Occupational therapy is the only profession that helps people across the lifespan to do the things they want and need to do through the therapeutic use of daily activities (occupations). Occupational therapy practitioners enable people of all ages to live life to its fullest by helping them promote health, and prevent—or live better with—injury, illness, or disability.
Common occupational therapy interventions include helping children with disabilities to participate fully in school and social situations, helping people recovering from injury to regain skills, and providing supports for older adults experiencing physical and cognitive changes. Occupational therapy services typically include:
Occupational therapy practitioners have a holistic perspective, in which the focus is on adapting the environment and/or task to fit the person, and the person is an integral part of the therapy team. It is an evidence-based practice deeply rooted in science.
Howell Therapy has specific professional development in the following treatments/interventions:
Common occupational therapy interventions include helping children with disabilities to participate fully in school and social situations, helping people recovering from injury to regain skills, and providing supports for older adults experiencing physical and cognitive changes. Occupational therapy services typically include:
- an individualized evaluation, during which the client/family and occupational therapist determine the person’s goals,
- customized intervention to improve the person’s ability to perform daily activities and reach the goals, and
- an outcomes evaluation to ensure that the goals are being met and/or make changes to the intervention plan.
Occupational therapy practitioners have a holistic perspective, in which the focus is on adapting the environment and/or task to fit the person, and the person is an integral part of the therapy team. It is an evidence-based practice deeply rooted in science.
Howell Therapy has specific professional development in the following treatments/interventions:
- SOS Feeding approach
- Sensory Integration
- Managing challenging behaviors in school and home setting
- Supporting assistive technology and augmentative communication
- Evidenced-based treatment of Pediatric Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Mental health first aid training
- DIR/Floortime
- Screening, evaluation, and education identification of Autism spectrum disorders
Services provided by Howell Therapy will be highly collaborative with other therapies and providers involved in your child's care. Howell Therapy is a whole child and family approach to therapy. Services that are provided are research and evidenced based therapies supported and approved by the American Occupational Therapy Association. All therapies will be within the practice scope of an occupational therapist.
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