Author Archives: BrittCollins

Since graduating from Colorado State University with a Masters Degree in Occupational Therapy, Britt has practiced in a variety of settings; including Sensory Integration clinics, schools, homes, rehabilitation, and skilled nursing facilities. Britt honed her Occupational Therapist skills at a pediatric clinic in Tarzana, California prior to working for Pedia Staff in the Battle Ground, Washington school district where she oversaw 2 elementary schools and the middle school and high school. Miss Collins then moved to Portland, Oregon where she worked with the Legacy Health System in Pediatric Rehabilitation and Inpatient Acute Pediatrics. Currently, Britt resides in Salem, Oregon and may be found at the Salem Hospital in Pediatric outpatient and training in the NICU.

Britt has mainly focused her career as an OT on Sensory Integration and how this affects children with various special needs, such as autism, ADHD, Sensory Dysfunction and more. She is a member of The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) and has an Occupational Therapy DVD series for parents, caregivers and educators. Her TRPwellness DVD titles include, “OT in the Home,” “OT in the School,” “OT for Children with Autism, Special Needs and Typical,” and “Yoga for Children with Special Needs.” For more information on Britt Collins please visit www.TRPwellness.com or her non-profit organization www.SpecialNeedsUnited.org.

How To Make Games Therapeutic

Working in an outpatient rehab facility as an occupational therapist, I am seeing both adult patients and pediatric patients. We have recently gotten a nice TV and the Nintendo Wii all set up in a room for our patients. It is so nice to be able to utilize the various Wii games for both adults

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The Importance of Carryover and Practice

Many times as an Occupational Therapist, I find myself wanting to give my clients things to do in the home. Whether that is the parents of the kids that I work with, or the adult clients, having them follow through with activities and tasks on a daily basis in the home and community is really

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