Our Practice: Pediatric Occupational and Speech and Language Therapy Services

Jocelynn B. Wallach, OTL424 Nancy L. Williamson, M Ed,C.C.C./SLP

Office: 781-551-3464 Cell: 781-775-7167

S.I.P.T. certified ASHA certified

jocelynn.wallach@comcast.net nancy92582@rcn.com

Mission Statement:

As practitioners we have dedicated ourselves to providing quality therapeutic services. As school therapists we evaluate, develop IEP’s and provide consultation/direct services under regulations developed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). Unfortunately, over the years we have become aware of students who do not fit the diagnostic categories as outlined by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and therefore, they do not qualify for school based services. Given that fact we established our private practice. We believed that these children still needed to avail themselves of our expertise. Therefore our private practice was developed to provide high quality direct and consultation services within the home.

At the same time, we became acutely aware of the need for continuing education. We believe that all caregivers should familiarize themselves with the underlying neurological, developmental and behavioral factors that underlie self-regulation, sensory processing, social pragmatics, communication, fine and visual motor skills, academic success and the ability to function as a community member of society. Therefore, over the past 20 years we have actively provided workshops and classes in several states throughout the United States for various groups of attendees, including parents, caregivers, teachers, therapists and administrators. Our premise is to empower these individual to provide an environment that will stimulate growth and development of skills that all children need in order to be productive members of society. In this endeavor we have actively worked to keep our skills current and up to date with the changes in societal demands and expectations.

Services Provided: We provide comprehensive evaluations of children ages 0-14 with a variety of diagnoses including but not limited to Developmental Delays, Communication Disorders, Learning Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Sensory Processing Disorders, Executive Function Dysfunction and other neurological/developmental disabilities.

Assessments in the areas of: Sensory processing; ocular motor control; postural control/stability; motor coordination; visual perception; visual motor skills; executive function; expressive and receptive language, articulation, pragmatic language skills, and functional communication

Treatment/Consultation in the areas of: sensory processing disorders; receptive and expressive language disorders; articulation; functional communication; executive function deficits; motor incoordination; visual perception/visual motor deficits; handwriting; assistive technology

Workshops/lectures/courses presented nationally to parents, caregivers, teachers, daycare providers, paraprofessionals, therapists and other professionals in the areas of sensory, communication, and motor development: “Learning is Child’s Play”; “Sensory Diet for the Classroom”; “Executive Functioning for Successful Students”; “Building Blocks for Learning” and “Practical and Effective Strategies to Improve Self-Regulation and Executive Functioning Skills”

Where services are provided: homes, schools, community settings such as daycare centers in the metro west, north and south of Boston.

When: After school, evenings, weekends, school vacation weeks, and/or summer

Cost: fee for service, rates available upon request

About Us

Jocelynn B. Wallach, OT, MS, OTR $424 has been working as a pediatric occupational therapist for over 40 years. She has worked in the community including early intervention, hospitals, and schools. She was hired as a consultant and practitioner to develop the pediatric occupational therapy departments for the Brockton Visiting Nurses Association, Braintree Rehabilitation, and New England Sinai Hospital. She has been an associate professor at Boston University, and an adjunct instructor at Framingham and Worcester State Colleges. In addition, she has lectured and/or taught classes on Child Development, Sensory Processing Disorders, and Executive Functioning at a variety of venues including the Northeast Regional Conference on Autism, the Barn Yard Child Care Center, Holliston Public Schools and Westwood Public Schools. Presently, she is working full-time in the Westwood Public Schools, has her own private practice and continues to lecture nationally.

Nancy Williamson, M.ED. CCC/SLP

Nancy L Williamson, M.Ed. CCC/SLP, has been working as a pediatric speech-language pathologist for more than 30 years. She has specialized in working with children in educational settings from preschool through high school, and in private practice. She has presented lectures, training seminars and professional development courses for teachers, instructional assistants and parents, in a variety of venues, including the Braintree Rehabilitation Hospital Pediatric Conference, the Westwood Public Schools, and the Dedham Parents' Group. She has been employed in the Westwood Public Schools for the past 25 years, and has served on the Westwood Public Schools Literacy Committees on Phonological Awareness Training, and Best Practices in Vocabulary Instruction. She recently co-taught the professional development course for Westwood teachers on “Executive Function Skills”, with Jocelynn B Wallach, MS, OTR/L. She is also a contributor to the development of professional seminars on “Self-Regulation and Executive Function Skills” presented by Jocelynn B. Wallach, MS, OTR/L nationwide.