Hello! I’m so excited to be a part of this group. I’m the Director of Occupational Therapy Services at a pediatric clinic. In the last couple of years I have transitioned to working in the pool with clients. Most of the clients I work with in the water are autistic, and to see them thrive in water, receiving the sensory input that the water can provide, and making progress in their water safety, motor skills, communication, etc is so exciting! I look forward to learning from this group!
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OT Aquatic Therapy - Special Interest Group
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Welcome to the OT Aquatic Therapy SIG. As a special welcome from KozeyOT, here is a BOGO coupon for aquatic therapy webinars at www.atuseminars.com/shop. Use code OTBOGO for any webinar (value $90 or less) and get another webinar of equal or lesser value free. (May we recommend this one done just for OT providers?) Take a moment to tell us about yourself in the comments below and then invite OT provider friends to join the SIG.
Hannah Schultz
Feb 05
Hi everyone! My name is Hannah. I am a school based OT (pre k through elementary)! I grew up in the water. I played water polo in college and coached through grad school. So being on a pool deck and near the water is very comforting to me! I am excited to learn more about how to apply OT and aquatic therapy and hopefully find a niche work outlet for when school is out of session in the summers!
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Super topic for a master's paper! Check out Carlie Morris's hard work. THE IMPACT SENSORY STIMULATION INTERVENTIONS HAVE ON TRANSITIONS FOR CHILDREN W/ DISABILITIES IN AQUATIC THERAPY -
https://shareok.org/bitstream/handle/11244/338801/Morris_okstate_0664M_17874.pdf?sequence=1
ATU was once told that OTs "do not provide aquatic therapy services". Below, you can read our (comprehensive) response.
Aquatic therapy is a water-based therapeutic tool that is taught in OT school as a hands-on procedure; used in practice by occupational therapists/assistants; and routinely reimbursed by payers.
Since 2010, Aquatic Therapy University/ ATU Aquatic Therapy Seminars have provided aquatic education across the world (Canada, The Netherlands, Puerto Rico, USA, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore, India and more).
In 2014, ATU was the first provider to obtain value added CEU credit for our aquatic therapy courses through the Federation of State Boards of PT, a national entity.
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Hi Sara. Happy to have you here! Here are several resources to get you started! Attend a live training on Aquatic Sensory and Motor Integration in Wisconsin - https://www.atuseminars.com/event-details-registration/aquatic-sensory-motor-integration-peds-2-day-class Free 1 hour webinar on aquatic therapy - https://www.atuseminars.com/post/sample-webinar-a-60-minute-freebie-for-ya Aquatic Sensory and Motor Integration training (video plus manual) - https://www.atuseminars.com/product-page/aquatic-sensory-motor-integration-for-pediatric-3-hr-w-manual
An OT-centric presentation on aquatic therapy - https://www.atuseminars.com/post/occupational-therapy-belongs-in-the-pool-a-ot-student-shows-the-way