Job Description

Job Highlights :- Bachelor s in occupational therapy/ Master s in Pediatrics Occupational therapy preferred Provide training and education to family/caregivers and other professionals. - Work collaboratively with professionals from many other disciplines.Roles & Responsibilities :- Developmental / Behavioural Screening and related Assessments.- Creating a sensory profile and planning sessions- Intervention sessions across age groups.- Documentation of data.- Parent training- Co-ordinating team meetings/ case conferences.- Identification of developmental delay/ deviance by history and clinical assessment.- Assessment of development, cognition and behaviour using standardized assessment tools.- Training parents regarding the developmental concerns, current developmental status and need rationale for intervention along with training to carry out intervention at home.- Preparation of lesson plans and session reports with setting of short term and long-term goals.- Intervention- The therapist should be proficient in choosing appropriate materials/ methods for specific goals. Inclusion of play skills, social skills and behavioural skills within the cognitive stimulation session.- Integration of physical, cognitive and language goals into common activities in collaboration with other therapists.- Criterion based assessments may be done at intervals to record progress and annual evaluation.- Documentation of the child\'s history, assessment details, Intervention programme, goals, child progress and long-term comprehensive plan in collaboration with other therapy team members.- Periodic case conferences within the therapy team to discuss evaluation findings and to plan further care. Communication of the summary of the case conference to the family (trans-disciplinary approach).- Behavioural management counselling and training.- Training in self-care activities (home based/ centre based depending on resources available) at appropriate ages. (ref:biojoby.com)

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