Occupational Therapy Services

Occupational therapy focuses on engaging in and increasing access to the activities that are most meaningful in a person’s daily life.

RISE works with clients across the lifespan - we work with children, teens, young adults, and adults to foster growth and independence in their daily lives using a strengths-based, client-led approach.

We work alongside clients and their families to figure out what is meaningful to the client, why they are having trouble participating in those activities, and how to build skills or make adaptations to the physical and social environment to facilitate better access.

  • Direct Services

    Direct services address specific skills, and can be provided in both individual and small group sessions.

    Skills addressed include:

    • Sensory regulation

    • Executive functioning

    • Fine & visual motor skills

    • Employment readiness and portfolio creation

    • Self-care (hygiene, morning routine, etc.)

    • Life skills (cooking, cleaning, etc.)

    • Formal evaluations

  • Consultative Services

    Consultative services aim to expand knowledge by troubleshooting areas of concern as a team and providing consistent support for a client across environments.

    Consult services are delivered through:

    • Team conversations

    • Caregiver trainings

    • Creation of individualized materials and supports (adapted recipes, job visuals, hygiene routine, etc)

    • Design and installation of home adaptations (sensory space, CVI corner, smart-technology installations, etc)

FAQs

  • Yes! RISE is currently in-network with Blue Cross Blue Shield/CareFirst, HSCSN, United, Aetna, Cigna, and Maryland Medicaid. We also accept DC Medicaid for clients with waiver funding.

    If you have an out-of-network insurance, we are happy to provide a superbill of services for possible reimbursement.

  • Beck and Morgan have experience with individuals across the lifespan. We serve clients of all ages, with diagnoses including autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, genetic disorders (ex. Down syndrome, Rett syndrome, etc.) multiple disabilities, intellectual disabilities, and medically-fragile populations.

  • In-person services are available in our RISE office located in DuPont Circle and to a client’s home or preferred community space within a 10 mile radius of 20002 in DC and Maryland. This includes Washington DC, Hyattsville, Lanham, College Park, Silver Spring, etc.

    Teletherapy services are also provided via a HIPPA compliant video conferencing platform.

  • We encourage anyone interested in services to sign up for a free 20 minute consultation with the RISE team. This will help us determine the best services for you, as well as give the chance for the team to make sure RISE is a good fit for you and that we can meet your needs.

  • We believe that all clients develop and learn skills best in their natural environment. By providing services at home or in the community, we can work with a client’s familiar people, routines, and specific items they use daily. This facilitates generalization and carryover of skills, and gives more flexibility for clients and their schedule.

  • In the RISE office, we can offer sessions in a quiet space that allows participants the chance to practice skills with all of our modifications and adaptations readily available. This allows us to problem solve together, trial materials, and determine what would best suit the participant.

  • It depends! For some clients, they prefer individual sessions without caregiver support, and this allows for greater independence. For others, caregiver support is beneficial so a coaching model can be used to best support the client and their team. This is something we can discuss in our free consultation before we begin services, and can change throughout our journey together as a team with RISE.

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