Additional Service and Support

Explore services designed to create supportive environments and facilitate success in various settings – at home, school, college, and work.

Extending Support Across Everyday Environments

Experience therapeutic care in real-world settings, including home, school, college, and work. Our additional support services include:

Discover a Comprehensive Suite of Support

From supporting parents and families at home to collaborating with educators at school, we’re here to ensure success beyond the walls of our clinic.

Home Consult: Setting Up a Sensory Space at Home

At OTA The Koomar Center, we are committed to supporting our clients in varied environments. In addition to therapy it is often beneficial for an individual to have regular opportunities in the home environment to engage in sensory-enriched activities to support optimal self-regulation and participation in daily activities. If a child’s sensory needs are intense, this may require that a specialized sensory environment or sensory space be developed in the home. At OTA we have highly qualified staff with specialized knowledge in sensory integration equipment who can facilitate setting up such a sensory space in your home.

If you are a current client of OTA, the sensory space consultation process involves the following:

A 30–minute consult will take place between your treating therapist or evaluation therapist and the consult therapist to determine the therapeutic goals, special considerations and any safety concerns for the client. The therapists will also discuss which swings, structures and equipment are appropriate to meet the client’s needs.

The consult therapist will contact you directly via phone or email to schedule an appointment time to visit your home and obtain preliminary information on where you want your sensory space to be developed. The home visit will usually last for 1 to 1½ hours (not including travel time). You will be billed for the time required for the visit plus travel time to and from your home (at a reduced travel time rate). It is highly recommended that a contractor or the individual who will be completing the work be present for this visit. During this visit the consult therapist will:

If your contractor is not able to attend this visit, the consult therapist will produce a detailed written plan of the sensory room recommendations and complete a brief phone consultation with the contractor. This process will add an additional 1½ to 2 hours of billed time onto the home consultation time.

Teacher Conferences/IEP Meetings

Many individuals that we work with benefit from accommodations designed to help them to be successful across all environments. Your treating therapist will be happy to complete a school visit to observe your child’s performance in the classroom. Following the visit you will receive a report describing accommodations that can be implemented to support your child’s performance.

Teacher conferences, in person or via phone consults, can be scheduled to support a teacher to understand the unique sensory needs of your child. You may also request that your therapist attend your child’s IEP meeting to offer advice about your child’s sensory needs as they pertain to the classroom.

Education and Presentations

Our therapists are highly trained specialists in pediatrics and sensory integration with many years of clinical experience. We provide clinical training to OT students from a variety of universities as well as to therapists from around the country. We also offer presentations and lectures around the country to parent groups, therapists, educators and other professionals.

Recent presentation topics have included:

Presentations and overviews are tailored to the individual needs of the audience and can involve lecture style presentations as well as case study presentations and equipment demonstrations. To request more information, please email admin@otathekoomarcenter.com.

The Spiral Foundation also offers webinars, courses, and “live talks” to educate professionals on Sensory Processing Dysfunction and related topics.

Professional Consultations for Complex Clients

OTA offers consultation to occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and other professionals working with complex clients. A senior therapist or director will review videotapes and reports and then set up a consultation over the telephone or Zoom to offer insight into potential sensory integration challenges and offer recommendations for intervention. These services are billed at an hourly rate. Consultations are also available with our specialty coordinators including.

To set up a consultation please email our executive assistant at admin@otathekoomarcenter.com.

Home Consult: Setting Up a Sensory Space at Home

At OTA The Koomar Center, we are committed to supporting our clients in varied environments. In addition to therapy it is often beneficial for an individual to have regular opportunities in the home environment to engage in sensory-enriched activities to support optimal self-regulation and participation in daily activities. If a child’s sensory needs are intense, this may require that a specialized sensory environment or sensory space be developed in the home. At OTA we have highly qualified staff with specialized knowledge in sensory integration equipment who can facilitate setting up such a sensory space in your home.

If you are a current client of OTA, the sensory space consultation process involves the following:

A 30–minute consult will take place between your treating therapist or evaluation therapist and the consult therapist to determine the therapeutic goals, special considerations and any safety concerns for the client. The therapists will also discuss which swings, structures and equipment are appropriate to meet the client’s needs.

The consult therapist will contact you directly via phone or email to schedule an appointment time to visit your home and obtain preliminary information on where you want your sensory space to be developed. The home visit will usually last for 1 to 1½ hours (not including travel time). You will be billed for the time required for the visit plus travel time to and from your home (at a reduced travel time rate). It is highly recommended that a contractor or the individual who will be completing the work be present for this visit. During this visit the consult therapist will:

If your contractor is not able to attend this visit, the consult therapist will produce a detailed written plan of the sensory room recommendations and complete a brief phone consultation with the contractor. This process will add an additional 1½ to 2 hours of billed time onto the home consultation time.

Teacher Conferences/IEP Meetings

Many individuals that we work with benefit from accommodations designed to help them to be successful across all environments. Your treating therapist will be happy to complete a school visit to observe your child’s performance in the classroom. Following the visit you will receive a report describing accommodations that can be implemented to support your child’s performance.

Teacher conferences, in person or via phone consults, can be scheduled to support a teacher to understand the unique sensory needs of your child. You may also request that your therapist attend your child’s IEP meeting to offer advice about your child’s sensory needs as they pertain to the classroom.

Education and Presentations

Our therapists are highly trained specialists in pediatrics and sensory integration with many years of clinical experience. We provide clinical training to OT students from a variety of universities as well as to therapists from around the country. We also offer presentations and lectures around the country to parent groups, therapists, educators and other professionals.

Recent presentation topics have included:

Presentations and overviews are tailored to the individual needs of the audience and can involve lecture style presentations as well as case study presentations and equipment demonstrations. To request more information, please email admin@otathekoomarcenter.com.

The Spiral Foundation also offers webinars, courses, and “live talks” to educate professionals on Sensory Processing Dysfunction and related topics.

Professional Consultations for Complex Clients

OTA offers consultation to occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and other professionals working with complex clients. A senior therapist or director will review videotapes and reports and then set up a consultation over the telephone or Zoom to offer insight into potential sensory integration challenges and offer recommendations for intervention. These services are billed at an hourly rate. Consultations are also available with our specialty coordinators including.

To set up a consultation please email our executive assistant at admin@otathekoomarcenter.com.

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Advanced Staff and Caregiver Training

Our clinicians are available to educate on advanced topics in clinical research whenever you need them.

Support Beyond the Clinic

Utilize our teams’ unique skills to help inside the home, such as setting up a sensory space for your child, or at school, building IEP plans and conferencing with teachers.

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