Meet Jennie: Jennie is the owner and occupational therapist at Toy Box OT, LLC. She is a registered Occupational Therapist and received her Master of Science in Occupational Therapy from Alvernia University in 2019.

 

Jennie has worked as an occupational therapist in schools in Maryland and Pennsylvania. After growing up in Indiana County and working locally as an Occupational Therapist, Jennie saw a need for additional pediatric occupational therapy outpatient services in the area.

 

Growing up with horses and working closely with them throughout her adult life, Jennie saw the benefits that horses and a horse's movement can offer individuals in achieving functional goals. Jennie is excited to be offering occupational therapy services utilizing hippotherapy in conjunction with traditional, clinic-based treatment strategies.

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Jennie completed the American Hippotherapy Association (AHA) Hippotherapy Treatment Principles I Course. She is working toward the Hippotherapy Treatment Principles II Course and taking the American Hippotherapy Certification Board (AHCB) Hippotherapy Certification Exam.

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In addition, Jennie has completed continuing education in the areas of handwriting, dysgraphia, neurodiversity, visual deficits, evidence for OT interventions in nature, sensory processing and integration, feeding intervention, mental health and wellness, and functional motor concerns.

 

In her free time, Jennie loves playing with her two dogs (Nicco and Randy), running, gardening, and baking.