Definition: Occupational therapy assists with the skills for the job of living. In a school-based setting the student’s jobs are:
- playing
- printing/drawing/colouring
- cutting
- organizational skills
- dressing for gym/recess
- eating lunch
- getting to and from class
- note taking
- toileting
- completing written assignments
- class participation
- using computers
The occupational therapist will complete assessment and consult with the teacher regarding the student’s functional school performance.
Assessment and consultation will be provided in the following areas:
- fine motor skills
- visual motor skills
- feeding assessment
- sensory processing
- seating and positioning
- environmental modifications
- activities of daily living (dressing, personal care, mobility)
- functional job and life skills programming
- assessment for need/appropriateness of assistive technology: low tech (i.e. pencil grips); high tech (software, computers)
This website from Black Gold school division has addition information that is very helpful.
Black Gold OT/SLP Supports - Occupational Therapy (google.com)
