Carlo Vialu, PT, MBA

Carlo Vialu, PT, MBA is the co-author and co-publisher of www.SeekFreaks.com, an evidence-informed online resource for pediatric PTs, OTs, and SLPs. From January 2008 to January 2017, he served as Director of PT for the NYC Department of Education, where he oversaw a program with over 700 PTs working in more than 1,500 schools. He is the Founder and Director of Continuing Education of Apply EBP, LLC. Carlo has presented nationally and internationally on  various pediatric topics, including motor learning, assessment, decision-making, and school-based practice.

• Tests and Measures for Children and Youth with Disabilities
• Motor Learning Principles for Pediatric Therapists
• Prognostication and Backward Planning
• School-based Assessment and Decision-Making
• School-based Practice

• Vialu, C., Morris, M. and Tartick, K. (December 2019). The Well-Equipped Therapist! School-based OT and PT Symposium. Seattle, WA. Sessions: Start with the End in Mind! Prognostication and Backward Planning for School-based Therapists; Determining Need for Student’s Need for OT and PT under IDEA; Motor Learning Strategies for School-based Therapists; 18 Predictors for Successful Post-School Outcomes and What OTs and PTs Can Do Now
• Vialu, C., Ray, L. and Holahan, L. (November 2019). The Well-Equipped Therapist! School-based OT and PT Symposium. Rochester, NY. Sessions: Start with the End in Mind! Prognostication and Backward Planning for School-based Therapists; Determining Need for Student’s Need for OT and PT under IDEA; Tests and Measures for Children with Moderate to Severe Disabilities; Motor Learning Strategies for School-based Therapists.
• Vialu, C. (November 2019). I Can and I Will! Self-determination Strategies for Children and Youth with Disabilities. Two hour presentation at the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association Annual Convention, Orlando, FL.
• Vialu, C. & Morris, P. (November 2019). The Free, the Cheap and the Premium! Pediatric Assessment Tools for Participation. One and a half hour presentation at the American Physical Therapy Association’s Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapists Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA.
• Vialu, C. (September 2019). Everything’s Measurable! ICF-based Approach to Pediatric OT & PT Assessment. Sunnyside School District, Tucson, AZ.
• Vialu, C. (August 2019). Everything’s Measurable! ICF-based Approach to Pediatric OT & PT Assessment. Louisville, KY.
• Vialu, C., Ray, L., Tartick, K. and Morris, M. (July 2019). The Well-Equipped Therapist! School-based OT and PT Symposium. Richmond, VA. Sessions: Play to Their Strengths! Strengths-based Approach to Evaluation and Interventions; Determining Need for Student’s Need for OT and PT under IDEA; Tests and Measures for Children with Moderate to Severe Disabilities.
• Vialu, C. (July 2019). School-based Tests & Measures in 15 Minutes or Less. One and a half hour presentation at the American Physical Therapy Association’s Innovations in School-based Physical Therapy Practice, St. Louis, MO.
• Vialu, C. & Morris, P. (November 2018). Play to Their Strengths! Strengths-based Approach to Assessment and Interventions of Children and Youth with Disabilities. One and a half hour presentation at the American Physical Therapy Association’s Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapists Annual Conference, Chattanooga, TN.
• Vialu, C. (July 2018). School-based Tests & Measures in 15 Minutes or Less. One and a half hour presentation at the American Physical Therapy Association’s Innovations in School-based Physical Therapy Practice, Seattle, WA.
• Vialu, C. & Morris, P. (April 2018). Train the Brain! Motor Learning Principles for Pediatric Therapists. One and a half hour presentation at the American Occupatinal Therapy association’s Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT.
• Vialu, C. (November 2017). Applying the Science of Learning! Motor Learning Principles for Pediatric Therapists. One and a half hour presentation at the American Physical Therapy Association’s Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapists Annual Conference, Cincinnati, OH.
• Vialu, C. (November 2017). Everything’s Measurable: Tests and Measures for Children with Moderate to Severe Disabilities in 15 Minutes or Less. One and a half hour presentation at the American Physical Therapy Association’s Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapists Annual Conference, Cincinnati, OH.
• Vialu, C. (July 2017). School-based Tests & Measures in 15 Minutes or Less. One and a half hour presentation at the American Physical Therapy Association’s Innovations in School-based Physical Therapy Practice, Washington, DC.

• Lieberstein, M., Weingarten, G., Vialu, C., Itzkowitz, A., Doyle, M., Covino, F., & Kaplan, S. L. (2018). Thirty-Second Walk Test: Expansion of Normative Data. Pediatric Physical Therapy, 30(1), 18-25.
• Vialu, C., & Doyle, M. (2017). Determining need for physical therapy under IDEA: Commonalities across practice guidelines. Pediatric Physical Therapy, 29(4), 350-355.
• Itzkowitz, A., Kaplan, S., Doyle, M., Weingarten, G., Lieberstein, M., Covino, F., & Vialu, C. (2016). Timed up and go: reference data for children who are school age. Pediatric Physical Therapy, 28(2), 239-246.
• Weingarten, G., Lieberstein, M., Itzkowitz, A., Vialu, C., Doyle, M., & Kaplan, S. L. (2016). Timed Floor to Stand-Natural: Reference Data for School Age Children. Pediatric Physical Therapy, 28(1), 71-76. 

• 10 Handy American Occupational Therapy Association Fact Sheets
• 10 Handy Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy Fact Sheets
• 18 Predictors of Postsecondary Outcomes
• 4 Pillars of School-based PT Assessment
• Functional Classification Systems for Children with CP
• Top 9 Functional Balance Tests for School-Based PTs

…and many more on www.SeekFreaks.com