Occupational Therapy
Pediatric Occupational Therapy
Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Children 0-11
- Teens 12-17
- Young Adults 18-21
About Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy
The Children’s Hospital occupational therapist provide evaluations and therapy to help children gain independence and promote the development of skills that children need to function and socialize in their home, school, play and community environments. Pediatric therapists make use of purposeful activity and or play to maximize independence and promote development with children who are limited by physical injury, illness, psychosocial dysfunction, developmental, or learning disabilities. Occupational therapists work to develop, improve, sustain, or restore the child’s abilities and function.
Occupational therapists assess and work on:
- Upper extremity strength and motion
- Fine motor and visual motor skills
- Sensory integration and processing skills
- Positioning
- Splinting
- Activities of daily living
- Feeding and oral motor skills, oral aversion
- Age appropriate developmental skills.
Occupational therapists provide services in acute care, are a core team member for patients in the inpatient rehabilitation center, and offer outpatient services.
A physician referral/consult is required for all patients. Please have your provider send the referral via EPIC or to any of the below locations:
New Orleans Phone: 504.896.9551 Fax: 504.894.5547
Metairie Phone: 504.896.9557 Fax: 504.896.2894
Northshore Phone: 504.896.3949 Fax: 985.866.3878