Meghan Prouse

Meghan obtained her Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Winnipeg and her Master’s in Occupational Therapy from the University of Manitoba. Since completing her Master's program in 2007, she has been actively working as an occupational therapist, providing services to adult and pediatric clients. 

 

Meghan has always had a passion for working with children. Prior to moving to the Ottawa region, she spent the majority of her time working as a community-based therapist at the Rehabilitation Centre for Children in Winnipeg. She has experience working with both pre-school and school-aged populations. Her experience includes a combination of school, home, and clinic settings in urban and rural communities.  

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Meghan's professional services include:

• Infant Development

• Play and Social Skill Development

• Fine Motor Skills and Printing

• Visual Perception and Visual Motor Integration

• Sensory Processing and Self-Regulation

• Self-Care Skills

 

In her personal time, Meghan enjoys the outdoors. You might find her gardening, hiking, running, camping, canoeing, snowshoeing, or skiing. Living an active lifestyle and appreciating the outdoors is a fantastic therapy tool that can help people nurture numerous skills and Meghan likes to practice what she preaches. 

 

As a dedicated Ottawa Occupational Therapist and Gatineau Occupational Therapist, Meghan is invested in her professional development. Some of the courses and workshops on her resume are: 

• family-centred Service: Changing Ideas, Changing Outcomes

•  “How Does Your Engine Run?” The Alert Program for Self-Regulation

• Getting Kids in Sync

• USC Sensory Integration CE Course 1-Theoretical Foundations of Sensory Integration: From Theory to Identification

• Building Blocks for SI

• Eyesight to Insight

• Handwriting Without Tears

• Social Stories™ 10.1 and Taming the Social Context Jungle: Teaching Individuals with ASD to Effectively “Read” and Respond to Social Context

• Handwriting without Tears

• The Get Permission Approach to Anxious Eaters, Anxious Mealtimes

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Meghan joined the Ottawa Occupational Therapy team of occupational therapists in 2021.