July 13 – 20 Therapy Nuggets

by | Jul 21, 2011 | All Blogs | 2 comments

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Facebook Therapy Nuggets from July 13 – 20:

July 20: One of the best diversions for a manual tactile sensory-seeking student is to place a 24-inch piece of yarn in the student’s hands and invite the student to manipulate it at will. – John Taylor, Ph.D.

July 18: A fun pool game: Use ping pong balls as “fishes” and give each child a small strainer to “catch” them in. Caught fish are put into a container and when the container is full, dump it over so the fish “get away” and have to be caught again! – Barbara Sher, MA, OTR, Early Intervention Games from CA

July 15: UptoTen.com has 1353 FREE games that are categorized and great for working on a variety of Occupational Therapy skills. Recommended to click on “up to ten free,” then “search”, then choose the game or educational category you are interested in. The list that is provided is organized by age level! – Kim Wiggins, OTR/L, CP-BC
http://www.uptoten.com/

July 13: One of the significant changes for the proposed CMS Home Care rules for 2012 is that face-to-face MD requirements would be extended to Medicaid patients. Read more about it here. – Eileen Bach, PT, M.Ed, DPT
http://summit-education.com/instructor-blog/2012-proposed-home-care-rules-are-out/

2 Comments

  1. Connie Banfield on November 15, 2011 at 6:10 pm

    Several months ago you posted a nugget about a strategy for biters. It involved chewing on something cold several times a day. How can I find that information again? Thank you

    • Ben Roosien on November 16, 2011 at 5:56 pm

      Hi Connie!

      Here’s the Therapy Nugget you’re looking for:

      Therapy nugget: The oral needs of spitters and biters can be satiated by cold in the mouth. Try 2 min. Of ice chips 4X day…….or popsicles. – Gary Eisenberg, Ph.D., CPQ

      You can see all of our Therapy Nuggets on our Facebook page by clicking here!