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Child Development Screening Checklists
Jessica McMurdie

Occupational Therapy School Age Screening Checklist- FREE

How are things going at school? Do you think your student could use a boost? Occupational Therapists help kids reach their developmental milestones, improve motor skills, handwriting legibility, sensory processing and social skills. If your student is experiencing any of the following that are interfering with his or her participation, success at school or confidence in the classroom… then occupational therapy intervention may be helpful.

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Child Development Screening Checklists
Jessica McMurdie

Occupational Therapy Preschool Screening Checklist- FREE

How are things going at preschool? Do you have a 3, 4 or 5 year old at home? Occupational Therapists help preschoolers achieve their developmental milestones and get ready for kindergarten! Occupational therapy can help children build important fine motor, sensory processing and social skills. Many parents worry about their child “appearing different” or “standing out”, however if the foundational kindergarten readiness skills are not addressed early on, kids may struggle more later on, and their problems will become even more noticeable.

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Telehealth
Jessica McMurdie

5 Reasons You Need To Know the New Telehealth Terminology

Have you ever wondered what is tele-health? And what’s the difference between telehealth and telemedicine? Actually, what’s the difference between telehealth, telepractice, teletherapy, Teletubbies, television…. as you can see, there are so many different tele-health terms…. Telemedicine terms… that it’s no wonder why people are confused.

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Telehealth
Jessica McMurdie

Telehealth Treatment Planning Made Easy

Do you ever find yourself asking, “What should I plan for therapy today?” Or “How am I going to keep my kids busy today?”

When it comes to planning therapeutic activities for OT sessions online, it definitely takes good communication and collaboration between therapist, parent or caregiver.

When kids come to the clinic, the answer to the question, “What are we going to do today?” often comes pretty easily, especially if you’re and OT with a closet or cupboard full of activities and ideas.

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Courses Telehealth
Jessica McMurdie

The New Reality of Pediatric Occupational Therapy

ATTENTION to all pediatric therapists! The time has come my friends, to accept our new reality that telehealth is here to stay! How does that fact make you feel?

If you’re feeling anxious about telehealth or even a sense of loss if you’ve been laid off, you’re not alone. This pandemic has been extremely tough on everyone, and I guarantee that you’ll be faced with some pretty tough decisions ahead of you.

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Friendship Party

Valentines Day is a sweet reminder to celebrate love and friendship! The kids at the clinic love these friendship themed...

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