Services

An occupational therapy evaluation is a comprehensive, individualized assessment to understand your child’s strengths, challenges, and needs. It helps us create a plan that’s tailored specifically for your child.

Here’s what to expect:

• Parent/Caregiver Forms: Prior to your child’s appointment, you’ll fill out forms about your child’s medical history, daily routines, interests, and any concerns or goals you may have. This helps us understand your child right from the start.

• Parent Observation: Parents are welcome to observe the evaluation but it’s not required. We consider your child’s comfort level and ability to work with an unfamiliar therapist when deciding the best approach.

• Observation & Play-Based Activities: Most evaluations take approximately 1 hour to complete. During that time, your child will have fun participating in age-appropriate games and activities while the therapist performs clinical observations (watching how your child moves, plays, and interacts with their environment.) We have many themed based therapy rooms, fully equipped with indoor swings, ladders, balance beams, balls, craft supplies, and games.

• Standardized Testing (if needed): Some children will complete specific tasks or tests to measure fine motor, gross motor, and visual-perceptual skills.

• Recommendations & Next Steps:
  After the evaluation, parents will be informed if weekly therapy sessions are recommended. Depending on your schedule and communication preference, our therapists can review the results with you in person, over the phone, or via email.

• We have two written report options (Standard Summary and Comprehensive Report). These reports will be available within 2-4 weeks of the evaluation.

• If your child is not recommended for ongoing occupational therapy services or you choose not to proceed with treatment at this time, that’s completely okay.

  You are always welcome to contact us in the future to schedule a consultation or ask questions if new concerns arise. Our goal is to support your child and your family whenever you need us.

Once the evaluation is complete, our therapists work with each child and family to set functional, achievable goals in the areas of need. We encourage children and families to participate in goal-setting, which helps keep therapy motivating and meaningful.

After a treatment plan is created, therapists recommend services based on your child’s needs. Most children attend 1–2 sessions per week, though this can vary.

• Sessions are individualized and private, so your child gets undivided attention and can make the greatest gains.

• We also offer therapeutic group sessions, where children can build social skills, cooperation, and confidence in a supportive environment. Please contact us to learn more about our available groups.