Occupational Therapy is available throughout the school day in a dedicated OT / Sensory space. Services include sensory integration therapy, gross and fine motor assistance and social skills training.
Your child may benefit from Occupational Therapy services for the following:
Kristine Locklin is our in-house Occupational Therapist. Kristine graduated from Queen’s University and has been working in Pediatric Occupational Therapy since 2000 in the public and private systems. Kristine has additional training in Neurodevelopmental Therapy (NDT), Sensory Integration Therapy (SIPT certified), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Social Thinking.
The benefit of participating in Occupational Therapy at Junior Academy is that sessions occur during the school day and Kristine is able to apply her skills as an Occupational Therapist in one-to-one sessions as well as within the classroom. In addition to meeting with students, Kristine has weekly meetings with all teachers to help support each child and the classroom as a whole.
Kristine has developed social skills programs such as JA’s FLEX (Friendship, Learning and Executive Functioning) program and Mindful Moments in the classroom.
Occupational Therapy services are accessed through the government (OHAH / OAP) and/or privately.
Therapists from Speech Stars and Midtown Speech provide our in-house speech-language pathology services and these comprehensive services include:
Child counselling services are available throughout the school day, in the classroom, at recess and in private one-to-one sessions. Our child counsellor is also available to provide parent coaching and home-based strategies to ensure both home and school are aligned.
Child Counselling Services are accessed privately.