AOTA: This course is offered for 0.25 AOTA CEU’s (#7629, Introductory Level, OT Service Delivery)
ASHA: This course is offered for 0.25 ASHA CEUs, Introductory Level
This presentation will discuss how the multi-disciplinary team, in particular related service providers, can work together to enhance and utilize these spaces to ensure they are effective for all students, including those receiving related services. Evidence review and collaborative projects will support interdisciplinary teamwork to enhance students’ educational outcomes.
Instructor Information
Linda Okonsky, MS, OTR/L, is Clinical Manager for The Stepping Stones Group. She provides therapist support and mentoring and assists in the trainings for continued competence and best practice strategies for school-based therapists. Linda has been practicing OT for more than 20 years, working with children in the clinic and school settings. She has worked as an adjunct professor for both master’s level and entry level doctoral programs in the Philadelphia area.
Financial Disclosure: Linda Okonsky is an employee of The Stepping Stones Group and receives a salary for her position. She has no other relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Non-Financial Disclosure: No relevant non-financial relationship exists
Learner Objectives
As a result of this seminar, participants will be able to:
- List at least 2 factors that influence self-regulation impacting classroom participation
- Describe at least 2 ways participants can use their discipline-specific expertise to contribute to implementation of the use of sensory spaces in the school environment
Agenda
- 5 mins– Introductions and Housekeeping
- 35 mins: Importance of inter-disciplinary team collaboration in the school setting
- 40 mins: Self-Regulation
- 40 mins: Use of Sensory Rooms and Spaces
- 35 mins: Team member contributions by discipline