Foundations for School Readiness: Embedding School Based OT into Elementary (Day 5)
Course: #3845Level: Introductory 1 Hour 2671 Reviews
This course will identify practical strategies OTs can use to embed population-based services within an elementary school setting. The strategies will be applied via Response to Intervention (RTI) / Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) frameworks.
This is Day 5 of the Foundations for School Readiness Virtual Conference.
On Demand
Course Type: Video, Text
CEUs/Hours Offered: AOTA/0.1 Introductory, OT Service Delivery, Foundational Knowledge; CE Broker/1.0 Home Study, General (FL), Patient Related (AL), General Continuing Education (GA), Direct Client/patient Services In Occupational Therapy (SC), Related To OT (AZ), Related To OT (LA), Directly Related To OT (MS), Directly Related To OT (TN), CE Broker #20-671194; IACET/0.1; NBCOT PDUs/1.25 Beginner, Pediatrics
Course Preview
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Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to identify historical perspectives and contemporary trends in school-based OT.
- After this course, participants will be able to describe benefits of contemporary OT practice supporting RTI/MTSS for all students, educators, and school districts.
- After this course, participants will be able to recognize when and how to apply OT to RTI/MTSS frameworks in schools.
Course created on August 10, 2018
Agenda
| 0-10 Minutes | Introduction |
| 10-25 Minutes | Historical and contemporary trends |
| 25-40 Minutes | OT practice supporting RTI/MTSS |
| 40-55 Minutes | How to apply RTI/MTSS frameworks |
| 55-60 Minutes | Summary, Q & A |
Reviews
2671 ReviewsPresented By
Melanie Wheeler
OTD, MS, OTR/L
Dr. Melanie Wheeler has been a full-time school-based OT practitioner in South-Central Pennsylvania for 20 years. Throughout her career, she has happily served school-age and pre-school age children in multiple school districts and specialized pre-school settings. She began her practice in 1998 as a COTA/L and became an OTR/L in 2004, obtaining both degrees at Penn State University’s Mont Alto Campus. She went on to complete a Doctorate of Occupational Therapy (OTD) at Chatham University in 2013. Since receiving her OTD, Dr. Wheeler published an article in Advance for OT, titled “Embedding OT into a Specialized Preschool: A Multisensory Approach to Prewriting” and has presented on numerous topics related to contemporary school-based practice at both AOTA and POTA conferences. In addition to being a school-based therapist, she currently serves as an ACOTE accreditation evaluator and holds a part-time faculty appointment at Penn State Mont Alto’s Occupational Therapy Assistant Program.
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