Mackenzie Hess

Course

0.1

ASHA CEUs taught

About

Mackenzie Hess, MS, OTR/L (she/her), is a school-based occupational therapist with 4 years of experience working in Washington State. She has become passionate about finding fun and meaningful switch-accessible activities to increase functional communication, autonomy and engagement for students with complex bodies.

Courses by Mackenzie

Collaboration and Interdisciplinary CareOn Demand

Let's Make Pickles! OT/SLP Collaborative Planning to Provide Integrated Therapy

Collaboration between occupational therapists (OTs) and speech-language pathologists (SLPs) is crucial in providing comprehensive and effective therapy services to students with complex bodies who use switches to communicate and access learning. We will share our literacy-based approach to create month-long lesson plans that target critical communication and activities of daily living (ADL) skills. The lesson plans include fun, engaging activities that build on each other and incorporate sensory activities to help students regulate their bodies and engage in learning. Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems or voice output devices are also recommended to support communication within an activity. Adaptive equipment is used to facilitate the student's participation in activities. Through collaboration, OTs and SLPs can create functional and engaging lesson plans that support and monitor the student's development and success.

Melissa Petersen, Mackenzie HessMA, CCC-SLP, NBCT

1 Hour0.1 ASHA CEUs