Occupational Therapy services for young people (from birth to 19) who attend our Centre are provided as part of a team that includes families, day nursery and school staff, and other health and support service providers within the Centre and in the community. Occupational Therapists focus on:
- assessment and intervention for the ability to participate in every day activities as independently as possible
- consulting to parents, teachers and other people involved with the client on a daily basis on any of the following:
- exercises that develop hand strength for colouring, printing, cutting and playing
- ways to working on dressing skills at home
- how to modify the classroom to reduce distractions
- prescription of adaptive equipment such as
- computer keyboards for written communication
- cups, bowls and utensils for eating and drinking
Qualifications:
Occupational Therapists:
Master’s Degree - Must be registered with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario
Therapist Assistants:
Postsecondary Diploma - All are under the supervision of a Physiotherapist and/or Occupational Therapist
Service Delivery
Parents and caregivers are important partners in all intervention approaches.
• individual therapy sessions (may be weekly or biweekly and may be in blocks of therapy)
• group therapy sessions (may be weekly or biweekly and may be in blocks of therapy)
• monitoring and parent consultation
• parent/caregiver training
• consultation
• home programming
Intervention strategies may relate to the development of:
• feeding and swallowing
• fine motor skills
• visual perceptual ability
• motor coordination
• sensory processing
• infant motor milestones
• self care skills
• independence in the home or community
• learning strategies
Learn more here about indicators on whether your child may need Occupational Therapy
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