Trainings
Staff and Parent Trainings for better understanding of children’s needs and facilitating growth
Program Development
Developing Systems to incorporate deeper learning and supporting different abilities
Consults
Consultation for existing treatment programs and better understanding of developmental sequences
Assessments
Comprehensive Assessments for children with different abilities to create a developmental profile
About us
Silke is an internationally trained Occupational Therapist with extensive experience in Neurology, Pediatrics, and Technology with a desire for ongoing learning.
She is also the parent of a child with special needs, thus understanding the impact on family dynamics and challenges of uneven skill development throughout childhood.
It is her experience that guides our work to contribute to communities, create opportunities for children, and ensure that caregivers feel truly supportive.
A few things we’re great at
Silke has been an occupational therapist for over 30 years with more than 2000 hours of professional development.
She holds specialty certification for Assistive Technology (including Augmentative & Alternate Communication) and Feeding + Swallowing, is licensed in 3 States, and teaches nationally and internationally.
All services are provided in you and your child’s natural environment.
Path to Engagement & Communication
The first step to communication is shared attention and engagement …. only then can even the most basic communication take place
Social-Emotional development & Confidence
A human’s greatest strength is self-awareness and reasoning, the two foundations for social-emotional development, frustration tolerance, and confidence into one’s skills
Self-Regulation &
Co-regulation
Self-regulation is required to engage purposefully with the environment, whereas co-regulation allows for meaningful interactions and learning
visible and invisible disabilities
Invisible disabilities are frequently discovered late, although they tremendously impact development, learning, interaction, overall progress, and relationships and often lead to disruptive behaviors
Client Testimonials
Dont’t take our word for it – here’s what our clients say:
Silke provided a series of staff trainings, which helped our staff’s confidence in dealing with children of varying abilities. This has led to significantly decreased challenging behaviors and parent calls overall.
Nicole A
Preschool Administrator
Our daughter has never made an attempt to communicate with us, we thought she was in her own world … through Silke we learned to understand her communication style and interact with her a lot more.
Janet C
Parent
We were amazed by how quickly Silke establish rapport with our son and gave him the confidence to try things that were hard for him. Now he is much calmer for learning and participates. He has made so much progress in such a short time!
Thomas V.
Parent
We asked Silke to review our children’s treatment plans and help us understand how to better support them …. she immediately understood our family dynamic and showed us how to meet our children’s needs throughout the day, making our
daily life so much easier. We are forever grateful!