Occupational Therapy
 

At Willowcrest, every child receives two 30-minute sessions of 1:1 occupational therapy per week. We practice occupational therapy through Sensory Integration, the process in which the brain organizes and interprets touch, pressure, movement, sight and sound. Improved sensory processing leads to more productive connection with people and environments, and addresses deficits in body awareness, muscle tone, coordination, and motor planning. Overseen by our OT, these strategies are generalized to all Willowcrest environments and implemented by staff throughout the day to support regulation and promote attention and learning. This is demonstrated throughout the classrooms by offering differentiated seating, movement breaks, adaptive writing tools and chew toys throughout the day.

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