OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES

Individual OT sessions, informal screenings & comprehensive evaluations for all children ages 0-21

What are a child’s occupations? Occupations for a child include activities of daily living in the home, play, school and community environment such as getting dressed, eating, playing with toys, learning, handwriting, socializing with peers, playing on the playground as well as transitioning with ease through these routines. OT sessions focus on empowering the child to improve any area of weakness that may be impacting their ability to be successful within their occupations.

Individual OT Services

A child may have difficulty participating in their occupations due to a delay or condition impacting the child’s development. Some skill areas OT’s can help improve are:

• sensory regulation & sensory processing

• body awareness

• motor planning

• primitive reflex integration

• muscle strength

• range of motion

• fine and gross motor skills

• grasping

• bilateral coordination

• crossing midline

• planning & organization

• attention

• motor imitation

• following sequence of directions

• oral motor skills

• social skills

• play skills

• interpersonal skills

• visual motor and visual perceptual issues

Treatment invention will be individualized for each child.

1:1 sessions are offered on a weekly basis in home, community or daycare/preschool. Home exercise programs, sensory diets and collaboration with related therapists, teachers, doctors, and learning specialists is provided.

Informal Screenings

An in-formal screening includes clinical observations (both structured and unstructured) and parent report of concerns. What to expect? Therapist will engage child in activities related to parent concerns and then report the findings.

Families will be provided with a discussion of observations and suggestions.

Screenings are offered at home or at daycare/school setting.

Comprehensive evaluations include client history, clinical observation (Both structured and unstructured), Test administration (non-standardized), Parent Report (The Sensory Profile). Observations in school/daycare and teacher input may be included.

Skills assessed include: motor skills, bilateral coordination, visual motor coordination, grasp pattern, muscle strength, primitive reflexes, executive functioning skills, sensory processing skills and more.

An Evaluation includes a written summary along with a meeting to discuss findings. It is very important for the family to understand tests administered and clinical observations as well as the plan to address challenges to ensure best practices.

Comprehensive Evaluations

We emphasize the importance of communication between the family and therapist. Each family will be provided with an explanation of the session outcome, what was worked on, why and how to carry over skills throughout the week. Either a conversation after the session, phone call or text can be provided depending on family's preference.