What makes AIS Occupational Therapists Exceptional?
- Extensive training provided for new hires and continued monthly training as a team throughout the year to remain up to date on best practice strategies, related services, special education process and regulations for school based therapy
- We are highly qualified and trained professionals who provide creative and individualized treatments to meet individual needs of the students
- We match our school systems with the provider who can best meet their occupational therapy needs
What are our roles in your School?
- Complete evaluations, provide direct and indirect services
- Identify barriers to participation and adjust environmental factors as needed to provide optimal learning environment
- Activities are designed to address the issues most frequently seen in the school-based settings, and are likely to address one or more of the following areas:
- cutting and use of other classroom tools
- handwriting (if fine motor, visual motor, or sensory regulation impairment leads to poor written legibility. Poor handwriting with no other motor or sensory deficit does not warrant services of a skilled occupational therapist)
- assistive technology (high- & low-tech), including training staff
- self-help skills/activities of daily living
- organization skills
- sensory processing deficits affecting task completion and social skills related to education
- social skills, where appropriate
- functional access of environment and materials
- prevocational and vocational skills
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