Step 2: OT Home/Virtual Initial Assessment

During your child's initial occupational therapy  assessment, we'll complete both a parent/child interview and functional observation with a variety of assessments and observations. During the parent/child interview I'll ask questions around health, school, life skills, sensory processing, mental health concerns, to better understand your goals and concerns. 

Depending on your child's tolerances for therapy and interactions with new people, the functional observation for younger clients may look like play for the remainder of your initial assessment for your OT to gather information and complete play observations. For older children and teens, your OT will work through their initial functional observation, having your child complete various paper based, fine motor, and gross motor movements to gain a better understanding of any underlying developmental and/or neurological concerns. 

After these components of the assessment are completed, your OT will report their findings to you during the initial assessment, provide their recommendations and incorporate your concerns to create a holistic treatment plan and goals. 

What will be discussed prior to leaving your initial assessment:

• What treatment and sessions will look like 

• Session and child/parent expectations  

•  Setting up initial funding (if required), 

• Decide on frequency of treatment

• You may be provided with some parent questionnaires to fill out and return to your OT during our next scheduled session. 

• OT will answer any questions you have before getting started.

*Please note that the initial assessment  does not include report writing. If you require a report to be written following the initial assessment, this will be billed at OT's report rate. Check  Rates page for more information.