What is Pediatric Occupational Therapy? -
Pediatric occupational therapy helps improve the quality of a child’s life through a balance of therapeutic play, exercise / positioning, self-care, cognitive-behavioral supports, and carefully designed, specialized, or adapted work activities. Principles of health, wellness, and preventative care are utilized to support long term goals, community integration, and self advocacy connections.
Occupational therapists recognize the strengths in every child & family in order to help decrease the impact of disability on daily family or community living.
Occupational Therapy Services:
- Development and enhancement of functional sensory, motor & perceptual processing
- Management of muscle tone, positioning, and community mobility needs
- Increase safety awareness and judgment for community access
- Improvements in balance, strength, coordination for play/leisure/community/vocational skills
- Improved self awareness, advocacy, social resilience
- Increased self regulatory and coping skills
- Tools to increase self esteem and self determination
- Improved body, mind connection
- Understanding of sensory-behavioral connections
- Increased self care and functional independence
- Assistance with adaptive activities, equipment needs and their use
- Assistive technology supports, modifications, needs
The Scope of Our O.T. Practice
Your child may benefit from Occupational Therapy if he or she has difficulty with:
- Coordinating eye, hand, body, or mouth movements
- Responding appropriately to environmental or social demands
- Processing and responding to information
- Accepting the introduction of activities typically enjoyed by peers
- Knowing what, when, and how to do tasks
- Performing daily living skills with independence
- Planning or completing ideas, thoughts, actions
- Developing play, social, or leisure skill interests
- Executing movements with control and accuracy
- Developing and maintaining regular routines learned
- Feeding & swallowing or mealtime behaviors
- Handwriting, keyboarding, accessing assistive technology
For More Information Contact:
AOTA.org
VOTA.org
Does my child need occupational therapy?
Bayside Children’s Therapy Network, Inc.
We're located in the 'old Coke building' on Main Street - Gloucester Court House!
6688 Main Street - P.O. Box 130 - Gloucester, Virginia 23061
Call: 804-210-1555 Fax: 804-210-1556
www.baysidechildrenstherapynetwork.com
Whitney provides services in Mathews County, Gloucester as well as in the Clinic. She is currently serving both the educational and medical service models of practice in our Region in the Public and Private School as well as Clinical setting. Whitney is a Graduate of Radford University and serves as a Clinical Mentor for developing Pediatric Practitioners in the Region through her clinical mentorship of Resident Interns. Whitney resides in Mathews County with her family. We appreciate her enthusiasm, love of her Occupational Practice, and working with all of her students, families, and children that she serves.
Meet Our Therapists!
Whitney Wooten, MA, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
Maria Eckstein, COTA/L
Maria brings 30 + years of experience and deep commitment to lifeline learning career, consistently providing high – quality, patient – centered care across adult and pediatric populations with a stron foundation in thearpeutic modalities and the treatment of developmental disorders
Maria’s clinical expertise includes developing and implementing specialized programs in rehabilitate rehabilitation, early mobilization, developmental intervention, visual motor integration, early intervention services, adaptive, equipment, modifications, and motorized motility solutions. Her work reflects a thoughtful and holistic approach, designed to support functional independence. And enhance quality of life. She received her associates of science in Occupational Therapy from North Shore community college in Beverly Massachusetts, and holds a degree in Computer Science from Massasoit community college in Brockton Massachusetts.
Maria has played in instrumental role in establishing a rehabilitation center, where she assisted in implementation of clinical documentation systems, policies, and procedures programs. She was highly involved in patient care planning, interdisciplinary, team, meetings, and family education, ensuring a comprehensive and supportive care environment.
Maria is excited to bring her skills, experience, and her passion for rehabilitation to the BSTN team and is committed to making a positive impact on the lives of the patient she serves.
Mary Biederman, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant
