Jennifer Wissinger, PT, DPT

Jennifer Wissinger, PT, DPT serves early intervention and preschool children in Columbus, Ohio. She is a Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy with over 15 years of experience practicing in public school districts (preschool through high school), county board of developmental disability programs for adults, home health care, and early intervention. She has served as an instructor in the pediatric curriculum in the physical therapy program at Ohio State University, a mentor in a pediatric residency program, and in leadership roles in the Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy. She enjoys engaging learners of all levels to use evidence and to work collaboratively in teams to serve children and their families.

• School-based practice procedures
• Early childhood development
• Transdisciplinary teaming approaches
• Functional mobility training
• Home adaptations/modifications
• Adaptive equipment for a variety of activities of daily living

• Carey, H; Tanner, K; Wissinger, JL, Understanding and Utilizing Appropriate Outcome Measures in OT and PT School-Based Practice. Columbus City Schools. Columbus, OH, November 2016 (invited) and The Ohio Institute for OT/PT School Based Practice. Columbus, OH August 2017
• Wissinger, JL; Dodge, M. School-Based OT/PT Practice Basics: Support for Beginning Practice in Schools. The Ohio Institute for OT/PT School Based Practice. Columbus, OH August 2016, 2017
• Wissinger, JL; Dodge, M. From Evaluation to Implementation, Tools to Support OT and PT in the Educational Setting. The Ohio Institute for OT/PT School Based Practice. Columbus, OH August 2015
• Wissinger, JL. Evidenced-Based Practice: Where to Begin? Part 1. Pediatric Physical Therapy Evidenced‐Based Research Seminar. Columbus, OH October 2014
• Wissinger, JL. Functional Assessments. Meeting the Therapy Needs of Infants, Toddlers & Children w/Disabilities in Rural Communities, Richmond, KY March 2012
• Wissinger, JL. Functional Goal Writing. Evidenced Based Research Seminar. Columbus, OH September 2012