Using Gardens in a Holistic Approach to Occupational Therapy with Deedee Levine

While working as a school-based OT, Deedee Levine MS, OTR/L, YT-200, CD has found gardening and gardens to be a unique and integral part of her Occupational Therapy treatments. In addition to that, it’s helping children understand their overall health from a whole new perspective. Using Occupational Therapy as a pillar of her holistic healing approach, she has branched out into multiple other facets of health care. We discuss: How she blends environmental science with occupational therapy Impact of outside gardens on youth in schools Cooking is the most important OT treatment session Skills utilized during cooking activity How taking care of a plant can influence children Food justice and implications of availability of fresh foods in low income areas Empowering families to be able to grow and make their own foods to be healthy Microscopic versus whole view lens Disconnection between where our food comes from these days Grants and funding opportunities for therapists Engaging the entire school and not just students receiving therapy Occupational therapy can also be seen as opportunity therapy Incorporating yoga and Ayurvedic doula into occupational therapy Relatedness of sensory processing and Ayurveda Promoting health and wellness at the beginning, rather than only addressing it once something goes wrong An explanation of her private practice, Deedee Levine Therapeutics Find out more on her site: https://www.deedeelevinetherapeutics.com/ Or follow her on: Instagram: @deedeelevinetherapeutics Facebook: DeedeeLevineTherapeutics