Home, Community and Clinic-Based Pediatric OT in Fresno, California
At Playwell, we use a non-traditional spiral approach to care with intensive up-front therapy for a short period, followed by frequent consultations and check-ins to help your family integrate therapy concepts into home life.
Playwell serves Fresno County children/youth ages 0-24:
- Families who wish to pursue a play-based approach (child-led, non-compliance-based) to build developmental skills
- Neurodivergent tweens/ teens and young adults who wish to understand more about their sensory processing patterns and develop a resiliency plan
- Families who need support with picky or problem feeding
- Kids in foster care/foster-adopt or kinship care who’s caregivers are struggling to understand their child’s sensory needs and have concerns about sensory processing disorder
- Kids and Teens with developmental disabilities who need help developing independent self-care and independent living skills
- Individuals experiencing chronic pain or chronic health conditions (POTS, Dysautonomia, Ehlers Danlos, Post-CSF Leak, etc.) who would like an accountability coach and more direction in their wellness journey
- Quirky kids, teens and young adults who struggle with strength and muscle coordination
- Kids with learning disabilities who need support with accommodations, reflex integration, assistive technology, and visual-vestibular integration
School-Based Occupational Therapy Contracting and Consulting in Fresno County
Playwell Collective serves school districts in Fresno County with school-based occupational therapy staffing, support for subbing, services through remediation agreements, consulting, and Independent Educational Evaluations (IEEs). School-based occupational therapy services are grounded in participation and access in the educational environment through a trauma informed/mental health lens. Regulation and relationship are the foundation for participation in all developmental skills needed for school participation. When a student feels safe and regulated we know that their capacity for skill building in traditional areas of focus for school-based occupational therapy are greatly improved- zipping a jacket, cutting shapes for an art project, typing an essay, using utensils, (and so much more) don’t feel as hard when the therapist spends the time to help the student get regulated and ready, and collaborates with the team for carryover.
Our Occupatioal Therapy Practitioners:
- Have a local leadership team who have extensive experience working in the school system
- Recieve active mentorship encouraging ongoing evidenced-based practice
- Are provided with top-notch continuing education with emphasis on areas that make our OTPs extremely valuable to the IEP team. We are neurodevelopmental experts in approaches to school-based therapy- vision, sensory integration, adapting the environment, assistive technology, praxis/motor planning, and so much more! We are a team that LOVES learning
- Are held to high accountability for legally defensible assessments and documentation
- Are encouraged to work on burnout prevention plans and activities
- Believe that collaboration is the key to successful school-based occupational therapy delivery
**Please email your request for school based contracting to admin@playwellcollective.org**
**Please note we require a parent interview before accepting IEEs. Please have parent reach out for scheduling by phone or email 559-212-4488**
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