Are you looking for more guidance in creating recommendations for School-based OT or PT services? Do you need more tools and evidence to support your recommendations for services under IDEA?

Apply EBP’s Experts Series is here to help. Hear 3 school-based practice experts discuss what are perhaps, 2 of the most critical aspects of your school-based practice: deciding the student’s need for, and the amount of OT and PT services under IDEA. Carlo will start the day with an evidence-informed decision-making tool for determining the student’s need for OT or PT services under IDEA. In the next session, Sue will provide you with guidance on important considerations for deciding dose. Sue will lead you through an exploration of 3 dosing tools, so you can compare and contrast their strengths and limitations, and how you may apply lessons from these tools in your own practice. Finally, Peggy will share with you a Clinical Reasoning Model to help you support with evidence your recommendations of either direct or indirect service delivery model.

You will leave the course with evidence-informed tools and strategies from Carlo, Sue and Peggy that will help you make school-based OT and PT recommendations with confidence!

Carlo Vialu, PT, MBA served as Director of Physical Therapy for the NYC Department of Education, where he oversaw a program with over 700 PTs working in more than 1,500 schools. He is project manager of research on normative data for five mobility tests for school-aged children, & co-founder of www.SeekFreaks.com.

Peggy Morris, OTD, OTR/L, BCP has 30+ years of experience in pediatric practice. She worked in early intervention, private practice and out-patient rehab services, but most of her experience and passion is in school-based practice. She is a Lecturer and OTD Program Coordinator for Tufts University. She is Board Certified in Pediatrics through the AOTA, and a regular SeekFreaks contributor.

Sue Cecere, PT, MPH is the owner of Sequoia School Based Therapy Solutions, LLC, a consulting company that supports districts, agencies and therapists in the practice of school-based therapy services. Her career spans 25 years in the school based and early intervention practice settings as a service provider and program administrator. She co-authored several APTA fact sheets on school practice issues.

“Super practical! These guiding questions break a complex task into manageable pieces!” – OT with 25 years of experience on Determining a Student’s Need for OT/PT

“Practical information. Really appreciate the Dosing Chart, and examples.” – PT with 30 years experience, on Dosing Concepts

“I found this to be a very informative and thought-provoking course which provided immediate ideas for many of my students.” – OT with 20 years experience on EBP for Direct and Indirect

• Checklist: Determining Need for OT-PT under IDEA
• Guide: Dosing Considerations – Starting Point for Thinking and Discussing Dosing
• Links to 3 Dosing Tools and Must-Reads
• Peggy’s Clinical Reasoning Model – 3 Versions
• Flexible Service Delivery Grid Decision-Making Chart