Ripple Effect
Pediatric Nature Based Occupational Therapy
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What is it?
Ripple Effect Occupational Therapy offers individual and group OT led by a nationally board certified occupational therapist in the Port Angeles, Washington and surrounding area's.
Sessions occur outdoors including at nearby parks, trails or beaches. The nature based approach uses the natural environment as a tool to assist in building skills through play, movement and exploration. Nature based therapy encourages creative problem solving, builds confidence and independence through supported risky play.
What do we address:
Motor Concerns
Fine and gross motor, coordnation, strength, dexterity etc.
Sensory
Sensory processing, regulation, and integration
Executive functioning
focus, attention, organization, task initiation, completion etc.
Social Interactions
for children that may need additional support around peer interactions, collaboration, self advocacy
Functional skills
ADL's and IADL's (such as dressing, tying shoes, bathing, chores, routines etc.)
Emotional regulation
skills and strategies to support emotional regulation