Occupational Therapy (OT) Quick Facts:
14 Occupational Therapists and 3 Occupational
Therapist Assistants
Currently provide OT services to Abington,
Bridgewater-Raynham Regional, Rockland, and Whitman-Hanson Regional School
Districts, as well as to North River Collaborative Learning Centers for
Students with Multiple Disabilities and Students with Autism and
Developmental Disabilities, located in 4 public schools.
Evaluates each student referred for OT
to answer the following questions:
-
Does
the student exhibit a sensory and/or fine motor delay, and, if so, to
what extent?
- In what ways is the delay impacting effective
educational progress?
- Would the student’s educational progress be improved if he/she had more
practice with specific activities he/she had hands-on Occupational Therapy services to facilitate
his/her development,as well as more practice?
- Are modifications to the classroom curriculum or environment needed?
Provide combination of consultation and direct
services to over 600 students in 31 school
buildings.
Offer services in the least restrictive way to
enhance the educational process.
Provide teachers, classroom staff and parents
with activities for regular practice whenever more frequent repetition
would be beneficial.
Provide consultation regarding specific sensory integration needs. Please
see Sensory Integration* page for details on accessing this service.