by Miss Jaime | MotorMonday, OT Advocacy
This week, in honor of Occupational Therapy Month, I’m sharing my journey as an OT advocate. When I decided to be a school OT, I didn’t realize that I literally had NO chance of advancing past being a school OT. After the shock of the realization wore off,...
by Miss Jaime | MotorMonday, OT Advocacy
The USA School-based OTs and PTs Looking for Change Coalition is group of passionate school OTps and PTs that are advocating for educational credentialing—this means that we want to be considered “teachers” just like social workers, psychologists, school...
by Miss Jaime | MotorMonday, Vision
The BOT-2 is a unique evaluation tool because it actually includes motor and manipulation tasks. It’s a must-have for every school district and clinic, but too expensive for therapists to purchase on their own. It can be difficult to explain standardized test...
by Miss Jaime | MotorMonday, OT Advocacy
“Nothing changes if nothing changes.” (Donna Barnes, author of Giving Up Junk-Food Relationships) If you and I want things to improve for OTps and PTs in the school setting, doing nothing is not an option we have. It’s OK to say it when...
by Miss Jaime | Fine Motor & Bilateral Skills, MotorMonday
The DVPT-3 is my go-to eval tool. I like that it assesses both visual motor and visual perceptual skills. It’s easy to use and easy to score. The DVPT-3 is a great eval tool for elementary school kids. There are 5 subtests, which result in three composite scores...
by Miss Jaime | MotorMonday, Vision
The TVMS-3 is a simple school-based OT assessment tool, but it has its pros and cons. Miss Jaime gives a quick overview of the most commonly used tool. The TVMS-3 (Visual-motor integration) is a quick and easy assessment tool that measures how kids can integrate their...
