Why are parenting classes given by an occupational therapist?
Through professional academic training and ongoing continuing education courses occupational therapists are highly prepared to assess and incorporate a multi-developmental approach which includes sensory-behavior and social-emotional well being therapeutically to facilitate your child's productive participation in life's occupations. Occupations are ones' life roles in the family, school, work, social and leisure contexts. In the practice of working with young children and families, therapists have found that in order to maximize therapeutic potential in children, parents benefit from education which facilitate foundations for positive parent/child connections and typical behavior management prior to implementing therapeutic strategies. In addition to social-emotional development, the piece that is unique to the field of occupational therapy, is sensory processing and how it can affect emotions and behaviors. The perspective from an occupational therapist is multi-developmental and offers a proactive parental approach for the young child and family unit. These classes are not intended to take the place of mental health or occupational therapy treatment.
Through professional academic training and ongoing continuing education courses occupational therapists are highly prepared to assess and incorporate a multi-developmental approach which includes sensory-behavior and social-emotional well being therapeutically to facilitate your child's productive participation in life's occupations. Occupations are ones' life roles in the family, school, work, social and leisure contexts. In the practice of working with young children and families, therapists have found that in order to maximize therapeutic potential in children, parents benefit from education which facilitate foundations for positive parent/child connections and typical behavior management prior to implementing therapeutic strategies. In addition to social-emotional development, the piece that is unique to the field of occupational therapy, is sensory processing and how it can affect emotions and behaviors. The perspective from an occupational therapist is multi-developmental and offers a proactive parental approach for the young child and family unit. These classes are not intended to take the place of mental health or occupational therapy treatment.