OT Intervention List
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To facilitate learning of concepts - Teaching-Learning Principles
To facilitate learning of concepts - Demonstration and Return Demonstration
To facilitate learning of concepts - Explanation and Discussion
To facilitate learning of concepts - Role Playing
To facilitate learning of concepts - Simulation
To facilitate learning of concepts - Problem Solving
To facilitate learning of concepts - Using Audiovisual aids
To facilitate learning of concepts - Repetition and Practice
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To feed self safely and appropriately
To don and doff clothes safely and appropriately
To defecate safely and appropriately
To urinate safely and appropriately
To take a bath safely and appropriately
To wash hands safely and appropriately
To brush teeth safely and appropriately
To fix hair safely and appropriately
To remove hair from body/face safely and appropriately
To wash face safely and appropriately
To apply deodorant safely and appropriately
To cut nails properly and appropriately
To apply and remove sanitary napkin/tampon safely and appropriately
To care for the skin, eyes, nose and ears safely and appropriately
To understand appropriate sexual expression
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To care for pets safely and appropriately
To clean the house safely and appropriately
To care for plants safely and appropriately
To fold clothes safely and appropriately
To prepare a simple meal safely and appropriately
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To better understand own body and different objects (exploratory play)
To substitute an object in place of other objects during play (pretend play)
To use a material to create a new object for play (constructive play)
To participate in games with rules
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To increase interest and improve skills in leisure activities - visual arts
To increase interest and improve skills in leisure activities - performing arts
To increase interest and improve skills in leisure activities - music
To increase interest and improve skills in leisure activities - sports
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To improve reading skills
To improve skills in answering math problems
To encourage child's cooperation in the classroom
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To develop appropriate handwriting skills according to age - Development of Pre-Writing and Handwriting Skills in Children, and Pencil Grasp Development
To write appropriately in relation to equipment, environment and body position (Ergonomic Factors)
To write with proper formation of letters - Legibility Components
To trace lines, shapes, letters and numbers properly and efficiently
To copy lines, shapes, letters and numbers properly and efficiently
To write letters and words in cursive properly and efficiently
To write dictated words properly and efficiently (dictated writing)
To write a sentence or paragraph properly and efficiently (composition)
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To encourage proper behavior - using prompts and cues
To encourage proper behavior - using reinforcements
To encourage proper behavior - using consequences/ punishments
To encourage proper behavior - using behavior contracts
To encourage proper behavior - using token economy
To encourage proper behavior - using time-out
To encourage proper behavior - using shaping and chaining
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To encourage understanding of thoughts and feelings in a particular situation (emotional awareness)
To calm self down when feeling strong emotions
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To take turns with another person while doing a task
To improve imitation skills
To encourage use of appropriate words when interacting with other people
To encourage use of appropriate gestures when speaking and interacting with other people
To encourage use of appropriate facial expression when speaking and interacting with other people
To initiate conversations appropriately
To terminate conversation appropriately
To respond appropriately to conversation partner
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To explore and participate in jobs aligned with interests and skills (job exploration and participation)
To express feelings and beliefs appropriately
To request for needs to accomplish role appropriately
To express one’s strengths and limitations clearly and appropriately
To solve encountered problems independently
To set goals for the self
To use a telephone safely and appropriately
To encourage understanding of proper money management
To purchase goods/services safely and appropriately
To commute safely and appropriately
To learn to adjust self to a group appropriately
To maintain safety of self, home and community
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To encourage task participation through sensory regulation - tactile seeking
To encourage task participation through sensory regulation - tactile avoiding
To encourage task participation through sensory regulation - tactile hypersensitivity
To encourage task participation through sensory regulation - tactile hyposensitivity
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To encourage task participation through sensory regulation - proprioceptive seeking
To encourage task participation through sensory regulation - proprioceptive avoiding
To encourage task participation through sensory regulation - proprioceptive hypersensitivity
To encourage task participation through sensory regulation - proprioceptive hyposensitivity
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To encourage task participation through sensory regulation - vestibular seeking
To encourage task participation through sensory regulation - vestibular avoiding
To encourage task participation through sensory regulation - vestibular hypersensitivity
To encourage task participation through sensory regulation - vestibular hyposensitivity
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To encourage task participation through sensory regulation - visual seeking
Sensory integration techniques - Activities for improving oculomotor skills
To encourage task participation through sensory regulation - visual hypersensitivity
Sensory integration techniques - Activities for improving visual perceptual skills
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To encourage task participation through sensory regulation - auditory seeking
To encourage task participation through sensory regulation - auditory avoiding
To encourage task participation through sensory regulation - auditory hypersensitivity
To encourage task participation through sensory regulation - auditory hyposensitivity
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To provide enough sensory input on the face, mouth, jaw, teeth, cheeks and tongue - orofacial massage
To sip food/fluid properly and safely
To blow during eating properly and safely
To bite/chew food properly and safely
To lick food properly and safely
To attempt touching food with different textures properly and safely
To attempt touching food with different temperatures properly and safely
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To finish an activity without getting distracted (concentration)
To delay behaviors done impulsively (impulse control/response inhibition)
To follow instructions properly (following instructions)
To adjust self to changing situations (flexibility)
To devise a plan for goal completion (planning)
To create and maintain a system for easy retrieval of information or materials (organization)
To manage time while performing tasks properly (time management)
To remember information while performing complicated activities (working memory)
To attain a goal and persist in its completion (goal-directed persistence)
To evaluate one’s own thoughts and feelings about a situation (metacognition)
To start a task immediately (task initiation)
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To reach, grasp, carry and release different objects
To increase grip strength necessary for task performance
To improve bilateral coordination of hands necessary for task performance