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We were all born with the ability to change someone's life.
Hi, I'm Chelsey!
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I am a pediatric occupational therapist based in northeast Texas. I absolutely love working with children, and each one of them bring so much joy into my life. I am an ADHD-Certified Rehabilitation Services Provider. I am also a trauma informed OT, through training in Karyn Purvis' TBRI, Trust-Based Relational Intervention.
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Throughout my journey in graduate school, I had the opportunity to volunteer at a wonderful family camp for foster & adoptive families. It came to my attention that occupational therapy within this population was still an emerging area of practice. I have created this website for you, with the addition of an online course you can take for free, in hopes that you will enrich your mind to better engage with foster and adopted children and teens.
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Book Favorites
Written by two research psychologists specializing in adoption and attachment, The Connected Child will help you:
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Build bonds of affection and trust with your adopted child
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Effectively deal with any learning or behavioral disorders
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Discipline your child with love without making him or her feel threatened
You will learn how to simplify your approach using scripts, nurture your child, combat chronic fear, teach respect, and develop other valuable tools to facilitate a healing connection with your child.
The Connected Parent will help you lovingly guide your children and bring renewed hope and restoration to your family.
In this three part book, Marti discusses how trauma aware research transformed her own therapy practice from behavior to connection focus. The senses are explored in relation to how adverse experience shapes our preferences and sensory processing abilities. The final section reveals resources and practical strategies to help select best practice sensory based strategies to promote healing through activity.
For children with sensory difficulties—those who struggle process everyday sensations and exhibit unusual behaviors such as avoiding or seeking out touch, movement, sounds, and sights—this groundbreaking book is an invaluable resource. Sensory processing challenges affect all kinds of kind—from those with developmental delays, learning and attenion issues, or autism spectrum disorder to those without any other issues. Now in its third edition, Raising a Sensory Smart Child is even more comprehensive and helpful than ever.
