Do you feel “less of a therapist” and more of a distraction when you embed your services into the classroom? Are you looking for practical tools and strategies to embed your expertise with confidence?

Apply EBP’s Experts Series is here to help you with multiple experts on embedding school-based OT and PT services. In Seminar 1, Jen will walk you through 5 easy steps of a “Time of Day” (routines-based) approach via video case studies, from assessment to intervention & carryover. This is followed by separate OT and PT tracks for Seminars 2 and 3.

OT Track: In Seminar 2, Pam will discuss strategies for collaboration, co-teaching, negotiation, assessment & interventions of embedded OT services. In Seminar 3, Peggy will provide an evidence-informed framework for designing OT interventions that help clients with fine motor, visual motor and visual perception challenges achieve meaningful skills in ADLs, handwriting, and school activities.
PT Track: In Seminar 2, Karen will utilize case vignettes and videos to discuss how to seamlessly embed PT expertise into various general education pre-k and elementary school activities. In Seminar 3, she will discuss the successful implementation of adaptive equipment for sitting, standing, walking and toileting for students with multiple disabilities, in Seminar 3.

Finally, OT and PT practitioners will come back together for Seminar 4, where Amy will focus on strategies to make you and your interventions more relevant to the student’s academic needs. You will learn to put together your Must-Have Motor Kit with easy to collect and carry materials, to get the whole class moving, and promote carryover of activities even when you’re not around.For details about each seminar, download the Brochure.

Leave this course with evidence-informed tools and strategies from to help you embed your services with confidence! See Bonus Tools tab below.

Amy M. Schlessman, PT, DPT, DHS has ~20 years primarily in the school-based setting, promoting physical activity embedded into academics, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the use of technology in therapy, while closely working with educators, administrators, therapists, and parents. She is an assistant professor in the DPT program at Tufts University in Phoenix, AZ.

Jennifer Wissinger, PT, DPT serves early intervention and preschool children in Columbus, Ohio. She is a Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric PT 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.

Karen Tartick, PT has 30+ years in a variety of settings. She currently practices in the Durham Public Schools in NC. She has served as a member of the Autism subcommittee of the APTA School Based Physical Therapy Special Interest Group, and co-authored the Autism Spectrum Disorder Guide for parents on the Move ForwardPT website, the APTA’s consumer webpage.

Pam Stephenson, OTD, OTR/L, BCP, FAOTA has enjoyed working in various interprofessional teams across pediatric settings, including in schools and in early intervention, as well as in adult settings. Pam is the past Chairperson of the AOTA’s Children and Youth Special Interest Section (CYSIS). She currently teaches at Mary Baldwin University in Fishersville, VA.

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.

“Excellent course, enjoyed the videos to get a better understanding of concepts in practice. I hope to integrate in my own practice.” – OT with 30+ years experience

“I gained simple and useful ideas that could easily be applied to my practice.” – PT with 22 years experience, on Amy’s seminar

To help you apply what you learned the very next day you return to work, you will leave the course with your Practical Toolkit from each of the 4 seminars you attend, which includes:

• • Seminar 1: Using Routines as a Therapy Tool: Worksheets for 5 Steps of the Time of Day Approach; Resources: Websites and Must-Reads
  • Seminar 2:
    • Practical Strategies for Embedding Interventions into School Environments: Resources: Must-Reads
    • Embedding PT Services In General Education: Resource – The Whys of Embedding Wisely; Graphics for Embedding Services
  • Seminar 3:
    • PEO Approach to Fine Motor, Visual Motor & Visual Perception Skills: Fillable Worksheet: Analysis of PEO Interactions; Fillable Worksheet: Intervention Planning
    • Implementing AT for Students with Multiple Disabilities: Worksheets and Charts for Explaining AT Benefits, Choosing and Dosing for Standers, Barriers and Solutions, Organization & Scheduling; Assessment Tools
  • Seminar 4: Your Must-Have Motor Toolkit and Activities