Early Intervention OT mentorship
You do not have to know everything before you begin.
Sarah had no Early Intervention fieldwork experience in graduate school and did not enter Early Intervention until about seven years into her OT career. She remembers the uncertainty of not knowing what she did not know—especially when working with babies, with a parent present for the entire session, and wondering whether she was noticing the right things.
Once she began, she quickly learned that there were many things she did not need to have mastered before starting. What mattered was having a safe place to ask, reason through what she was seeing, and learn where to look next.
This is the experienced, encouraging hand beside you: a place to build confidence, connect with other OTs doing the same work, and feel more ready to explore Early Intervention if it is the job you are curious about.