School-Age Occupational Therapy
WHO
Occupational Therapy is a health care profession concerned with a student’s ability to perform daily occupations, including self-care, productive, and leisure activities. The School-Age Occupational Therapy program is available for all children age 5 – 19 who live in Quesnel and District (including Wells and Nazko), who are experiencing difficulty participating in daily occupations.
WHAT
For school-age children, these occupations may include:
- moving
- playing
- dressing
- feeding
- toileting
- bathing
- following routines
- printing
- cutting, etc.
 WHERE
Service usually takes place at the child’s school, during school hours, however service delivery may also take place at various locations in the in the community, or in the home.
WHEN
School-Age Occupational Therapy services occur as individual needs
determine, school teams request, and caseload demands allow.
Often children receive several monitor visits a year, with more
frequent support and contact provided to the school team members who
directly support the child.
WHY
School-Age Occupational Therapists work with school teams to help children
who have been challenged by developmental difficulties, injury, or
disease. The primary goal is to encourage development, function, and
participation in everyday life at school.
HOW
 The Resource Teacher is the primary link between the Occupational
Therapist and service delivery in the school.
Services are based on a consultation model, which means that
programs for children are designed by the Occupational Therapist and
carried out by the classroom teachers, resource teachers, student support
workers, and/or parents. Service may consist of: observation, formal and/or informal assessment,
support for equipment and technology, training, developing program
suggestions for school, home, and/or daycare, and attending team meetings.
Referrals
Referrals to the School-Age Occupational Therapy Program are through the
school-based team and are prioritized based on the whole needs of the
community. Children may be
discharged if they meet their individual goals, if the child’s needs are
being met by other supports in place, or if the family no longer desires
service. Once a child is discharged from School-Age Occupational
Therapy services, they may be re-referred by the school-based team at any
time.
Early Intervention Occupational Therapy
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