Occupational Therapy Insights Dr. Frederick B. Covington

We all need to find our voice. Some of us have lost it along the way; others are unsure whether they ever had one in the first place! Whether in the car, in the shower, in a group or on stage - singing feels good. A wise person once said, “Speaking comes from the mind, singing comes from the soul”. And there are few choirs with as much soul as the ‘Find Your Voice’ All-Abilities Choir!
The ‘Find Your Voice’ All-Abilities choir truly is a “celebration of human spirit.”  The choir, which welcomes members of all abilities, ages, genders, ethnicities, sexual preferences and backgrounds.

What do you know about the Acquisitional Frame of Reference?  Well, if you don't know about it, here's your chance to learn.

Here is an excellent opportunity for occupational therapy discussions among professionals, peers, and students..  How would you intervene?  Would you intervene? Would you educate the caretakers?  Would you recommend any particular adaptive equipment? Hmmmmm....Let's see. 

This toolkit is a collection of resources about toxic stress and screening for toxic stress for primary care providers and their multidisciplinary teams serving young children. The content is drawn from materials from the American Academy of Pediatrics as well as leading organizations pioneering research on this topic. It contains:
• Information about the negative health impacts of childhood adversity and toxic stress
• Screening tools for identifying those at highest risk for toxic stress and poor developmental and health outcomes
• An outline of resources housed electronically that medical home teams can use to assist their patients and families

What’s the most important thing children have? It’s their brains. And yet, we’re not caring for children’s brains the way we care for their bodies, especially in early childhood, when what we do – or fail to do – has an impact on children’s futures and the futures of their economies and their societies.

This feature highlights five numbers to remember about the development of young children. Learn how the numbers illustrate such concepts as the importance of early childhood to the learning, behavior, and health of later life and why getting things right the first time is easier and more effective than trying to fix them later.