Occupational Therapy

KLC Occupational Therapists (OTs) use a variety of therapeutic methods that include modifying the school or work environments and providing individualized adaptations to enhance performance and participation in school-based activities.  As with all related services at KLC, the OT provides a fluid combination of individual, small group, integrative and consultative services to support academic achievement and life skill mastery.

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The OT’s role initially surrounds each child’s need to play and interact with their peers. At this level of programming the OT will assess a child’s development and provide strategies and interventions to facilitate the developmental continuum working on maintaining focus and attention.  Each child’s individual sensory needs are assessed and a specific Sensory Plan is established for the purpose of stimulating or exciting the child as well as to calm and/or engage them in order to promote positive behaviors and enhance performance with learning opportunities.

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As a child continues through their school years the OT also supports students who have difficulty performing in areas such as self-care, leisure activities and work productivity with the emphasis on improving fine motor and sensory processing skills while working on academic, pre-vocational and self-care activities.