Olivia Heyns Occupational Therapy

10/05/2026

Wings for Life World Run. Today's run was exceptional. The personal stories shared were truly inspiring, making the run so much easier, especially as we didnt make it Irene (pretoria) to join the main run. Well do to the gentleman who managed 78.95km!!!! Here is to a great cause 🏃‍♂️🧑‍🦽👨‍🦼

04/05/2026

There are still a few spots left, for anyone interested

Please note that our Headway Helps Workshop Series has been postponed.

The new dates are:
📅 11, 18, 25 May & 1 June

There’s still time to book your spot for this insightful and supportive series designed to empower families and carers navigating life after brain injury.

We look forward to having you join us! 💚

18/03/2025

It's head injury awareness month! Its estimated 89 000 south africans suffer from a head injury every year. These individuals are left with varing levels of disabilities.

In group today we made pencil holders.

Why, you ask? Other than working on fine motor skills we worked on motivation, creativity, visual skills, concentration, problem solving and planning. We had to work as a team to help each other complete the tasks. Best of all, we had fun doing it.

We try to make items that Headway Gauteng can use in one way or another. Or that we can donate to others in need (toys for under privilagged children ect). This allows the attendees an opportunity to contribute to their communities.

21/10/2024

thank you for this quote. This is the part of the job that I love.

01/03/2024

Today is international wheelchair day.
No wheelchair should be the same. They should all be customized to the individual, to better enhance their mobility, independence, health and fun (QoL)

21/01/2024

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Get ready, get entered, get excited

I’ll be running in Centurion Irene on May 5, 2024. Join me!

08/12/2023

Last group of the year at Headway Gauteng. Thanx to the team and attendees for making it a fun filled year of learning and growth.
*Side note. The movie 'Inside out' is a well written movie, that provides some insight into how the brain works. A must watch.

22/09/2023

Thank you for this presentation today. It's always great to learn new things and make sure we still using upto date and appropriate outcome measures with our clients.

Measuring the outcome of our interventions has become imperative in our attempts to future-proof our practices and provide evidence-based care for our clients. Join seasoned therapist, Haley Norval, as she shares her wisdom on the use of outcome measure specifically for individuals who have suffered a stroke.

In this interactive session Haley will cover the following key ideas:
• What are outcome measures
• How do outcome measures fit into the ICF and the South African stroke guidelines
• What are recommend outcome measures to use to assess the upper limb, vision, perception and cognition after a stroke
• How to bill for the use of outcome measures
📅 22 September 2023
⏰ 08:00-09:00
🌐 Zoom

BOOK NOW: https://qkt.io/MentorshipOutcomesMeasuresForStrokes

👉 Who should attend:
Occupational Therapists.

🎤 About the presenter:
Haley Qualified from the University of the Free State in 1997. She works in the field of Adult Physical & Neurorehabilitation and is a specialist in Fitness to Drive Assessments & rehabilitation. She is passionate about working with the elderly, training and offering courses that will serve the greater OT community. Haley also served as the chairperson of the coding committee of OTASA for 17 years.

23/08/2023

I am looking for an ot that works at belavista school, or someone in jhb that has one of those sensory domes, that would be willing to assist one of my clients. Ideally closer to linksfeild area, as the driving itself over stimulates her

20/08/2023

Botox is one of the tools we can use to help manage spasticity.
If used properly and under the guidance of your health care practitioner you can achieve so much:
Increase active control over a joint, improve hygiene and ease of care, reduce risk of contractures, dvts, pressure sores and so much more.