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Occupational and Physical Therapy Department

Occupational and Physical Therapy Department Staff

Website Submission: March 24, 2003

The physical and occupational therapists within the Jamestown Public Schools play an integral role in facilitating students' gross and fine motor, sensorimotor, self-care and visual perceptual development as they impact learning. The department consists of three physical therapists, three occupational therapists, and three certified occupational therapy assistants all servicing the schools. Versatility and adaptability are key elements in school-based therapy. Therapists may treat students ranging from preschool age to high school age.

Physical therapists address gross motor skills, body mechanics, and functional mobility that allow the student to move around the school safely and effectively, and to participate in the classroom to their full potential. Occupational therapists address fine motor development, sensorimotor functioning, self-help skills, visual motor and visual perceptual skills in order to improve performance in the educational setting. The need for adaptive equipment is assessed by both physical and occupational therapists.

Collaboration with teachers and parents is an integral element of school-based therapy. Therapeutic treatment approaches are individualized to each students' need. To wholly benefit the student, therapists share information and give strategies for carryover of skills within the classroom and at home as often as possible. The goal of both physical and occupational therapy is to allow the child to learn and grow at their maximal potential in the school setting.

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