09/22/2022
That's right! OTCES is hosting an event for Family Weekend this year!
Come join us at the clinic on Friday, September 30th, from 3-6PM.
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JMU-OTCES is a dynamic clinical program offering pediatric therapy services to children and their fa
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James Madison University’s Occupational Therapy Clinical Education Services (JMU-OTCES) is a dynamic clinical program offering pediatric therapy services to children and their families. We serve children from birth through adolescence, helping them to achieve success in all areas of their life. Services include traditional one-on-one occupational therapy and speech therapy evaluations, interventio
ns, and consultative services. Additional group programs and camps will be offered to address specific needs that cannot be adequately met by other community programs. The clinic operates with the support of JMU’s graduate occupational therapy program, with both students and faculty members collaborating on clinic events and services. In addition to providing services for the children who are referred for occupational therapy, the clinic also strives to support and educate both caregivers and community members. JMU-OTCES operates within JMU’s Institute for Innovation in Health and Human Services (IIHHS), which provides opportunities for student learning, faculty practice, and research while meeting community needs.
07/25/2022
What a week to wrap up summer camps! Thank you to everyone who participated and all our lovely clients who attended!
Week two of summer camp was called "Friends Around the World!" It was themed around different cultures and involved activities that were both therapeutic and taught our kids about different places!
07/18/2022
We are thrilled to be able to offer summer camp this year! We are just starting our second week, and wanted to share some of the fun activities we had in week one.
Week one was "Pop Culture" week, where we got to be superheroes and more!
06/03/2022
Volunteer Opportunity
Hello, OT community!
We are very excited to be able to offer two weeks of Summer Camp to our clients this year! We are looking for student volunteers to work camp alongside our wonderful OTs and earn shadowing hours! The camp will take place July 11-14th and July 18th-21st, from 9AM-12PM. We need volunteers to help with activities between 8:30AM and 1:00PM (set up and clean up included). If you are interested in joining our team, please email us at [email protected] AND fill out the form located here: https://forms.office.com/r/vWjsjRVH9K.
Please feel free to email or call (540-568-4980) with any questions!
05/16/2022
What a great season we have had! Please see our Spring Update Newsletter for our team and some highlights!
04/26/2022
The OTCES Team presents at the 2022 Virginia Occupational Therapy Association Child & Youth Conference.
11/29/2021
Welcome back from break, everyone! We hope you all had a wonderful time and have plenty to be thankful for. Check out the Gratitude Board below for things our OT friends are thankful for!
The feathers read:
"Ashley" (one of our therapists)
"We love the Lord so much"
"M" (sister)
"Duchess" (a dog)
"My Family"
"Family & Friends"
"I am thankful for therapy"
"Wiley"
"I love mom"
"OT OT OT OT"
10/14/2021
“Each year, the Harrisonburg Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and our community. These exceptional companies help make the Harrisonburg area a great place to live, work and play.” - Harrisonburg Award Program
If you haven’t heard yet, JMU’s OTCES Clinic received the Best of Harrisonburg Award 2021 for Occupational Therapy! Thank you to everyone for the love and support you show our clinic. We are honored to serve our community.
10/12/2021
Thank you to all our volunteers who came out and helped us with Family Weekend! We set up some fun and challenging activities that engaged students and their families while teaching them about OT!
07/26/2021
Check out this infographic to learn all about heavy work and some simple, yet effective activities you can do at home! 💥
07/19/2021
Sensory processing is a normal, everyday process. But what happens when the brain does not properly process all the sensory information it receives? Sensory Processing Disorder!
Check out our infographic to learn more about SPD 🧠
07/12/2021
At OTCES we do lots of activities to work on and improve our client's bilateral coordination, so we wanted to explain what it is & why it is important!
Check out our infographic to learn more about bilateral coordination and activities you can do at home ➡️
07/08/2021
"Lets root for each other and watch each other grow"
Introducing the OTCES Garden!! Our garden goal is to create a space where kids can work on their goals in a fun, new way while building responsibility, expanding their knowledge of where their food comes from, and growing their interest in nature.
Stay tuned for garden updates!
07/04/2021
Happy 4th from JMU-OTCES! We hope everyone has a fun & safe day 🎆
07/01/2021
July is here & so is our latest newsletter! Check out the OTCES news and contact us with any questions you have at [email protected] or 540-568-4980 ☀️
06/28/2021
With 4th of July right around the corner, we are adding a patriotic twist to our fine motor activities🇺🇸
06/22/2021
Nature is necessary! We encourage you to take advantage of the warm weather in these summer months and spend some time outside.
Check out our infographic to learn about some of the benefits of being in nature🌲
06/15/2021
Wrapping up our Hidden Senses Series - we have interoception!
You know your sense of touch and sense of smell but have you heard of your sense of perception? Well, that is INTEROCEPTION!
Check out our infographic to learn more about this sense ➡️
06/08/2021
Continuing with our Hidden Senses Series... we have PROPRIOCEPTION!!
Check out our infographic to learn more about this sense ➡️
06/03/2021
We have all heard of the 5 senses, BUT did you know there are more than just five?
Welcome to our Hidden Senses Series!! First up, we have the VESTIBULAR sense & system. Check out our infographic to learn more!
06/01/2021
Thank you to everyone who came out today for our Mechanics Workshop! The kids had an opportunity to engage with others in a group setting, work on fine motor skills, and learn about basic mechanics🚴🏼
Special thanks to our incredible housekeeper, Wendy Schwister, for leading this event!
05/31/2021
Happy Memorial Day from the JMU-OTCES Team — We want to thank all the men and women who have served & sacrificed 🇺🇸
05/24/2021
Check out our infographic to learn about grounding and its health benefits 👣 🌎
+ Let us know if you try the challenge!
05/20/2021
The staff at OTCES & our wonderful housekeeper, Wendy Schwister, are hosting a mechanics workshop! Our clinic’s collection of bikes could use some extra love & elbow grease.
WHEN: Tuesday, June 1st @ 4 PM
Interested? Please RSVP by May 27th to [email protected]
05/18/2021
The staff at OTCES and the JMU OT students assembled 250 school staff appreciation self-care kits for personnel in our community!
These kits are to say THANK YOU to the awesome staff and educators who assisted in our SLAM! (Student Learning and Motivation) Program and contain items related to various occupations, such as gardening, cooking, self-care, and recreation.
Self-care and leisure are vital occupations that, especially during this past year, are often overlooked or pushed to the side. When we are busy or stressed, it is easy to neglect the simple acts that can improve our mental health and overall wellbeing. As OTs, we wanted to make sure that these super individuals take a little time out to participate in meaningful and desired occupations!
05/13/2021
Join us in welcoming our newest team member!
ASHLEY RIHA, MSOT, OTR/L, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
Ashley Riha is an alumna of James Madison University, having completed her B.A. in Psychology and earned her Master of Science in Occupational Therapy from Shenandoah University. While at JMU, Ashley volunteered at OTCES and fell in love with the setting and the community we serve, and always hoped to return.
Ashley has participated in numerous inclusive programs and summer camps throughout the Shenandoah Valley, including hippotherapy, aquatics, sensory camps, handwriting clinics, and JMU’s Overcoming Barriers programs for children in the community. Ashley has completed fieldwork rotations at a sensory development center and an adult inpatient rehabilitation facility and her passions lie in pediatrics, yoga, emotional regulation, sensory integration, and neurological conditions.
Ashley lives in the Shenandoah Valley with her 8-year-old daughter and together they love exploring nature and all things Pokemon.
04/20/2021
JMU-OTCES has been up to something super fun these past few weeks! JMU Masters of Occupational Therapy students have been leading a program called SLAM!- Student Learning And Motivation- an individualized weekly program designed to explore and build upon unique interests, hobbies, and talents while also working on skills that will help clients be successful in their role as a "student". Check out some of our highlights here and on our instagram @ jmuotces for more updated content :)
02/23/2021
Come out and support Shenandoah Valley Autism Partnership tonight! You can also donate if you can’t make it out tonight! Venmo !!
01/21/2021
With Valentine’s Day soon approaching, our staff has taken a more festive route with their crafts. We’ve all heard of a social butterfly, but have you ever heard of a LOVE BUTTERFLY?
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The “Love Butterfly” craft focuses on utilizing fine motor skills by asking the kids to color and/or cut paper. It’s also fun and makes a great decoration for the Holiday :)
10/07/2020
Here is our October 2020 Newsletter - Fall into Routine! We have found some tips and tricks about routines at home. 🍁🍂🌞🏠
There are also updates about new programs offered through the clinic!
Contact us with any questions at [email protected] or 540-568-4980
09/06/2020
Fall School - tOol Time
Fill your box with tools special for school!
JMU-OTCES is hosting a 8-week, VIRTUAL group program starting this September! This program is specially designed to support children and youth by introducing “tools” that will help them build resilience and confidence as they balance their responsibilities as a student.
Activities will be oriented around developing skills in the areas of flexible thinking, emotion regulation, adapting to changing routines and environments, and identifying positive self attributes.
Our goal is that the skills developed in this program can be organically integrated into and complement each family’s home and school routines using the tool box as a resource.
Here is what happens during the Fall - School TOol Time program!
Each virtual meeting will follow a similar structure including: welcome/greeting, reviewing the activity schedule, completing the selected main activities, and participating in a reflection about the activities and how the “tools” in the toolbox can be used in daily life. Throughout this 9-week program,additional supports, activities, and resources will be made available to participants including (1) an optional orientation offered the week prior to the start of the program, (2) specific activities that can be incorporated into the child’s family routines to reinforce concepts introduced during live meetings, (3) open “workshops” led by program leaders at designated afternoon times once a week, and (4) a specialized tool “kit” with supplies that can be used when completing program activities.
Additionally, the program leader will provide information to the caregivers regarding materials that might be helpful to have on hand for the upcoming virtual meetings, an overview of each meeting, and an explanation and instructions for the activity(ies) to work on between meetings.
If you are interested in registering for this program please visit our website https://otces.cisat.jmu.edu/group.html or email us at [email protected] with any questions about this program.
07/29/2020
Kits will be “UNDER CONSTRUCTION” beginning August 3rd. Kits will NOT BE AVAILABLE beginning the week of August 3rd until further notice. We are working on some new programming and activity ideas for Kits.
More Information will be coming soon!
If you would like to leave feedback from the previous kits to help us with our planning process please complete the survey below:
https://forms.gle/9GPn4JKHigXGpwV8A
*If you have buckets left over please feel free to drop them off at the clinic (they can be left on the clinic’s back porch at any time)
-JMU OTCES Team
07/28/2020
Don’t miss your chance to pick up a superhero themed kit this week! Pick up times are 7/28 12-2pm and 7/30 12-2pm! If you are unavailable during pick up times but would like a superhero kit, please call us at 540-568-4980 or email us at [email protected]!
07/27/2020
JMU-OTCES is hosting a week long VIRTUAL Back to School program this August! This program is specially designed to support children and youth in successfully navigating the transition “back to school” by introducing “tools” that will help them build resilience and confidence as they re-engage in their role as “student” in the midst of these uncertain and constantly changing times.
Activities will be oriented around developing skills in the areas of flexible thinking, emotion regulation, and adapting to changing routines and environments.
Our goal is that the skills developed in this program can be organically integrated into and complement each family’s home and school routines using the tool box as a resource.
Program Information:
Pre-K
Dates: Aug 10-Aug 13
Days: Mon-Thurs
Times: 9:15am-10am
Cost: $55
Elementary School
Dates:Aug 10-Aug 13
Days: Mon-Thurs
Times: 10:15am-11am
Cost: $55
Middle/High School
Dates: Aug 17-Aug 20
Days: Mon-Thurs
Times: 10:00am-11:00am
Cost: $70
Location: Zoom (information for joining will be provided)
If you are interested in learning more visit our website https://otces.cisat.jmu.edu/group.html
07/10/2020
Happy Friday! Our sports kits have gone out for the week! ⚽️🏀🏈⚾️🎾🥏🏸🏒
Share with us which activity is your favorite from this weeks kits by tagging us or commenting below!
For more resources check out our website https://otces.cisat.jmu.edu/parent-resources.html
07/08/2020
We are excited to begin seeing clients in-person in the clinic on a VERY LIMITED BASIS! Your therapist will be in touch regarding scheduling and other new policies and procedures!
07/02/2020
We are excited to announce that we are opening for in-person sessions on a VERY LIMITED BASIS! Your therapist will reach out to you soon regarding our new procedures and to schedule.
Please visit our website for more information.
(https://otces.cisat.jmu.edu/covid-info.html)
Thank you for your patience and we look forward to seeing you soon! 😊
07/02/2020
Check out this video that was sent to us of a fun and creative car wash 🚗 🧼 using an activity from our “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles” kit! We love seeing how you all enjoy and engage with our OT-to-GO kits!
This week’s kits are 4th of July themed! They are available for pick up today from 12pm-2pm! Feel free to reach out to us via phone (540-568-4980) or email ([email protected]) if you would like a kit, but are unable to attend pickup times!
Please continue to share your awesome creations from our kits by tagging us or commenting!
06/30/2020
Happy Tuesday! And Happy Last Day of June! This week we will have our 4th of July kits available for pick up today and Thursday from 12pm-2pm! If you would like a 4th of July kit and are unable to come during the designated pick up times please call us (540-568-4980) or email us ([email protected])!
What are some of your favorite activities from last weeks ocean kits? Comment below or tag us!
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Thanks to JMU OTCES in the Institute for Innovation in Health and Human Services, area children are able to access kits and telehealth appointments that will help them work on skills needed to navigate their sensory-processing challenges.
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Liz Richardson shares the OTCES clinic we are blessed to have and later shares the sequence of fieldwork. JMU OTCES
Are there going to be any summer programs?
Just a spring break Thank you to all of you for being in our lives, doing what you do! You are the best!
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