Peggy Morris, OTD, OTR/L, BCP

Margaret (Peggy) Morris, OTD, OTR/L, BCP is an occupational therapist with 30+ years of experience in pediatric practice. She has worked in early intervention, private practice, and out-patient pediatric rehabilitation services, but most of her experience and passion is in school-based practice. She is Board Certified in Pediatrics (BCP) through the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), and reviews initial and renewal applications in the BCP for AOTA. She currently teaches graduate students in the occupational therapy department at Tufts University, and man, do they keep her on her toes! She practices yoga, plays golf and gardens for mental health and wellness.

• Evidence-based practice for contextual services at school along the LRE
• Evidence-based practice for collaboration (her OTD was on this topic) with the school team
• Strengths-based evaluation and intervention at school
• Top-down evaluation for handwriting referrals
• Writing integrated goals for IEPs
• Creating flexible service delivery grids on IEPs

• Concept Mapping in a Learner-Centered Environment as a Foundation for Entry-Level Occupational Therapy Student Outcomes for Meaningful Learning” | AOTA Educational Summit | AOTA | Denver, Colorado | 2015
• Contextual Services for Schools Practice: An Evidence-based Plan | Massachusetts Occupational Therapy Association Annual conference | Norwood, Massachusetts | 2015
• Assessing Student Participation: Incorporating Appreciative Inquiry Into Your School-Based Evaluation | Massachusetts Occupational Therapy Association | Co-presenter Jan Hollenbeck, OTD OTR/L | 2014
• Contextual Services in School-Based Practice: Evidence, Barriers, and a Plan | New Hampshire Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference | 2014
• Assessing Student Participation: Incorporating Appreciative Inquiry into Your School-based Evaluation | American Occupational Therapy Association 94th Annual Conference | 2014
• Collaborative Consultation Experiences of Teacher/Occupational Therapist Dyads | American Occupational Therapy Association 93rd Annual Conference | San Diego, CA | 2013
• The Mentoring Relationship in Occupational Therapy | Massachusetts Association of Occupational Therapists | Co-presenter Svea Hall, MS OTR/L | 2013

• Morris, M.L. & Hollenbeck, J. (2016). Evaluating Student Participation: Focus on Strengths in Your School-Based Evaluation (1st ed., vol. 21, pp. CE1-CE8). OT Practice.
• Contributor: Scarlett, W.G. (2015). The SAGE Encyclopedia of Classroom Management, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483346243
• Morris, M.L. (2013, March). School-based collaborative consultation: Perspectives of occupational therapist and teacher dyads. Early Intervention & School Special Interest Section Quarterly, 20(1), 1-4.
• Cermak, S.A., Morris, M.L., and Koomar, J. (1990). Praxis on Verbal Command and Imitation, American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 44:7, 641-645.

• Evidence Bonanza for School-based OT! 17 Years of Research…Is it Time for a Change?
• 3 Steps to a Strengths-based Practice
• 6 Steps to Coaching Our Clients
• Peggy Morris: Ask Me Why I Love OT! and the Guidelines for Intervention for Autism

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