Occupational therapy functions as a member of an interdisciplinary team in screening and evaluating children, adolescents and adults for neurological, musculoskeletal, sensory integrative and developmental levels of function.
As part of a treatment team, occupational therapy assists in diagnosing and planning treatment. Occupational therapy treats individuals on an inpatient, day treatment, home-based, school and outpatient basis per physicians' orders, and collaborates with other professionals for coordination of services to patients. The department provides consultation to other professionals, parents, teachers, health aides and in community settings such as hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centers, day care centers, schools and homes. The occupational therapy department is involved in training activities, research and community outreach activities.
We Provide Services To Patients and Students of Kennedy Krieger in the Following Areas:
Our Facility
Occupational therapy services are embedded in multiple specialty programs throughout Kennedy Krieger, and our facilities are designed to support the services provided and the populations that are served. The Outpatient Occupational Therapy department specializes in rehabilitation at the Broadway and Columbia locations and is part of an interdisciplinary outpatient team that includes physical therapy, speech pathology, audiology and assistive technology. The examples below highlight some of the unique settings available within the continuum of care:
- State-of-the-art sensory-motor gyms
- Therapeutic kitchens and bathrooms
- Dedicated space to conduct equipment evaluations with access to demonstration equipment and pressure mapping and custom mold simulation
- Dedicated space for orthotic fabrication