Co-Treatments

[ecki]

Yes, I'm full of questions today!

I dropped in on Kayla's class yesterday. They were doing a co-treat with THREE therapists -- OT, PT, and Play Therapy. So instead of getting 3 separate 30 minute therapies she only got one 30 minute session with three therapists!

I was rushing her off to a doctor's appointment, so I didn't have time to ask if this is a frequent occurence. It could be that they knew I was picking her up early and wanted to get her checked off their lists, it could be that they were trying to make up for the two weeks she was out. I would be OK with that, but NOT if they do this a lot. And I do understand that sometimes she does better if the PT is distracting her by draping her over a ball while the OT is trying to get her to put pegs in a board. But I kind of feel like she is getting cheated out of her therapy time.

And totally off topic, her school called this morning and said she got BIT on the back by another child. Not badly enough to break the skin, but badly enough to leave a very bad bruise. They asked DH is he wanted to come and see (the school is 30 minutes away) and he said they do NOT want him down there!

 

[alizesmom]

Ciara's therapists will work together depending on what their goal for her is. Maybe this is what you saw. I would never send DH to the school if one of our kids got bit. It wouldn't be a pretty sight. Karen

 

[BeckyScott]

Justin used to get speech and OT at the same time, but not every time was like that. If that makes sense. He had both twice a week. So one day they were at the same time, and the other day seperate. So as he was "playing" with an object, he would also "talk" about it.

It might have been that there was a scheduling problem. Either from you pulling her out, or maybe they had an assembly or something earlier in the week, or maybe a problem with another student that meant the times got changed. I'd ask, yes. There's probably a good reason for it.

 

[Schmeck]

Why would it be a problem for the fathers to go to the schools?

 

[ecki]

Why would it be a problem for the fathers to go to the schools?

Well, DH gets a bit overemotional when his princess gets hurt! I think he probably would have said some not nice things.

I'm the one who drop into the class all the time, so I understand the challenges of the classroom, so I can approach with situation with a little more diplomacy.

 

[belle&beast]

I am a preschool SLP and we do cotreat sometimes. Many times I work with the OT or PT for posture for feeding. The OT and I work together a lot for oral motor issues and sensory integration. I also like to see for myself what the other therapists are doing and many times we get a lot more verbalizations from a child while they are completing a physical activity. The majority of my sessions are not cotreating, but it does happen and it is usually a great session for the child.

As far as the biting goes, it does happen in preschool. I seem to be on the receiving end quite frequently with one little guy! I'm sure the teachers will be watching that child much more carefully in the future.

 

[BeckyScott]

Well, DH gets a bit overemotional when his princess gets hurt! I think he probably would have said some not nice things.

Oh I know exactly what you mean. DH and I have a lovely version of Good Cop Bad Cop that we do with the school. I take care of 90% of it, and I call in for reinforcement when I need it. You don't want Dad at the principal's office or the IEP meeting.

When DS was in kg, DH got in an argument with the school nurse, at one point apparantly calling her an idiot. (okay, there were some adjectives along with the idiot part) Which, in the particular case of what had happened, I would have to agree. The next day we were anonymously reported to the Child Abuse Hotline. The next year, that nurse was no longer employed in our school district.