December 2024
Hello, Little Hands Team, & Welcome to December.
Please take the time to read the newsletter (up to 30 minutes of admin time approved).
In lieu of our December team meeting this month, we will have our in-service with Whitney on 12/11 from 11 am to 12 pm. Therapists can email newsletter questions to Kellie or Cierra.
No Team Meeting this Month.
December’s Team Meeting will be replaced by Whitney’s Inservice Presentation (see the details below).
December 2024 Newsletter
December 7th: Inclusive Santa event at Cypress Primary School in Petaluma
- Little Hands will be one of the event sponsors and will be running an interactive table for the families attending the event.
- Thank you to Nicole and Meghan for volunteering your time to make some holiday magic for all of the event attendees!
- If you’d also like to volunteer at the event from 2-5 that day, please check in with Emily.
December 11th, 11am-12pm: Whitney presenting on ‘Goal Writing: Identifying and Crafting Meaningful Treatment Goals
- Team in-service in lieu of team meeting for December.
- If you have a specific goal writing example or challenge that you’d like to potentially discuss during the inservice, please email Kellie before 12/9.
December 11th, 6-8pm: Team Holiday Party at Burma Town in Corte Madera! – RSVP to Bryant’s invitation (linked here)
- Use the Draw Names website (linked here) to choose a Secret Santa pairing!
- Little Hands will be providing each team member with a budget of $100 to purchase a present for the person you select.
- Select a team member and fill out your wishlist so your Secret Santa can get you the gift of your dreams!
Private Pay Progress Reports:
- As an update to our 2025 employee manual, therapists are asked to write updated progress reports for private pay clients every 6 months using the Fusion progress report feature/this private pay progress report template (for OT and speech) OR have a parent consultation and update goals in Fusion every 6 months.
- An OT private pay progress report example is linked.
Progress Report Procedure for Private Pay Clients:
- Treating therapists are required to keep track of private progress reporting due dates and reach out to families for goal update collaboration and/or reassessment.
- Every 6 months therapists should either 1. Write a progress report with a goal update that takes no longer than 60 minutes to write and/or 2. Schedule a parent consultation to update goals in collaboration with parents.
- “Child” is due for a progress report as it has been 6 months from the onset of therapy and her goals need to be updated since she has made steady gains. It is important for me to take this time to re-evaluate her goals so we can determine next steps (context of therapy, frequency of services).
- “Child” is due for a progress report this month. It is a great time to reassess his progress over the past 6 months, identify any ongoing areas in need of support, and for us to collaborate on goal areas moving forward. I’ve included a few questions regarding his goals below so you can share your feedback and observations. Please let me know if you have any questions.
- If a family inquires about costs for reports, please direct them to our admin team.
- If they decline a progress report or parent consultation after 6 months of therapy, please see OT or Speech Director for guidance and support.
Bookmark the therapist portal login page (littlehandsot.com/portal): Thank you to Emily, Isabelle, and Scott for your months-long work setting up the exciting new website up for the team!
*Any new clinician books will be in the conference room bookshelf. New games can be found in our game cabinets on the treatment floor.
- SM Books- Words Disappeared
- Primitive Reflex Integration Course
- “Interoception course notes” from the course Kristen and Michelle took are available to check out
- Toilet Training Success Academy Online Course
- Podcast featuring GP and CC- Early Support, Big Impact: Speech and Occupational Therapy for Kids
- The Advocate Educator’s Handbook: Creating Schools Where Transgender and Non-Binary
- Students Thrive
- Race to the Treasure
- Taco Cat Goat Cheese
- Empower Listening and Learning at Home and School: Executive Function and Genuine Engagement: Back to School Edition
- “Hybrid” Level 1 Mentorship Program
- ADHD and Anxiety: Understanding Similarities and Differences
