Occupational Therapy

Ages: 0 to 5 years

The role of the Occupational Therapist (OT) is to help develop skills in the areas of self-care, productivity and play.  The OT works with children from birth to school entry age who have difficulty in the following areas:

• Self-Help Skills
• Fine Motor Skills
• Sensory Processing
• Visual Motor Skills

The Therapist works with the family to develop a plan to help their children reach their goals. Typical goals would be for children to feed themselves using a spoon, to be able to draw shapes, to be able to get dressed and to attend at circle time in preschool.

The centre’s OT may provide services through consultation with parents, teachers, and other team members, individual/group therapy as well as visits to the home and/ or community settings (ie. Preschool, daycare).

Referrals: Parent/Guardian, doctors, nurse, social workers, and other professionals.  Referrals should only be made with parent/guardian knowledge and consent.

For further information, please contact
Child Development Centre
10417-106th Ave, Fort St. John, BC V1J 2M8
250-785-3200 or FAX 250-785-3202
Email: info@cdcfsj.ca
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