Parent Resources for Online Virtual Teletherapy Sessions

The Virtual Pediatric OT provides many resources for online virtual occupational therapists. This post was originally written in March of 2020. At that time I had worked for several years as a virtual online occupational therapist with children as young as 3 through high school. At that time many OTs were going to online schooling and…

I am a BIG fan of using as FEW materials as possible in my online occupational therapy sessions. WHY? Welcome to Post 5 in our ‘Start the Therapy Year Off Right’ Series! WHY I use as few physical materials in my online occupational therapy sessions as possible. 1. Parents these days are overwhelmed. Coronavirus, job stress,…

Welcome to the ‘Start the Occupational Therapy Year Off Right’ Series! I’ve put together my best tips from working as a Virtual Occupational Therapist! Many of these tips are appropriate for working as an OT in teletherapy and in-person therapist. Start here – if you are totally new to virtual teletherapy! Scheduling Tips Post 1…

Looking for some fresh ideas on how to structure your virtual occupational therapy sessions for the new school year? Check out these Teletherapy Sample Session Videos! Teletherapy can be very isolating. It is really important to surround yourself with other therapists. These can be therapists you can call or text with or ones in Facebook…

Welcome to Post 3 in our ‘Start the Therapy Distance Learning Year Off Right’ Series! Here are some tips when using your calendar for scheduling distance learning OT sessions! Or any sessions really. I used them for in-home Early Intervention sessions as well. Using these tips should increase session attendance with reminders, easy access to…