Ensuring Needs Are Met

Unmet youth mental health needs both in and out of schools is not a new phenomenon. Much like an iceberg, the actual scope of the need is often mistaken as being small and easily managed yet the real problem, one that isn’t often seen, lies below the surface. The fact is, for the past 25Continue reading “Ensuring Needs Are Met”

E-Therapy Provides Teletherapy To Variety The Children’s Charity

Early in the pandemic, Variety, the Children’s Charity, found themselves in a bind. St. Louis was under a new stay-at-home order, and no one knew how long it would last. Variety needed to find a way to provide speech, occupational, and physical therapy to children with special needs who could no longer see their therapists in person.Continue reading “E-Therapy Provides Teletherapy To Variety The Children’s Charity”

December Activity Round Up!

The most wonderful time of the year has arrived, not to mention all the hustle and bustle that goes along with it. We’ve been busy elves at the E-Therapy resource workshop creating a month’s worth of activities to fill your December therapy needs. E-Therapy resources are always our gift to you. Happy Holidays from allContinue reading “December Activity Round Up!”

The Power of Positive Thinking 

One of the best ways to create exactly what we want in life is to think positively. Our thoughts have power, they direct our actions, and carve the way to our destiny.  What we focus on we create, so if our thoughts are constantly negative, we are giving attention to the exact opposite of whatContinue reading “The Power of Positive Thinking “

Attention Boosting Deep Pressure Touch Sensory Activities

In this E-Therapy Voices blog post, Occupational Therapist Jasmine JJ Erazmus explains the benefits of using Deep Pressure Touch Sensory Activities to help children calm down and relax.  How to Use Deep Pressure Touch Sensory Activities to Boost Attention During Virtual School by Jasmine JJ Erazmus OTR/L This week one of my students started our virtual Occupational Therapy (OT)Continue reading “Attention Boosting Deep Pressure Touch Sensory Activities”

E-Therapy Brings Their Expertise to Online Therapy

Diana Parafiniuk, founder of E-Therapy, is very busy these days. In pre-pandemic times, E-Therapy already provided innovative online therapy services, like speech-language pathology, to PreK-12 school students. E-Therapists were found in all types of situations; under-served areas, online education programs, charter schools, public schools, blended schools, and traditional brick-and-mortar schools. But since the wave of schoolContinue reading “E-Therapy Brings Their Expertise to Online Therapy”

Teach Better Podcast: Connect, Build Relationships, Engage Students

Our founder, Diana Parafiniuk, shares her story on Teach Better. Join Jeff & Adam for episode 3 of their new season! Diana Parafiniuk is a seasoned and nationally recognized business leader in the tele-therapy market. Her company, E-Therapy, pioneered the tele-therapy industry in education with its innovative practices, services, and solutions and first-to-market approaches to serveContinue reading “Teach Better Podcast: Connect, Build Relationships, Engage Students”

November Activity Round Up

It’s November, the month of thankfulness! We want to show our appreciation to you, our faithful followers, by saying THANKS with a round up so stuffed with November therapy content that it will rival any stuffed belly on Thanksgiving day. Without further ado…we present you our November gifts of THANKS! November Calendar of Activities UseContinue reading “November Activity Round Up”

How Teletherapy Benefits Students and Schools

Teletherapy can be a wonderful way to connect to new faces and places as a therapist, and for schools it can help you provide all of your students the services they need. Benefits of teletherapy for Students Smaller groups sizes or individual sessions For any students, working in a small group or individually for therapyContinue reading “How Teletherapy Benefits Students and Schools”

Tips for Conducting OT/PT Services in a Remote Setting

Providing innovative, motivating, and effective occupational and physical therapy sessions for school based students is very possible in a remote setting. Along with the typical equipment needed for teletherapy sessions, using a second webcam and/or document camera can be very helpful. The second camera allows the therapist to demonstrate and model movement skills. Further, creatingContinue reading “Tips for Conducting OT/PT Services in a Remote Setting”

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