Hand in Hand and occupational therapy, the two fit so seamlessly into conversation together. To put it simply, occupational therapy has an overall goal of increasing performance and/or participation in anything its clients want or need to do in their lives.

I am currently a supervisor at Edward’s Church for our summer enrichment program! During the school year, I work with our after-school program.

The Occupational Therapy Department at St. Ambrose University has been an amazing partner with Hand in Hand for many years, connecting us with students who want to learn more about child development while being sensory friendly and adaptive. We find that we learn just as much from them if not more as they show us ways to implement occupational therapy techniques in our programs to help improve the lives of our participants. Hannah is our latest occupational therapy student to join us at Hand in Hand.