• Each occupational therapy session addresses a variety of functional and foundational skills, needed to enhance a student's level of independence and success, as well as their ability to access, engage, and participate within their educational setting.
  • Skills include, but are not limited to:
    • fine motor coordination
    • bilateral motor coordination
    • visual perception,
    • visual motor integration
    • motor planning
    • executive functioning
    • strengthening, stability and endurance
    • self-help
    • social skills
    • sensory processing.  
  • Sessions may also focus on environmental and task accommodations/modifications, to improve student success within the educational environment.
  • Treatment sessions may occur in the following ways:
    • Direct Services
      • Individual
      • Integrated/push-in
      • Pull-out
      • Group
    • Indirect Services
      • Consultation and collaboration with teachers, families, school personnel, etc.
      • Observation of the student in the classroom or different educational environments
      • Meetings regarding student's educational plan, performance, needs, strengths, etc. 
      • Treatment planning to meet individualized educational goals and objectives
      • Development of resources to share with teachers, school personnel and families
  • Frequency and duration of services vary depending on school program, student abilities, and areas of need.  
  • Determination of services and therapeutic recommendations are a team decision.  Contributors to the decision making process include, but are not limited to: 
    • Child Study Team 
      • Case Manager
      • Learning Consultant
      • Psychologist
      • Social Worker
    • General Educational Teacher
    • Special Education Teacher
    • Family/Guardians
    • Student (if applicable)
    • Related Services Personnel
      • Occupational therapist
      • Physical therapist
      • Speech and language pathologist  
  • ​There are times throughout the school year that treatment sessions and activities follow a theme.  Themes may be based upon current classroom themes, as well as upcoming seasons, holidays, events, etc.  All treatment sessions are designed to build upon foundational skills needed for academic participation.