get in touch and let’s see if we can work together!
…use current occupational therapy guidelines and best practice evidence for up to date, safe and effective recommendations to help tailor practical support for wider services e.g. we provided training for occupational therapy students on Parkinson’s disease using current evidence and best practice to identify meaningful and safe strategies to help with activities of daily living.
…to identify measurable and purposeful goals and outcomes measures to improve your/your service/organisation’s delivery of a specific health intervention and support actions to enable you to reach them e.g. we ran a series of workshops for a local primary care team for high-demand service users looking at ‘routines and wellbeing’ to meet a need identified by the social prescribing team, using a blend of standardised and bespoke outcome measures to measure success/
…to consider specific barriers to staff performance or client participation (e.g. exclusion due to restrictions due to a medical/cognitive problem, fatigue or another unmet need) and support problem solving/innovation alongside practical evidence-based techniques to overcome these towards inclusive engagement. e.g. we used occupational values and practical strategies to support the success of a series of creative musical interventions run by a local orchestra in a hospital setting for clients with a neurological injury.
…implement practical and immediate steps to boost wellbeing and quality of performance at work for yourself/your clients with a focus on connection and purpose e.g. we provided value-based coaching to help a scientist new in their role to effectively optimise service delivery and performance for their team whilst supporting their own family and wellbeing.
…discuss opportunities for activity grading to support function and participation in the context of your specific health setting e.g. we provided online training on adaptations and grading for outdoor providers looking to support individuals in outdoor settings to manage pacing and fatigue for better participation.
…consider specific adaptations or modifications to the care environment to improve accessibility, safety and independence for your staff and clients e.g. we assisted with relevant design ideas for a shared garden space in a hospital setting to make sure everyone could enjoy using it.
…discuss and identify appropriate outcome measures for difficult-to-measure subjective health parameters such as loneliness, and provide specialist professional support such as for data collection, training and funding applications as appropriate e.g. we helped a care farm to identify a suitable outcome measure to support their work with individuals in the community who were lonely, and provided the data analysis and funding application support to run the programme.
… to tailor your services to proactively meet local needs using data e.g. we provided a comprehensive needs analysis to assist a community mental health service with their design of a new outreach programme for vulnerable adults in a non-traditional setting, and assisted with a successful funding application to support this. We also provide regular training and facilitation of sessions for local medical students on public service commissioning.
Get in touch for your bespoke programme of support, coaching or training!
Testimonials & Reviews
Conditions
I maintain transparency regarding the extent of my services and will always assess if my skills align with your requirements before accepting a contract. I can recommend generic small aids and other devices however am not affiliated with any brands and items are not included in the consulting fee as standard. Confidentiality is presumed unless I believe you pose a risk to yourself or others. I consistently participate in supervision and professional development, adhering to the standards set by the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) and the Coaching Global Code of Ethics. Procedures to manage risk and policies for GDPR, lone working, safeguarding and complaints are also in place and available on request. All information you provide will, at all times, be treated in accordance with current GDPR regulations. All bespoke resources produced and shared remain the intellectual property rights of Vital Adaptation unless otherwise agreed in advance and stated in writing. I am DBS checked and have my own vehicle. I work in adult services primarily, however children will be considered on case by case basis (and signposted to relevant public and private services as appropriate). I will respond flexibly to enquiries and may reply within 2-3 working days during busy periods.
