Occupational Therapy
Our team of licensed occupational therapists (OTs) and certified occupational therapy assistants (COTAs) are experts in promoting functional participation through the therapeutic use of meaningful everyday activities (occupations!). Our occupational therapy team addresses underlying social-emotional, physical, sensory, developmental, and behavioral challenges that may be impacting a child’s occupational engagement. We love playing with shaving cream, practicing interview skills, learning new board games, and creating obstacle courses!
We look forward to meeting with you for an initial evaluation to get to know your child, identify their strengths and growth areas, discuss your family’s functional goal areas, complete standardized assessments, and determine the most appropriate frequency for services.
What is Occupational Therapy?
Our team provides evaluation, consultation, and intervention in the following areas:
- Adaptive Equipment Needs
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
- Community Involvement
- Executive Functioning Skills (Problem Solving, Organization, Planning)
- Fine Motor and Handwriting Skills
- Functional Application of Strength, Endurance, and Range of Motion
- Interoceptive Awareness
- Mealtime Participation
- Motor Planning
- Parent/Caregiver Education
- Play Development
- Self-Care and Personal Hygiene
- Self-Regulation
- Sensory Processing
- Sexuality Education
- Sleep
- Social Engagement
- Toileting
- Visual Perceptual and Visual Motor Skills
- Vocational Skill Development and Job Preparedness
Treatment Methods:
Depending on the child’s needs, our therapists may use a variety of treatment methods within their therapy sessions. Specialized treatments include:
- 360 Thinking Method
- Aquatic Therapy
- Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT)
- Dynamic Movement Intervention (DMI)
- Handwriting Without Tears
- Intensive Therapy Program and Therasuit®
- Interactive Metronome
- Interoception (Kelly Mahler’s Curriculum)
- Masgutova Neurosensorimotor Reflex Integration (MNRI)
- Social Thinking
- Zones of Regulation
