Free Pediatric Occupational Therapy Clinic

The Occupational Therapy Program at Samuel Merritt University provides a free clinic to children between the ages of 6 months and 16 years.  Children will receive services from students in the Master of Occupational Therapy Program, whose work is supervised by occupational therapy instructors.

Occupational therapists help children who have difficulty engaging in the typical activities of childhood due to illness, injury, or developmental challenges.  An occupational therapist may help a child develop skills to enhance his or her participation in self-care, play and school activities.

2011 Clinic Schedule

The Pediatric Occupational Therapy Clinic at Samuel Merritt University will be held on Monday afternoons for 10 consecutive weeks, starting on Monday, October 3, 2011 and continuing through Monday, December 5, 2011.  Clients will be scheduled for a 50 minute therapy session each week. Sessions will start at 1:30, 2:30 or 3:30pm.  As of July 27, 2011, all of the spaces in the clinic have been filled.

2011 Clinic Waiting List

If you would like to place your child’s name on the waiting list for the 2011 clinic, please download and complete the Client Data Form.

Please return the completed Client Data Form by mail, fax, or email to:

For More Information

The next free clinic will be held in the fall of 2012.  Enrollment for the 2012 clinic will begin in June of 2012.  If you have questions about the Pediatric Occupational Therapy Clinic at Samuel Merritt University, please email Robyn Wu at rwu@samuelmerritt.edu or phone Drew Ward at 510-869-8925.