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…

Welcome to Post 1 in our the ‘Start the Therapy Year Off Right’ Series! First, we will focus on OT session scheduling. Many of these tips are appropriate for both online and in-person therapy. Start the year off right when creating your online schedule! What restrictions are in place at your place of employment? Are…

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,…

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…

Here are three of my favorite easy additions to use today during your teletherapy sessions! They are so simple to use during screen share! They were built into the first therapy platform I worked with, but you can use them in a new window so your clients can easily see them during sessions. Be creative,…