Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapy Services: Occupational therapy services are provided to address impairments in fine motor skills, visual-motor skills, visual perceptual skills, and/or sensory accommodations and/or needs. These deficits must impact the student’s ability to benefit from special education or to access the general curriculum. Services may be provided in the general education classroom/Shared Service classroom or in a specifically designed occupational therapy room with specialized equipment. Consultation and support with various technology (low and high tech) is also available.

Occupational therapy services are provided to students when difficulties impact the child’s ability to access the curriculum and/or school environment. The Occupational Therapist can evaluate and address underlying postural, fine motor, visual motor or sensorimotor deficits to determine how to best achieve effective progress in school. Handwriting instruction is the responsibility of the classroom teacher, however, the occupational therapist may consult with teachers to assist with those students who have continued difficulty with written output.

Providers:
Oak Bluffs/Tisbury/Edgartown: Melissa Mahoney mmahoney (at)mvyps.org Up-Island Regional Schools: Mary Yancey myancey (at)mvyps.org
Edg. Bridge and MVRHS: Bruce Boren bboren (at)mvyps.org