Therapy Focuses
Occupational therapy practitioners work with children, youth, their families, caregivers, and teachers to promote active participation in activities or occupations that are meaningful to them. Building Blocks Therapy, Inc. contracts with school districts to provide occupational therapy services that promote children’s increased participation in school. We also provide occupational therapy services in client's natural environment, such as their home or daycare. In our classes at Basecamp, we work on a variety of skills in a fun, supportive environment.
Skills we might work on in OT include:
Fine Motor
Involves analysis and improvement of small muscle movements and use of fingers.
Feeding
Improving oral motor skills and sensory tolerance to increase the number of foods and volume of food eaten.
Visual Motor
Improving how the eyes and hands work together.
Self Regulation
Involves learning how to set goals and being able to monitor one's self to maintain an appropriate level of alertness for the activity at hand.
Activities of Daily Living
Utilizing teaching strategies and adaptive equipment as needed, we can help improve independence in activities of daily living (ex. bathing, dressing, meal preparation, etc.).
Social Interactions
Helping kids learn how to initiate and sustain interaction with peers and adults.
Executive Functioning
Provide strategies to improve working memory, flexible thinking, and self-control.
Sensory
Involving the coordination of the two sides of the body, hearing, seeing, feeling, and moving to perform necessary tasks. Our team is educated on a variety of evidence based and strategies to improve sensory processing difficulties in children.
Our team is experienced in the following approaches......
