Meet Rosalyn Johnson, MOT, OTR/L
Participation Pathways was created to help families and teams better understand what children need in order to participate more fully in daily life and learning.
As a pediatric occupational therapist, I look at the child, the task, the environment and the everyday routines where support is needed. I focus on practical recommendations that families, educators, and care teams can actually use.
My Approach
Participation Pathways looks at more than isolated skills.
A child’s participation can be shaped by many things: the demands of the activity, the supports available, the physical space, the expectations of the setting, and the child’s sensory-motor, developmental, and functional needs.
My role is to help families and teams understand what is getting in the way and identify practical next steps that can be used in real routines.
What this can look like?
Instead of asking, “How do we get the child to do this?” we slow down and ask better questions:
What is the child being asked to do?
Where is the difficulty showing up — at home, school, in the community, or during a specific routine?
What skills does the child need in order to participate more successfully?
What parts of the task, routine, or environment may need to change?
What supports are already helping?
What would make the next step realistic for this child and this team?
This approach helps move the conversation away from blame or quick fixes and toward practical supports that fit the child, the activity, and the everyday setting.