Gaithersburg, MD: The National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc. (NBCOT Ⓡ) announces Stephanie M. Foster, PhD, OTR/L, CYT500, a registered occupational therapist from Santa Maria, CA, has won the 2023 NBCOT Impact Award. This award recognizes occupational therapy (OT) practitioners who demonstrate exceptional

On July 12, 2023, Kid’s Work Therapy held an inservice session led by our occupational therapy student, Kayla Nicholson! During this session, caregivers were given tools on how to help their children sit still in various social situations. Thank you Kayla for all of your

Give your kids a unique opportunity to learn and grow and learn in 2023. Kid’s Work is offering play groups for enrichment and learning, which helps kids practice skills vital for success in school and in life. Groups consist of up to 5 children of

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Kid’s Work Therapy is proud to present our Astronaut Training Camp intensive on April 3rd, 4th, and 5th Monday to Wednesday! This three-day course utilizes exciting motor games, creative art projects, and home activities to help children develop necessary vestibular functioning. Specific ability groups include

By: Stephanie M. Foster PhD, OTR/L School is back in session! Students are once again adjusting to sitting still in their desks for long periods of time. Many students have trouble sitting in their chairs after an active summer. This article presents a few simple

An Evidence-Based Review by Marie Foster What is Therapeutic Listening? How Does It Help? Therapeutic Listening Program (TLP) is a neuroscience-based program that produces highly beneficial outcomes for people with autism.  People who use TLP find improvements in language development, sensory processing skills, find &

By Marie Foster Kid’s Work is committed to providing state of the art Occupational Therapy to children experiencing self-regulation difficulties.  One of the interventions we offer is Interactive Metronome (IM).   “Interactive Metronome, otherwise known as IM, is a training tool to improve brain ability for

On Saturday, October 29, 2022, Dr. Stephanie Foster and graduate student Jessica Carranza presented at the annual OTAC conference on the condition alexithymia. Congratulations to Dr. Stephanie Foster and her graduate student, Jessica Carranza! Together, this team of two presented at the Occupational Therapy Association

Kid’s Work Therapy would like to congratulate Dr. Peg Bledsoe on being awarded the 2022 NBCOT Impact Award! This award recognizes certified occupational therapy practitioners who demonstrate exceptional professional commitment through their dedication, hard work, and outstanding OT skills to improve their clients’ overall life

We are pleased to announce that the Kid’s Work Therapy Playgroups ran this summer were a huge success! Thank you to all that participated! Here is some lovely feedback we have received from friends and family this summer: “Dr. Stephanie’s ability to keep the kids

A lecture on the agenesis of the corpus callosum, presented by our Fieldwork Level II student, Jessica Carranza!