Specialties
Westfall Occupational Therapy Services (WOTS) provides Occupational Therapy (OT) services for children of all ages and abilities in a clinic setting, using a Sensory Integration frame of reference combined with traditional Occupational Therapy treatment techniques.
The clinic's treatment "play area" has a gym-like atmosphere with gross motor floor equipment, a variety of suspension equipment (swings) and a number of developmentally appropriate toys and games in order to facilitate: developmentally appropriate sensory processing and modulation, sensory motor, gross motor, fine motor, and visual motor coordination, visual spatial perception, hand development needed for pre-writing and writing skills, with additional "tools" and activities designed to facilitate improved processing of tactile, visual, auditory, vestibular, and proprioceptive input and stimulation.
History
Established in 1989.
H.A. Westfall, OTR/L has been working as an Occupational Therapist in private practice in the Livermore, Tri-Valley area since 1989. She is an OT vendor for the Regional Center of the East Bay (RCEB) Early Intervention services.
Since 1999, the focus has been to serve the needs of children who fall between the cracks of California's mandated services (Early Intervention/Medical/Educational) due to inherent limitations of mandates & funding. WOTS strives to meet the child's needs, not limited to "educationally necessary" or "medically necessary" definitions of third party reimbursement. The focus here is on reaching a child's functional potential, improving self esteem and quality of life, and improving developmentally appropriate independence.
Meet the Business Owner: Hitomi W.
H.A. Westfall, OTR/L has been working as an Occupational Therapist with children for almost 30 years with experience in a variety of settings (homes, early intervention, on site school based programs, developmental centers, infant programs, supported living, community based clinics).
She is registered by the National Board of Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT), and is licensed by the California Board of Occupational Therapy (CBOT). She is a member of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), the Occupational Therapy Association of California (OTAC)
In addition to the standard OT treatment protocols, she has education, training and experience using the Sensory Integration treatment model, the Therapeutic Listening Program®, Interactive Metronome®, Integrated Listening Systems, specific treatments for sensory defensiveness, sensory modulation, a variety of handwriting programs, and occulo-motor and visual motor treatment protocols.