OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

At the Phoenix Center for Pediatrics, occupational therapy is designed for children to live their lives as independently as possible in all daily life activities (e.g. eating, showering, dressing, etc.). Each pediatric patient is evaluated using standardized tests and observations to assess baseline strengths, limitations, and functional skills. Our Occupational Therapy practitioners enable children to live life to its fullest by helping them promote health, and prevent—or live better with—injury, illness, or disability. We are committed to developing skills that will promote a safe, independent and excellent quality of life.

Occupational Therapy practitioners at The Phoenix Center for Pediatrics take a holistic perspective, adapting the environment and/or task to fit the childs specific needs. We also believe that the family and the patient are the integral recipe for successful interventions. We identify a child’s strengths and use them as assets in the therapeutic process. A treatment program is made specifically for each child using fun and educational activities. The child's program may include working one-on-one with a therapist, doing a home program, making a splint for the hand or arm and educating family and other caregivers.

Occupational therapists use their specialized skills for:

Activity modification skills which teaches young people creative and functional ways of completing every day tasks.
Designing environmental adaptations to make daily living activities manageable
Social interactions and communication utilizing a variety of techniques and accomodating the individual childs needs
Memory skills training and problem solving
Specialized mobility assessment (scooters, wheelchairs, walkers, etc.)
Vision interventions
Safety skills training

Additionally, Our therapists specialize in a range of conditions including:

Autism Spectrum Disorder
Brain injuries
Fine motor skills
Strength & endurance for adolescent activities
Visual-motor and visual perceptual skills
Cerebral Palsy
Brachial Plexus Injury
Sensory Processing
Joint attention and engagement/Social Skills
Play skills with toys
Play skills with peers
Balance, strength, reflex integration
Self-care skills
Self-feeding and acceptance of a variety of foods
Attention span and self-regulation abilities
Handwriting
School Issues
Motor coordination for accuracy
Motor planning
Play and social skills focused on the young interations with others
Self-care from potty training to hygine
Sensory processing/Sensory integration