School-Based Occupational Therapy

Sarah McNulty, OTR/LBoard Presentation

October 8, 2014

What is Occupational Therapy

O Provides skills for the job of livingO Helps individuals to engage in the

activities that make up their daily life – their “occupations”

OT at SchoolI work to ensure that a

student can participate in the full breadth of school

activities.

O Paying attention in classO Holding a pencil or bookO Understanding expected

behaviorO Completing written workO Managing sensory inputO Engaging in self-care tasksO Accessing technology

Specially Designed Instruction

Adaptive Tools

Assistive Technology

Sensory Supports

Support from the Community

Port Ludlow Digital Life

Friends of Chimacum Schools

Peninsula Credit Union