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Placement of the Week: School-Based PT in Oregon

October 19, 2015

23 October 2015, Career, Job, Newsletter, PT

Congratulations to Alice W., of New Jersey who is packing up a back for one of our great school clients in Oregon! Alice will be working with children ages birth to 5 in home, daycare, and preschool settings in the Greater Portland…...

October 19, 2015

23 October 2015, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical World Today] Babies born prematurely face an increased risk of neurological and psychiatric problems that may be due to weakened connections in brain networks linked to attention, communication and the processing of emotions, new research shows. A comparison of brain…...

October 19, 2015

23 October 2015, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Tip or Resource

Thank you to @communicationwindow for permission to regram her idea from Instagram! So many OT activities are awesome for language! Our OT had kids make skeletons today out of Bag O Bones Cheetos! Tons of great body part vocabulary and opportunities for…...

October 19, 2015

23 October 2015, Literacy, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

The Literacy Center Education Network is a 501 © (3) non-profit organization with a mission to deliver free, professionally-designed, education material to preschool-age children. Utilizing the power of the Internet, they distribute education material directly to children in their homes, libraries, and…...

October 15, 2015

16 October 2015, Article, Newsletter, School Nurse

[Source: CDC] Students diagnosed with live head lice do not need to be sent home early from school; they can go home at the end of the day, be treated, and return to class after appropriate treatment has begun. Nits may persist…...

October 14, 2015

16 October 2015, Article, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement via Cincinnati Children’s Hospital] These guidelines are designed to help school administrators, teachers, and crisis team members respond to the needs of students and staff after a loss has impacted the school environment, such as…...

October 14, 2015

16 October 2015, Autism, News, Newsletter, OT, SLP

[Source: Medical News Today] A team of UCLA scientists has found that brain areas linked to social behaviors are both underdeveloped and insufficiently networked in youths with high functioning autism spectrum disorder (ASD) compared to study participants without ASD. The findings, which appear…...

October 13, 2015

16 October 2015, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: The Washington Post] A new study finds strong evidence that delaying kindergarten by a year provides mental health benefits to children, allowing them to better self-regulate their attention and hyperactivity levels when they do start school. The study, titled “The Gift…...

October 13, 2015

16 October 2015, Gross Motor Skills, Hand Strengthening, Newsletter, OT, PT, Tip or Resource

Editor’s Note: I know it’s early to share Thanksgiving activities but I just couldn’t resist this one! So adorable, and GREAT hand-strengthening therapy! [Source: The Inspired Treehouse] For the past few weeks, I’ve been over on Pinterest pinning all kinds of…...

October 13, 2015

Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Pocket Full of Therapy] Who knew you could weave with straws?!! So fun and different! You need straws,yarn, a piece of cardboard, and tape to get started. 1. Start with 3 straws: For each straw, cut a piece of yarn a…...