Screening Details | Arise Therapy Group

Screening Process

Scheduling

Screening

Documentation Results Review

Ongoing OT Support Initiated

Arise Therapy Group schedules a 1-2 week window with an ECE center, completing multiple screenings per day, typically classroom by classroom.

Screenings are 20 minutes per child and include an assessment of the domains listed below as well as a brief in class observation and teacher interview.

The results of the screening are documented, then sent electronically to each child's parent and shared with the school administration if the family consents. If ongoing OT support is recommended, the therapist will review the results in detail and discuss continued treatment details.

The therapist will then collaborate with the parents and ECE staff to establish goals and initiate regular sessions within the preschool environment.

Screening Domains

Developmental Delay

Examples: Late independence with potty training, dressing, bathing, self hygiene

Sensory Processing

Examples: Over or under responsive to stimuli, constant movement, low attention

Behaviors

Examples: Emotional reactiveness, low transition and direction following tolerance

Play/Social

Example: Singular item/play concept focused, no interest in peers or imaginative play

Feeding/Oral

Examples: Excessive mouthing or drooling, pickiness, difficulty with chew or swallow

Fine Motor Skills

Examples: Incoordination with handwriting, eating utensils, fasteners and lids

Gross Motor Skills

Examples: Imbalance, lack of interest in physical activity, fear of balls or feet leaving ground

Learning

Example: Behind in color/letter recognition, reading, and other areas of academia

Visual Motor

Examples: Clumsiness with navigation, handwriting letter reversals, poor scanning or tracking

Group Screening Structures

Individual Sign Up

ECE Centers can offer to host Developmental and Behavioral Screenings on site, during the school day on an individual sign up basis. Parents would pay the $25 per child fee.

School Wide Service

ECE Centers can offer to host Developmental and Behavioral Screenings on site, during the school day. The school would pay the $25 fee per child either from the ownership or a relative grant.