Occupational Therapy in the School Setting Presentation
What is Occupational Therapy in the schools?
Occupational Therapy services in the school setting is to enhance the student's ability to fully access and be successful in the learning environment. Occupational therapy (OT) is a related service under Part B of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and is provided to help a student with a disability to benefit from special education. As such, OT is a supportive service.
What is direct versus consultation therapy services?
We use the consultative model to provide a majority of our services while providing a direct service model to some students as well. The consultative model includes a collaborative effort between the therapist and the consultee (teacher, paraprofessional, parents, etc.). All professionals share the responsibility for identifying the problem as well as creating and altering possible solutions. The expertise lies within the therapist, but the program and techniques are carried-out by the entire team. Even though a therapist is providing indirect services, there will be instances where the OT will work directly with the student. Direct knowledge of the student is critical in being able to provide effective consultation.
Direct services consist of individualized interventions that are designed and carried-out with the child individually, or in a small group. Direct services are used when a child needs support from very specialized therapeutic techniques that cannot easily, or safely, be carried-out by others. It is always most desirable to provide therapy in the child’s natural setting; but, the child can be removed from the regular classroom for short periods of time.
What is Physical Therapy in the schools?
What is this website for?
This website has been created to be a resource for teachers, parents and therapists. You will find resources on occupational therapy topics such as attention, fine motor and sensory integration and physical therapy topics such as positioning, gross motor skills and accommodations.
Please feel free to contact us from the About Us tab or click on the Help tab.
Occupational Therapy services in the school setting is to enhance the student's ability to fully access and be successful in the learning environment. Occupational therapy (OT) is a related service under Part B of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and is provided to help a student with a disability to benefit from special education. As such, OT is a supportive service.
What is direct versus consultation therapy services?
We use the consultative model to provide a majority of our services while providing a direct service model to some students as well. The consultative model includes a collaborative effort between the therapist and the consultee (teacher, paraprofessional, parents, etc.). All professionals share the responsibility for identifying the problem as well as creating and altering possible solutions. The expertise lies within the therapist, but the program and techniques are carried-out by the entire team. Even though a therapist is providing indirect services, there will be instances where the OT will work directly with the student. Direct knowledge of the student is critical in being able to provide effective consultation.
Direct services consist of individualized interventions that are designed and carried-out with the child individually, or in a small group. Direct services are used when a child needs support from very specialized therapeutic techniques that cannot easily, or safely, be carried-out by others. It is always most desirable to provide therapy in the child’s natural setting; but, the child can be removed from the regular classroom for short periods of time.
What is Physical Therapy in the schools?
What is this website for?
This website has been created to be a resource for teachers, parents and therapists. You will find resources on occupational therapy topics such as attention, fine motor and sensory integration and physical therapy topics such as positioning, gross motor skills and accommodations.
Please feel free to contact us from the About Us tab or click on the Help tab.