Ngaba umntwana wakho udinga uncedo ngemisebenzi yemihla ngemihla? Masithethe nge-Occupational Therapy!

Ngamanye amaxesha abantwana bethu, okanye abantu abadala, bafuna uncedo oluncinci kwimisebenzi yabo yemihla ngemihla kunye nokuphila ubomi obuqhelekileyo, akunjalo? Mhlawumbi yinto elula njengokudlala, ukwenza umsebenzi wesikolo, ukunxiba, okanye ukutya. Namhlanje siza kuthetha ngendlela yonyango ebaluleke kakhulu enceda ngamaxesha anjalo, kwaye abantu abaninzi abayaziyo. Oko kukuthi (Occupational Therapy) , ekwabizwa ngokuba yi -occupational therapy ngesiSinhala.

Yintoni i-Occupational Therapy? Masiyiqonde ngokulula!

Cinga ngayo njengomthombo wobomi. Le yinkonzo yezempilo ekhethekileyo enceda abantu bayo yonke iminyaka, ukusuka kwiintsana ukuya kubantu abadala, abaneengxaki zomzimba , iimvakalelo , okanye ingqondo ukuba benze imisebenzi yemihla ngemihla ngokuzimela kangangoko kunokwenzeka. Iingcali zonyango zomsebenzi, iingcali ezibonelela ngolu nyango, zichonga kwaye zincede ngemiqobo echaphazela iimfuno zomntu zeemvakalelo , zentlalo , nezomzimba . Zisebenzisa imisebenzi yemihla ngemihla, imithambo, kunye nezinye iindlela zonyango ukubanceda. Ukuze benze oku, "umsebenzi" womntu zizinto azenzayo imini yonke. Kumntwana, kukudlala nokufunda. Kumntu omdala, kukusebenza, ukwenza imisebenzi yasekhaya, kunye nokwenza imisebenzi yakhe. Ngoko ke, unyango lomsebenzi lunceda kuyo yonke le nto.

Luhlobo luni loncedo olunikezelwa yi-Occupational Therapy kubantwana abancinci?

Le ndlela yonyango ibaluleke kakhulu kubantwana bethu. (Unyango Lomsebenzi) lunceda abantwana:

• Inceda ekudlaleni: Abanye abantwana banengxaki yokubamba amathoyizi nokudlala ngawo. Oku kuyanceda.
• Inceda ngomsebenzi wesikolo: Inceda kwizinto ezifana nokubamba ipensile ngokuchanekileyo, ukusika ngesikere, nokujonga nokubhala ebhodini.
• Baqhele ukwenza imisebenzi yemihla ngemihla bodwa: izinto ezinje ngokunxiba, ukutya, ukuhlamba, kunye nokuxukuxa amazinyo abo.
• Kwakha ukuzithemba kunye nomnqweno wokufezekisa okuthile.
• Inceda ekuphuhliseni iingxaki zokuziphatha kunye nezakhono zentlalo: ifundisa indlela yokulawula umsindo kunye nokukhungatheka, kunye nendlela yokuhlalisana kakuhle nabanye.
• Ukunceda ekufumaneni izixhobo ezikhethekileyo: Abanye abantwana banokufuna izinto ezifana nezitulo ezinamavili, ii-splint, izixhobo zokuhlamba, izixhobo zokunxiba, kunye nezixhobo zonxibelelwano ukuze benze umsebenzi wabo ube lula. Iingcali zonyango lomsebenzi zinganceda nakule nto.

Khawucinge nje, umntwana wakho omncinci uhlala ekhala xa kukho isandi esincinci, okanye esokola xa amalaphu athile echukumisa umzimba wakhe. Ezi zinto zinokuba ziimpawu zesifo esibizwa ngokuba yi-`(Sensory Processing Disorders)`. Kwiimeko ezinjalo, i-(Occupational Therapy) inokuba luncedo kakhulu.

Ngubani ofuna unyango lomsebenzi?

Le ndlela yonyango inokunceda abantu abaninzi. Unyango lomsebenzi lunokucetyiswa, ingakumbi kubantwana abancinci kunye nabakwishumi elivisayo, kwiimeko ezilandelayo:

• Ukulimala ekuzalweni okanye ekuzalweni: Umzekelo, abanye abantwana banokuzalwa benobuthathaka obuncinci engalweni okanye emlenzeni.
• Iingxaki Zokusebenza Kweemvakalelo: Njengoko bekutshiwo ngaphambili, ukuba novakalelo olugqithisileyo okanye olungaphantsi kwisandi, ukukhanya, kunye nokuchukumisa.
• Ukulimala kwengqondo okanye umqolo: Kunokubangelwa kukuwa okanye ingozi.
• Iingxaki zokufunda: Abanye abantwana banengxaki yokubona oonobumba, ukufunda nokubhala.
• Ingxaki ye-Autism Spectrum: Aba bantwana banokuba nomahluko kubudlelwane bezentlalo, unxibelelwano, kunye nokuziphatha.
• Isifo samathambo sabantwana abakwishumi elivisayo: Oku kubangela ukuba amalungu avuvuke kwaye abe buhlungu.
• Iingxaki zempilo yengqondo okanye zokuziphatha: Izinto ezifana nesifo sokungakwazi ukunikel’ ingqalelo (ADHD), ixhala.
• Amathambo aphukileyo okanye ezinye iingozi zamathambo .
• Ukulibaziseka kokukhula: Ukukhula komntwana kuyalibaziseka ngenxa yeminyaka yakhe, njengokuthetha okanye ukuhamba.
• Iimeko emva kotyando .
• Ukutsha .
• I-Spine Bifida: Le yingxaki yomqolo ezalwa nayo.
• Ukunqunyulwa kwamalungu omzimba okubangela ingozi .
• Umhlaza .
• Ukwenzakala kakhulu ezandleni .
• Izifo ezingapheliyo ezifana ne-multiple sclerosis kunye ne-cerebral palsy .

Xa ubona olu luhlu, uya kuqonda ukuba uluhlu olubanzi lweenkonzo zoNyango lweMisebenzi lubanzi kangakanani.

Yintoni umahluko phakathi kwe (Physical Therapy) kunye (Occupational Therapy)?

Abantu abaninzi bayabhideka. Unyango Lomzimba (PT) kunye Nonyango Lomsebenzi (OT) zombini zinceda ukuphucula umgangatho wobomi babantwana. Nangona kunjalo, kukho umahluko phakathi kwezi zimbini. Unyango Lomzimba (PT) lunceda kakhulu kwezi zinto zilandelayo:

• IntlunguYise kude.
• Phuhlisa amandla .
• Phucula umgama wokuhamba kwamalungu .
• Yandisa ukunyamezela .
• Phuhlisa izakhono zomzimba ezipheleleyo . Oku kuthetha iintshukumo ezinkulu usebenzisa iingalo, imilenze, nomzimba wonke (umz., ukubaleka, ukutsiba, ukukhaba ibhola).

Unyango Lomsebenzi (OT) lunceda kakhulu kwezi zinto zilandelayo:

• Phuhlisa izakhono zomzimba ezintle . Ezi ziintshukumo ezithambileyo ezisebenzisa izihlunu ezincinci ezandleni, kwiminwe, nasezinyaweni (umz., ukubamba ipensile, ukucinezela iqhosha, ukubopha imitya yezihlangu).
• Phuhlisa izakhono zokubona nokubona . Oko kukuthi, indlela oqonda nophendula ngayo kwinto oyibonayo.
• Phuhlisa izakhono zokuqonda . Oko kuthetha izinto ezifana nenkumbulo, ingqalelo, kunye nokusombulula iingxaki.
• Nceda kwiingxaki zokucubungula izivamvo .

Ngamafutshane, khawucinge ukuba umntu waphuka ingalo yakhe, i-PT ingamnceda afumane amandla kunye nentshukumo kuloo ngalo. Nangona kunjalo, i-OT ingamnceda asebenzise loo ngalo ukutya, ukunxiba, kunye nokubhala ngokuzimela. Ezi zimbini ziyazalana, kwaye ngamanye amaxesha zombini zinokuba yimfuneko.

Ngubani owenza unyango lomsebenzi?

Kukho iingcali eziqeqeshwe ukubonelela ngolu nyango lomsebenzi. Kukho amanqanaba amabini aphambili: 1. Ingcali yoNyango (OT): Aba ngabantu abagqibe isidanga se-bachelor seminyaka emi-4 kwicandelo elinxulumene nalo (njengebhayoloji, isayikholoji, isayensi yezempilo) kunye nesidanga se-masters kwiprogram yonyango lomsebenzi evunyiweyo. 2. Umncedisi woNyango lomsebenzi (OTA): Aba ngabantu abagqibe isidanga sobudlelwane kwiprogram yonyango lomsebenzi evunyiweyo. Banokuphumeza isicwangciso sonyango esiphuhliswe yi-OT, kodwa abavumelekanga ukuvavanya izigulana. Zombini ii-OT kunye nee-OTA kufuneka zigqibe iinkqubo zomsebenzi wasentsimini ezijongiweyo kwaye ziphumelele uvavanyo lwesatifikethi sesizwe. Kumazwe amaninzi, ilayisenisi iyafuneka ukubonelela ngale nkonzo, kwaye kufuneka baye kwiiklasi zemfundo eqhubekayo.

Basebenza phi oogqirha bezonyango emsebenzini?

Aba bagqirha bezonyango basebenza kwiimeko ezahlukeneyo. Umzekelo:

• Kwizibhedlele
• Ezikolweni `(Izikolo)`
• Amaziko okubuyisela kwimeko yesiqhelo
• Iziko lezempilo yengqondo
• Amaziko ezonyango abucala (Iindlela zonyango zabucala)
• Iikliniki zabantwana

Ukuba umntwana wakho uya esikolweni, kunokubakho i-Occupational Therapist esikolweni, okanye isikolo singamthumela kuye.

Ndingamfumana njani ingcali yonyango lomsebenzi?

Ukuba ucinga ukuba umntwana wakho angazuza kunyango lomsebenzi, ungazama ezi zinto zilandelayo: 1. Cela ugqirha wakho wosapho ukuba akuthumelele ingcali: Ugqirha uya kukwazi ukucebisa umntu ofanelekileyo kwimeko yomntwana wakho. 2. Thetha nomongikazi wesikolo okanye umcebisi wesikhokelo: Baya kukwazi ukucebisa umntu ngokusekelwe kwiimfuno zomntwana wakho zokufunda okanye zentlalo. 3. Cela isibhedlele esikufutshane okanye iziko lokubuyisela kwimeko yesiqhelo ngeenkcukacha: Baza kukuxelela ukuba banayo na le nkonzo, okanye apho ungayifumana khona. 4. ESri Lanka, ungafumana ulwazi oluvela kwimibutho efana neSri Lanka Society of Occupational Therapists (SLSOT): Banokukunceda ufumane iingcali ezibhalisiweyo. Ungafumana nolwazi malunga noku kwi-intanethi.

Eyona nto ibalulekileyo kukuthetha nogqirha okanye umntu onolwazi ngale nkalo ukuba unamathandabuzo. Ukuba uyibona kwangethuba into efana nale, ungafumana uncedo olufunwa ngumntwana wakho ngokukhawuleza.

Okokugqibela, umyalezo oya ekhaya

Unyango Lomsebenzi lunyango oluxabisekileyo oluzisa ukukhanya kubomi babantu abaninzi. Ngamafutshane:

• Unyango Lomsebenzi lunyango olunceda abantu abakhubazekileyo ngokwasemzimbeni, ngokweemvakalelo, okanye ngokwengqondo ukuba benze imisebenzi yemihla ngemihla ngokuzimela.
• Oku kunceda kakhulu abantwana abancinci ukuba badlale, benze umsebenzi wesikolo, benze imisebenzi yabo yasekhaya, kwaye baphuhlise izakhono zentlalo.
• Oku kuluncedo kubantu abaneemeko ezahlukeneyo ezifana neengxaki zokuzalwa, ukukhubazeka kokufunda, i-autism, kunye ne-cerebral palsy .
• Ngelixa i-Physical Therapy igxila kwiintshukumo ezinkulu zomzimba kunye namandla azo, i-Occupational Therapy igxila kwiintshukumo ezincinci kunye nezakhono ezifunekayo ukwenza imisebenzi yemihla ngemihla.
• Olu nyango lunikezelwa ziingcali ze-Occupational Therapists (OTs) kunye neengcali ze-Occupational Therapists (OTAs).
• Ukuba ucinga ukuba umntwana wakho udinga olu hlobo loncedo, fumana ulwazi kugqirha, esikolweni, okanye kwimibutho efanelekileyo uze ulufune ngoko nangoko.

Khumbula, wonke umntwana wahlukile. Iimfuno zomntu ngamnye zahlukile. Ngoko ke, ukuba umntwana wakho ufuna uncedo olukhethekileyo, ungaze urhoxe ekufumaneni. Unyango lweMisebenzi lunokuba luncedo olukhulu kuwe nakumntwana wakho ngamaxesha anjalo .