Description
Assess, plan, and deliver occupational therapy for infants, children, and adolescents to build developmental, self-care, school, and play skills and promote age-appropriate independence. Use play-based, evidence-informed interventions, adapt home and school environments, educate caregivers and educators, and modify tasks and equipment to reduce participation barriers.
- • Complete and maintain necessary records and documentation.
- • Track child progress and prepare reports for families, physicians, and schools.
- • Assess fine motor, sensory processing, visual-motor, cognitive, and self-care abilities to set functional, family-centered goals.
- • Select play-based activities that build dressing, feeding, handwriting, and other age-appropriate daily living skills.
- • Plan and deliver individualized and group OT services in clinics, homes, schools, and early intervention settings.
- • Recommend adaptations to home, classroom, and community environments to support participation.
- • Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, educators, and families to coordinate care plans and IEP goals.
- • Improve sensory regulation, motor coordination, executive function, visual-perceptual skills, and attention using play and technology as appropriate.
- • Provide feeding interventions addressing oral-motor skills, sensory challenges, and mealtime routines.
- • Lead groups and parent education to promote healthy development, social skills, and stress management.
- • Provide training and coaching in OT strategies for parents, caregivers, teachers, and support staff.
- • Recommend or fabricate pediatric splints, seating, writing aids, sensory tools, and adaptive equipment.
- • Design programs that build school participation, play, and community inclusion.
- • Prepare, sanitize, and maintain therapy toys, sensory materials, and fine-motor tools.
- • Advise on school ergonomics, backpack safety, and safe play and self-care routines.
- • Participate in pediatric OT quality improvement or research initiatives.
- • Support transitions between early intervention, preschool, and school, including referrals to community resources.
- • Train caregivers to carry over home programs and behavior and feeding strategies.
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O*NET occupational data (work activities, skills, knowledge).
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
