YOUR DRIVING ASSESSMENT
What's driving you?
OUR AIM IS TO ENABLE YOU TO DRIVE SAFELY & LEGALLY
The assessment process takes between 2 to 3 hours to complete, and is comprised of an Off-Road Component (or Clinical Assessment) and On-Road Component (or Practical Driving Assessment). The Off-road component of the assessment is conducted by a Certified Driver Occupational Therapist and the On-Road component is completed by the Certified Driver Occupational Therapist and a Certified Driving Instructor with experience in rehabilitation. A manual, automatic or modified vehicle (with relevant modifications or driving aids) can be arranged for the assessment as required.
OUR AIM IS TO ENABLE YOU TO DRIVE SAFELY & LEGALLY
The assessment process takes between 2 to 3 hours to complete, and is comprised of an Off-Road Component (or Clinical Assessment) and On-Road Component (or Practical Driving Assessment). The Off-road component of the assessment is conducted by a Certified Driver Occupational Therapist and the On-Road component is completed by the Certified Driver Occupational Therapist and a Certified Driving Instructor with experience in rehabilitation. A manual, automatic or modified vehicle (with relevant modifications or driving aids) can be arranged for the assessment as required.
POSSIBLE OUTCOMES OF THE ASSESSMENT:
DRIVER REHABILITATION PROGRAM:
A Driver Rehabilitation Program is sometimes recommended following the Occupational Therapy Driving Assessment and may include:
- Maintain your current licence status
- Recommend a short course of driving lessons or further driver rehabilitation
- Recommend appropriate vehicle modifications or driving aids and a short course of driving lessons in the safe and legal use of the vehicle modifications or driving aids
- Downgrade your licence to a Class C learners licence in order to complete a Driver Rehabilitation Program
- Downgrade your licence from a heavy vehicle or motor bike class licence to a C Class licence, prior to further assessment in these vehicles
- Suspension of your licence to enable further medical recovery
- Cancellation of your driver’s licence (rare). This is a decision which involves the Occupational Therapist, the Doctor, and the Department of Transport. The Occupational Therapy Driving Assessment is designed to obtain information about the person's driving abilities and enable the person to return to driving safely & legally.
DRIVER REHABILITATION PROGRAM:
A Driver Rehabilitation Program is sometimes recommended following the Occupational Therapy Driving Assessment and may include:
- Learning to drive a modified vehicle e.g. spinner knob, hand controls, altered foot pedals, altered clutch, drive from wheelchair conversion etc.
- Learning specialised driving techniques e.g. use of additional mirrors for blind spot checks, pain management strategies with or without appropriate driving aides etc.
- Improving driver confidence or managing anxiety
- Preparation to sit a Department of Transport Practical Driving Assessment or other driving assessment
- Application of cognitive, visual and/or behavioral management strategies in driving
An experience of a person undergoing an Occupational Therapy Driving Assessment
This video is a product of Attitude Pictures Limited.
Kristy's driving assessment was completed in New Zealand.
Kristy's driving assessment was completed in New Zealand.
WHAT DOES THE OFF-ROAD ASSESSMENT INVOLVE?
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WHAT DOES THE ON-ROAD ASSESSMENT INVOLVE?
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DRIVING OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES
Phone: (08) 9332 1783 Fax: (08) 9332 6548 Email: [email protected] Main Office: 2 Gracechurch Ave, Leeming WA 6149 Mail: PO Box 254, Hamilton Hill WA 6963 |
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