by Miss Jaime | Ask an OT
Whether you finished strong or crawled to the finish line this past week, you made it to the end of the school year! You have the summer off…What should you do? We have the summer off to relax, recoup, and reenergize …right? Yes! However, we are...
by Miss Jaime | Ask an OT, Sensory Processing
Are you practicing and teaching mindfulness? Mindfulness programming with children and in schools is becoming a more popular practice. Whether you are a parent, teacher, or therapist, is there anything stopping you from practicing mindfulness yourself or from using it...
by Miss Jaime | Ask an OT, OT Advocacy
You may have heard the buzz about Occupational Therapists advocating for Educational Credentialing. Especially if you work in the education world. What is Educational Credentialing? State Education laws vary from state to state, but in every state in the USA (except...
by Miss Jaime | Ask an OT, Fine Motor & Bilateral Skills
I’ve been a HUGE organization kick lately. Every month or so I need to clean out my therapy bag. Inevitably, I find things out of order, things I need to change or replace, and things that are missing pieces, etc. I once posted a pic of the crazy amount of stuff...
by Miss Jaime | Ask an OT, Other
Forward from Miss Jaime, O.T.: When I first graduated from OT school, I got a job working as a contract therapist in a public school. I had no supervisor, no mentor, and no one to ask questions. Thank goodness, I ended up placed in a school with such a large caseload...
by Miss Jaime | Ask an OT, Fine Motor & Bilateral Skills
The other day I did an autumn arts and crafts project with all of the students on my caseload. Every. Single. One. Kindergartners as well as fourth graders. Very often we hear about the problem of a “cookie cutter therapist.” Meaning—a therapist that does...
