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Addressing:

Strengths and Weaknesses

Skill Building and Development

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Pediatric Services Include:

Addressing barriers to: Fine motor skills, Gross motor skills, Cognitive (thinking) skills, Visual-perceptual skills, Eye-Hand Coordination, Social development, Sensory processing difficulties and Self-care routines

We are an approved Autism Registry Provider with the Government of Saskatchewan

We are an approved Jordan's Principle Provider with the Government of Saskatchewan

We have the only Beckman Oral Motor Therapist in Saskatoon

Is your child struggling at home? At school?

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Do you want to understand your child's behaviors better?

You may need support from an Occupational Therapist if your child has:

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Difficulties with fine motor skills

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Difficulty with problem solving skills, memory or attention

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Sensory difficulties

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Difficulties with play or social interactions

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Help with learning basic self-care skills (i.e. dressing)

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Below is a picture of our great sensory motor space!

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Pediatric Certificates, Professional Development and Specializations:

  • Early Intervention for developmental delays (newborn through preschool)

  • Diane Bahr: Ages and Stages

  • DIR 101 An Introduction to DIR® and DIRFloortime® (Floortime)

  • Torticollis

  • Tummy Time! Method®

  • Total Motion release (TMR for TOTS and Teens) 1

  • Total Motion release (TMR for TOTS and Teens) 2

  • Level 1, 2 and 3 digital badges from the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) for Autism Spectrum Disorder

  • Sensory processing

  • Sensory Ladder Specialization

  • Trauma and Attachment

  • Social Thinking

  • Learning/Handwriting Without Tears®

  • Executive Functioning

  • Intentional/Responsive Parenting  (Circle of Security)

  • Pursing completion of: CranioSacral Therapy 1: Assessment of Central Nervous System and Fascia for Full Body Treatment Protocol (CS1-VC & CS1-L Upledger Institute International)

  • Sensory Processing and ASD: Understanding the Links and Practical Strategies (Dr. Winnie Dunn)

  • Strategies for Students with Sensory Processing Impairments

  • Mental Health, Sensory Processing and Behaviors (Kim Barthel)

  • Sensory Ladder Specialization

  • Social Thinking and Autism Spectrum Disorder (Social Thinking Inc.)

  • Practical Hands on Activities/Lessons for Improving Social Thinking® and Self-Regulation

  • Building Blocks for Sensory Integration

  • Learning/Handwriting Without Tears®

  • Smart but Scattered: Helping Children and Adolescents with Executive Functioning Dysfunction at Home and School

  • Vision Skills and Learning: Tools for School Based Occupational Therapists

  • Intentional/Responsive Parenting  (Circle of Security)

  • Attachment Centered Family Therapy: Interventions for Improving Parent-Child Connection and Attunement

  • Executive Function Mastery Course: Evidence-Based Strategies to Improve Attention, Memory & Self-Regulation

  • Becoming a Behavioral Detective: Understanding, Supporting and Surviving Challenging Behavior

  • Functional Behavior Assessment and Positive Behavior Support

  • Brain Boxes®: Improving Intervention Outcomes through Self-Understanding

  • Attachment & Emotional Regulation Techniques for Kids: Calm the Nervous System & De-Escalate Difficult Behaviors

  • 2-Day Workshop: Polyvagal Theory Informed Trauma Assessment and Interventions: An Autonomic Roadmap to Safety, Connection and Healing

  • SEE-KS (Social Emotional Engagement- Knowledge and Skills)Training

PD Peds
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