What is the

ConTiGO Approach?

 
 

Connection & Transformation in the Great Outdoors (ConTiGO™) is a nature-based pediatric therapy treatment approach developed by our founder, Dr. Laura Park Figueroa. Laura was a pioneer in popularizing the legitimacy and efficacy of nature-based pediatric OT over the past decade. ConTiGO™ is widely regarded as the gold standard of nature-based training in the field of occupational therapy. We’ve trained over 150 therapy practitioners in the approach to date, from all over the world.

ConTiGO™ is based on the 3 key pillars of Connection, Transformation, & the Great Outdoors:

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Connection

We believe humans were built for relationships. Children thrive in connection with others and with nature.  

Healthy relationships with others and with nature are foundational for children’s well-being. ConTiGO therapists provide nature-based services with peers, caregivers, or family members in sessions, to help kids easily carryover skills learned in therapy to daily life in their home, school, or community.

 
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Transformation

Evidence-based therapy strategies, plus collaborative partnerships with parents/caregivers and nature, can change the trajectory of a child’s life.

ConTiGO therapists specialize in combining evidence-based intervention with the power of nature to accelerate your child’s progress toward their unique goals. ConTiGO therapists use the latest research in sensory integration, motor & social-emotional learning, and neuroscience to be most effective in helping your child build the skills necessary for success at school, home, and in life. Our goal is to help your child and family feel daily life is easier and more enjoyable.

 
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in the Great Outdoors

Nature is the place where children are most free to be themselves, and offers health and wellness benefits that are truly impossible to replicate in any indoor therapy setting.

Mental clarity, peacefulness, attentiveness, and cardiovascular health are just a few of nature’s proven benefits. The natural world inspires children’s internal drive to explore, challenge their bodies, be creative, and have FUN while building skills.

Indoor OT clinic spaces are full of therapy equipment: plastic balance beams, swings, tactile bins, monkey bars, rock climbing walls, foam mats, and more. Outdoors, we balance on logs, lift large sticks and rocks to build forts, set up and ride on tree swings, play in real mud and water, climb trees and boulders, roll down hills, and more!  

Best of all, your child can access nature at any time with you- no special clinic space needed- so carryover of skills to daily life happens more naturally.

 

🌳 If you are pediatric therapy professional interested in becoming a ConTiGO Certified Nature-Based Pediatric Therapist or Therapy Assistant, visit www.contigoapproach.com for more information.