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The Anatomy of the Early Intervention Visit: Using Play, Routines, and Coaching to Deliver Skilled Occupational Therapy in the Home 

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Live Webinar

The Anatomy of the Early Intervention Visit: Using Play, Routines, and Coaching. To Deliver Skilled Occupational Therapy in the Home 

Tuesday, November 10, 2026
7 pm (CT) | 8 pm (ET)
2 Contact Hour

Educational level: Introductory

Category 1: Occupational Therapy Service Delivery
Category 2: Professional Issues

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Delivering occupational therapy in early intervention requires a different kind of clinical reasoning than most occupational therapy practitioners were taught in school. Sessions happen in family homes, and unpredictable schedules, using whatever materials happen to be available.  All of this occursl while balancing child engagement, caregiver coaching, documentation, and real life.

This course moves beyond activity ideas to explore what skilled, occupation-centered practice actually looks like in early intervention sessions. Participants will learn how to structure an entire home visit, from the moment of walking through the door to writing documentation that reflects clinical reasoning, while using play, routines, and caregiver coaching as purposeful therapeutic tools.

Through practical case examples, participants will build confidence responding to common challenges including child avoidance, wandering, sibling interractions, parent participation, and homes with limited resources. Participants will also learn how to clearly communicate the value of occupational therapy using language grounded in the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework.
Whether you are new to early intervention or looking to strengthen confidence as a home-based clinician, this course provides practical frameworks to be applied in the very next visit.

Target Audience: Occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, occupational therapy students

This occupational therapy continuing education course uses the following instructional methods: visual aides (ie slides), discussion board, guided note taking, and learning, and practice opportunities.
Content disclosure: This course does not exclusively focus on any specific product or service.

Presented by:
Jennifer Loughlin, OTD, OTR/L
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Benefits of this course
  • Describe the difference between compliance based and occupation based approaches to occupational therapy in home based early intervention.
  • Explain how play based early intervention occupational therapy practice aligns with occupation centered practice and family centered care.
  • Describe a structured framework for planning, conducting, coaching, documenting, and terminating an early intervention home visit. 
  • Identify appropriate clinical responses to common challenges encountered during home visits, such as avoidance, parent participation patterns, environmental barriers, and sibling participation.

What OTs and OTAs are saying about Jennifer's courses

"This was an excellent course filled with valuable and current sensory processing information. The instructor provided a wealth of information to be used in all settings to improve a client's functional participation."

OT  Course Participant: Sensory Processing in Early Childhood: From Development to Practice

" An excellent course, with practical content based on appropriate theory and related clearly to our professional framework."

OT Course Participant: Sensory Processing in Early Childhood: From Development to Practice

"Excellent presentation with practical, real world strategies that can be immediately applied in school and home settings. Jennifer explained sensory processing concepts in a clear and engaging and relatable way, backed by research. Truly, one of the best presentations on sensory processing!"

OTA Course Participant : Sensory Processing in Early Childhood: From Development to Practice
Instructor bioS
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Jennifer Loughlin, OTD, OTR/L
Aspire OT Instructor

Jennifer Loughlin, OTD, OTR/L, is a pediatric occupational therapist, writer, and educator with over a decade of experience in early intervention and private practice. She is the founder of Growing in Play, a platform that helps families support child development through play, connection, and sensory-informed strategies. Jennifer specializes in family-centered care and has worked extensively with children with complex and rare diagnoses, including SMA, Trisomy 13, and MOPD. She has presented at state and national conferences and has served as an adjunct faculty member at Quinnipiac University, her alma mater. Through both clinical practice and accessible resources, she helps families feel more confident, connected, and capable—without the overwhelm.

DISCLOSURES

Financial: Jennifer is compensated as an Aspire OT instructor. 

Non Financial:  Jennifer is the owner of Loughlin Pediatric Occupational Therapy and Growing in Play.
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Course Outline

 0 - 5 minutes

 6-40 minutes 





41-85 minutes










86-110 minutes








111-120 minutes

  • Introduction and Objectives 

Why Early Intervention Requires Different Clinical Reasoning
  • Why Home-based OT is fundamentally different
  • Moving beyond clinic based thinking
  • Play as occupation and intervention

Anatomy of an Early Intervention Visit
  • Before you knock
  • Reading the room 
  • The first five minutes
  • Following the child's lead
  • Coaching
  • Rourtines
  • Closing 
  • Documentation integrated throughout


Skilled Beyond the Session
  • Documentation
  • OTPF alignment
  • Scope of practice in early intervention
  • Communicating OT value
  • Professional Identity

Questions and Wrap Up
Completion Requirements
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In order to receive the certificate of completion, participants must meet ALL of the following criteria:
  • Payment of the course in full
  • Attend webinar in its entirety
  • Complete Attestation of Attendance
  • Pass the course exam with a score of 70% or greater
  • Complete the Post Course Evaluation
Please note that no credit or certificate will be issued unless all criteria is met.  Partial credit will not be issued.  
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Aspire OT is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development.
PD activity approval ID# 17081
This Distance Learning-Interactive course is offered at 0.2 CEUs (Introductory level, OT Service Delivery and Professional Issues)
The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
This course is

Registered with CE Broker

Aspire OT reports directly to CE Broker for those states that require it: Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Michigan, Oklahoma, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Carolina and Tennessee.

  • CE Broker Tracking Number: 1411788
  • Individuals must complete the required steps to set up their Aspire OT account. You can view those steps here. 
  • Course completions are reported within 48 hours.
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This Course Will Be Reported as The Following to CE Broker:

Alabama State Board of Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapist
     Patient Related :
     2.00 Contact hour
Occupational Therapy Assistant
     Patient Related :
     2.00 Contact hour
Arizona Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners
Occupational Therapist
     Related to the Clinical Practice of OT:
      2.00 Contact hour
Occupational Therapy Assistant
     Related to the Clinical Practice of OT:
     2.00 Contact hour
Florida Board of Occupational Therapy  
Occupational Therapist
     General :
     2.00 Contact hour
Occupational Therapy Assistant
     General :
     2.00 Contact hour
Georgia State Board of Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapist
     Related to Direct Hands-On Patient Care:
     2.00 Contact hour
Occupational Therapy Assistant
     Related to Direct Hands-On Patient Care :
     2.00 Contact hour
Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners - Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapist
     Related to the Clinical Practice of Occupational Therapy
     2.00 Contact hour
Occupational Therapy Assistant
     Related to the Clinical Practice of Occupational Therapy
     2.00 Contact hour
Michigan Board of Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapist
     General :
     2.00 Contact hour
Occupational Therapy Assistant
     General :
     2.00 Contact hour
New hampshire Occupational Therapy Governing Board
Occupational Therapy Assistant
     Clinical Application of Occupational Therapy Skills::
     2.00 Contact hour
Occupational Therapist
     Clinical Application of Occupational Therapy Skills::
     2.00 Contact hour
North Dakota State Board of Occupational Practice
Occupational Therapist
     General
     2.00 Contact hour
Occupational Therapy Assistant
        General:
     2.00 Contact hour
OKLAHOMA BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND SUPERVISION
Occupational Therapy Assistant
     General :
     2.00 Contact hour
Occupational Therapist
     General:
     2.00 Contact hour
SOUTH CAROLINA BOARD OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Occupational Therapist
     Direct client/patient services in occupational therapy:
     2.00 Contact hour
Occupational Therapy Assistant
        Direct client/patient services in occupational therapy: :
     2.00 Contact hour
TENNESSEE BOARD OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Occupational Therapist
     Continuing education directly related to the delivery of occupational therapy services :
     2.00 Continued Competence Credit
Occupational Therapy Assistant
     Continuing education directly related to the delivery of occupational therapy services :
     2.00 Continued Competence Credit

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