Occupational and Physical Therapy
Occupational and physical therapy personnel provide a continuum of services in the least restrictive environment for children, 3 to 21 years of age. Children in early intervention programs receive services that focus on their developmental delays, behavioral difficulties, sensory needs and physical and/or neurological problems. Therapists serving school-age students are mandated to provide educationally-related services. The therapist must show a relationship between the identified disability and the difficulties the student has in performing or participating in specific educational activities.
Occupational therapy and physical therapy work together to plan environmental adaptations, assistive technology and transition to the community or worksite, where needed, to accommodate the student's disabilities.
Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapy addresses problems in overall sensorimotor development, visual perception, educational and work activities, graphomotor skills, and activities of daily living. The primary focus of occupational therapy is to help students participate as fully as possible in their education, homes and communities.
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Physical Therapy
Physical therapy addresses the areas of physical and neurological dysfunction and developmental delays. The physical therapist is concerned with motor and sensory performance. The school-based physical therapist looks at the student's physical functioning and its impact on learning, mobility, accessibility, and safety within the educational environment.