Prasanta Pradhan is a Senior Occupational Therapist with over 26 years of experience working in a range of clinical settings. He earned his Bachelor of Occupational Therapy degree from Utkal University, India in 1998. Since then, he has dedicated his career to supporting neurodivergent children and their families. He began his journey in pediatrics as part of an early intervention team, working with children with diverse developmental profiles.
Prasanta specialized in Developmental Disorders and completed Masters degree in Developmental disorders through the University of South Wales in the United Kingdom. He has a Postgraduate Diploma in Sensory Integration from the University of Ulster, UK and is an Advanced Sensory Integration Practitioner. He also has a Postgraduate certificate in Posture Management degree for children and adults with complex disabilities from the Oxford Centre for Enablement in association with Oxford Brookes University, UK.
Prasanta thoroughly enjoys opportunities to work with infants, young children, teens, and young adults with various needs and abilities. Prasanta is certified in various therapeutic programs, including the Therapeutic Listening Program, DIR®/Floortime model, the Alert Program, Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) feeding approach and Handwriting Without Tears. He has continued to expand his knowledge and skills, with a particular focus on understanding and embracing the unique strengths and challenges associated with Autism and Sensory Integration differences. He has a special interest in working with children with sensory processing, self regulation and fine motor skills deficits.
Prasanta also provides clinical supervision and support to occupational therapists to develop private clinical settings, parent education and training materials.
Prasanta endeavors to use a strengths-based approach while working with clients; recognizing their potentials, interests, abilities, strengths and capacities to reach their full potential.