Sara’s Garden to Add Occupational Therapy
We are excited to announce that we are broadening our clinical service offerings to include Occupational Therapy! In expanding our provision of services, Sara’s Garden has recently welcomed Stacie Miles (Occupational Therapist) and Kelly Hesterman (Occupational Therapy Assistant) to our team of specialists to complement and enhance our current Conductive Education fine motor program.
So, what is Occupational Therapy?
Simply put, Occupational Therapy (also known as OT) is an allied health profession that focuses on teaching skills for everyday living. The practice of Occupational Therapy can greatly vary according to the setting and clientele.
At Sara’s Garden, we serve children and adults of all ages who, for whatever reason, may be facing challenges carrying out their activities of daily living. These activities are commonly categorized under the following areas:
- Self-care
- Productivity (i.e. school or work)
- Leisure and play
- Rest and sleep
Barriers to participation in these areas of life may be due to physical or cognitive challenges, developmental delay, aging, injuries or surgery, and social and emotional issues. In these activities or areas of occupation, Occupational Therapy can assist to address issues at school, home or work which may be impacting someone’s day to day function.
At Sara’s Garden, we offer an individualized approach to assessing a client’s functional capacity and customizing interventions to achieve family-centered goals. This is achieved through supporting a person to learn new skills, modifying a task or activity and/or making changes to one’s environment, to enhance their level of functioning and safety and achieve even greater independence.
Occupational Therapy sessions at Sara’s Garden are fun and engaging, using modern and interactive play and therapy equipment. Our goal is to collaborate with families and teachers to better serve the needs of you and/or your child.
For further information on Occupational Therapy services at Sara’s Garden and New Horizons Academy please contact Dave Burkholder at 419.335.7272 or via email at davidb@sarasgarden.org.
