Jennifer M. Yates, OTD, OTR/L, CPAM
Jennifer Yates, OTD, OTR/L, CPAM
Doctorate in Occupational Therapy from Belmont University
Evaluating and treating occupational therapist for Little Hands Little Feet Pediatric Therapies
Evaluating pediatric occupational therapist for all of Putnam County School System
Adjunct instructor at Tennessee Tech University, teaching courses to pre-occupational and pre-physical therapy students
Background Information
Prior to moving to Cookeville 4 years ago, she lived in Nashville and worked with children with special needs at Vanderbilt Children’s Outpatient clinic.
Alumni member of Vanderbilt’s Interdisciplinary Leadership Education in Neuro-developmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Program and has presented for them on the Introduction to Research Design and Implementation, as well as, The Assessment of Children with Neuro-Developmental Disabilities.
Presenter and educator to teachers and other therapists in various school districts across Tennessee and South Carolina on topics related to handwriting, fine motor, sensory integration, and attention/behavior in the classroom.
Certifications
Physical Agent Modalities (PAM)
Wilbarger Deep Pressure Proprioceptive Technique protocol
SaeboFLEX
Myofascial Release
The Alert Program for Self-Regulation
What is a child's occupation?
Well, the answer is easy...LEARNING & PLAY!! We use therapeutic play to address the following areas:
Fine Motor Skills
Handwriting and Pre-Handwriting
Sensory Integration and Praxis
Body Movement and Awareness
Visual Motor Skills
Visual Perceptual Skills
Oral Motor Skills
Self Help Skills
Attention and Arousal
Gross Motor Skills
Feeding
Social and Emotional Skills
How can occupational therapy help in these areas?
Facilitate typical fine motor development (i.e. grasping patterns, pencil grip, tracing, coloring, etc.)
Improve visual motor integration (i.e. eye-hand coordination: handwriting, cutting, stringing, lacing, etc.)
Increased visual perception skills (i.e. letter identification, puzzles)
Increase ability to pay attention (i.e follow directions, focus, listening)
Improve balance and motor coordination
Increase gross motor skills
Increased upper body and core strength
Increase self-help skills (i.e. feeding, dressing, and grooming)
Decrease separation anxiety and fears
Improve self-esteem
Improve ability to transition
Decreased temper tantrums and unwanted behaviors (i.e. head banging, hitting)
Decrease aversions to feeding (sensory related)
Improve self-regulation and calming
Improve sensory modulation
Doctorate in Occupational Therapy from Belmont University
Evaluating and treating occupational therapist for Little Hands Little Feet Pediatric Therapies
Evaluating pediatric occupational therapist for all of Putnam County School System
Adjunct instructor at Tennessee Tech University, teaching courses to pre-occupational and pre-physical therapy students
Background Information
Prior to moving to Cookeville 4 years ago, she lived in Nashville and worked with children with special needs at Vanderbilt Children’s Outpatient clinic.
Alumni member of Vanderbilt’s Interdisciplinary Leadership Education in Neuro-developmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Program and has presented for them on the Introduction to Research Design and Implementation, as well as, The Assessment of Children with Neuro-Developmental Disabilities.
Presenter and educator to teachers and other therapists in various school districts across Tennessee and South Carolina on topics related to handwriting, fine motor, sensory integration, and attention/behavior in the classroom.
Certifications
Physical Agent Modalities (PAM)
Wilbarger Deep Pressure Proprioceptive Technique protocol
SaeboFLEX
Myofascial Release
The Alert Program for Self-Regulation
What is a child's occupation?
Well, the answer is easy...LEARNING & PLAY!! We use therapeutic play to address the following areas:
Fine Motor Skills
Handwriting and Pre-Handwriting
Sensory Integration and Praxis
Body Movement and Awareness
Visual Motor Skills
Visual Perceptual Skills
Oral Motor Skills
Self Help Skills
Attention and Arousal
Gross Motor Skills
Feeding
Social and Emotional Skills
How can occupational therapy help in these areas?
Facilitate typical fine motor development (i.e. grasping patterns, pencil grip, tracing, coloring, etc.)
Improve visual motor integration (i.e. eye-hand coordination: handwriting, cutting, stringing, lacing, etc.)
Increased visual perception skills (i.e. letter identification, puzzles)
Increase ability to pay attention (i.e follow directions, focus, listening)
Improve balance and motor coordination
Increase gross motor skills
Increased upper body and core strength
Increase self-help skills (i.e. feeding, dressing, and grooming)
Decrease separation anxiety and fears
Improve self-esteem
Improve ability to transition
Decreased temper tantrums and unwanted behaviors (i.e. head banging, hitting)
Decrease aversions to feeding (sensory related)
Improve self-regulation and calming
Improve sensory modulation