Return-to-Work Support

Returning to work after parental or medical leave can feel both exciting and overwhelming. It comes with significant changes to your daily routine and responsibilities.

This is how occupational therapy (OT) can support your return-to-work readiness:

• Self-regulation: Empower you with coping strategies—tools to manage stress, anxiety, mood fluctuations, fatigue, and pain.

• Fatigue and energy management: Explore your thought processes and practices related to intentional rest. Implement pacing, planning, and prioritizing strategies to build capacity for returning to work.

• Role transition preparation: Prepare for changes in daily activities and routines upon returning to work.

• Activity planning and modification: Establish and modify your wellness routine to nurture both mind and body during the transition back to work.

• Sensory support: Decode your sensory needs and preferences, ensuring that home and work environments harmonize with your nervous system. Overstimulation? We’ve got strategies for that.

• Cognitive re-activation: Gain insights into cognitive components. Apply strategies to compensate for challenges and engage in activities to enhance cognitive capacity for work re-integration.

• Communication strategies: Develop problem-solving skills and practice effective assertive communication. Whether it’s with family, friends, or employers, expressing your needs confidently is key.