SAVE THE DATE!

Tickets available in late Fall 2024. Register as soon as tickets are available; tickets for the 2024 Symposium sold out early.

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Be equipped and energized this Spring!

This Symposium will provide you with practical application of the current evidence & hottest topics in school-based practice. This is the essential course for every school-based OT & PT – whether you’re new to the practice, or you’re an experienced therapist seeking more ideas! The Symposium consists of multiple seminar topics including ADHD, sensory processing, power mobility, adapted walking, dysgraphia, introduction to CO-OP in the schools, fading assistance, embedding movement in class, transportation, and more. Come and learn from the leading experts in school-based and pediatric practice. For a full description of each seminar please download the Brochure (coming soon).

Come and learn from the leading experts in the fields of school-based and pediatric practice, and leave the course with your Bonus Practical Tools that you can use the very next day!

Unable to attend all sessions? Don’t worry! All registrants will also have access to the on-demand versions of each session through August 31, 2025.*

Symposium Sponsor

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COURSE MATERIALS: An email with instructions to access handouts, Zoom link, and access to on-demand version is sent ~1 week prior to the course. If it is not in your inbox, please check your spam folder. Add vicki@applyebp.com and carlo@applyebp.com to your Address Book/Safe Senders List to ensure receipt of this email.

*You will receive access instructions for the on-demand versions on the day of the course. These on-demand versions are pre-recorded to ensure superior quality for a smooth learning experience. Pre-recordings deliver clear content free from distractions or technical issues common in live sessions. Please note that as a result, the pre-recorded and live versions may differ slightly. For those attending the live course, your privacy is a priority. Feel confident in participating, knowing that no recordings will be made.

Previous symposium included:

Adiaha Spinks-Franklin, MD, MPH, FAAP is a board certified Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician. She has more than 20 years’ experience in caring for children and adolescents with developmental disabilities and behavior disorders, and in training pediatric health care professionals in the US and abroad. She holds leadership positions in many national pediatric professional organizations. She identifies as Wonder Woman.

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.

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.

Karen Tartick, PT has been practicing for over 30 years in a variety of settings including outpatient orthopedics, early intervention, acute care, NICU, and school-based physical therapy. She currently practices as a physical therapy consultant for autistic adults.

Pamela Cummings, M.Ed., PT has over 30 years of experience in various areas of pediatric physical therapy: school-based, home-based, perinatal care, NICU, PICU, inpatient, and clinic-based.   She is the Director and PT Consultant for the I-Team Early Intervention Project and the 24-Hour Postural Care Project, supporting local providers in their work with children and young adults with motor disorders.

Lara Collins Barros, OTD, OTR/L has been a school-based OT for over 25 years. She discovered the CO-OP Approach while completing her OTD at NYU and has never looked back. She had the privilege to develop “A Guide for Implementation: Using the Principles of CO-OP to Frame a Top-Down Approach with School-Aged Children” with the mentorship of Dr. Helene Polatajko of ICAN CO-OP.

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.

Anne Kiraly-Alvarez OTD, OTR/L, SCSS is the program director of the OT Program at Midwestern University in IL. She has worked as an OT primarily with children, adolescents, and young adults in school-based settings.

Priscila Tamplain, PhD is an associate professor at the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Texas at Arlington. She is an expert and researcher on the topics of motor development and Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD).

Patti Sharp, OTD, MS, OTR/L is a certified CO-OP Instructor, and OT at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC). She co-leads the DCD Community of Practice at CCHMC. She is excited to share her passion for EBPs with her therapy colleagues.

Disclosures: Peggy, Carlo, Karen, Adiaha, Anne, Priscila, Patti, Lara, Pam Cummings, and Pam Stephenson receive speaking fees from Apply EBP, LLC. They have no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose. Carlo is the co-owner of Apply EBP, LLC.

At the completion of each seminar, you will be able to:*

COMING SOON

*Depending on the seminars you attend

Note that the times below are in Eastern Time. Note that you may be in a different time zone. Contact Carlo at carlo@applyebp.com if you have any questions, need assistance, or are unable to attend all seminars.  For a full description of each seminar please download the Brochure (coming soon!). Note that upto10 minutes from each break may be used for Q&A overflow.

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Day 1

• • • • 8:30 am – 10:00 am: Seminar 1
      • 10:00 am – 10:25 am: Break
      • 10:25 am – 11:55 am: Seminar 2
      • 11:55 am – 12:35 pm: Lunch
      • 12:35 pm – 2:05 pm: Seminar 3: Select one:
        • OT Track
        • PT Track
      • 2:05 pm – 2:30 pm: Break
      • 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm: Seminar 4

Day 2

• • • • 8:30 am – 10:00 am: Seminar 5: Select one:
        • OT Track
        • PT Track
      • 10:00 am – 10:25 am: Break
      • 10:25 am – 11:55 am: Seminar 6: Select one:
        • OT Track
        • PT Track
      • 11:55 am – 12:35 pm: Lunch
      • 12:35 pm – 2:05 pm: Seminar 7
      • 2:05 pm – 2:30 pm: Break
      • 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm: Seminar 8

To help you apply what you learned the very next day you return to work, you will leave the course with your The Well-Equipped Therapist! Practical Toolkit, which may include Cheat Sheets, Clinical Reasoning Worksheets and/or Resources for each of the seminars you attend.

Attendees who complete this course will receive a certificate for 12 hours of continuing education training

For OTs and OTAs

• • • • Apply EBP, LLC is an AOTA-approved provider of CEUs. Attendees will receive 0.15 AOTA CEUs for each seminar completed, for a total of 1.2 AOTA CEUs.

For PTs and PTAs

• • • • Apply EBP, LLC is an approved provider of CEUs for PTs and PTAs in IL, NM, NY, OK, and TX (APS #: 2703055TX).
      • The Live Online Symposium – PT Track is approved in  CA.
      • These PT state boards accept approval by other states or AOTA: AK, AZ, DC, DE, FL, HI, IN, KS, KY, MA, MI, MT, NC, ND, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, UT, VT, VA, WI and WY.
      • These states do not require pre-approval of courses or have no CE requirements for PTs and PTAs: AL, CO, CT, GA, IA, ME, MO, NE, NH, and WA.

If you would like to obtain CEUs for another state, please email carlo@applyebp.com

We recommend purchasing early! This symposium sold out in 2024.

Ticket Prices and Discounts

• • Early Bird – Group: $349/person – save $100/person if 3 or more from the same organization, community group/network or study group register by February 21, 2025. Register together or separately, indicating at least 2 of your co-therapists who are also registering.
  • Early Bird – Individual: $399/person – save $50/person by registering by February 21, 2025.
  • Full Price – Group: $399/person – save $50/person if 3 or more from the same organization, community group/network or study group register starting on February 22, 2025. Register together or separately, indicating at least 2 of your co-therapists who are also registering.
  • Full Price: $449/person – available starting February 22, 2025.
  • 1 Day Only: $249

Purchasing Tickets

Select on the ticket type below. Enter required information. Select to pay via Credit Card, PayPal or by PO.

• • Pay via Credit Card or PayPal: You are registered instantly!
  • Pay via Purchase Order: Register and select “Purchase Order” as form of payment. At the end of your registration, click on “View/Print Invoice” to download a copy of the invoice that you can share with your employer. Send your Purchase Order and/or request for Apply EBP’s W9 to vicki@applyebp.com.

Cancellation Policy

Registrants may cancel up to 14 days prior to the course for a refund minus a $75 administration fee. There is no cancellation less than 14 days prior to the course; you can find a substitute or use your registration to attend a future Apply EBP course. There is no cancellation or substitution after you have received any course material; you can use your registration to attend a future presentation of the same course. Email applyebp@gmail.com to request to cancel.  Apply EBP reserves the right to cancel a course up to 14 days prior to the course due to insufficient registration, with a full refund to registrants. Please do not arrange non-refundable travel arrangements until 13 days prior to the course, as Apply EBP is not responsible for such expenses.

Accommodation Request

Email or call 2 weeks prior to the course with requests for accommodations. We will make every effort to provide reasonable accommodations.

Complaints Resolution

We welcome all feedback. Please email applyebp@gmail.com if you have any complaints so that we may work with you towards a resolution.

Live online via Zoom

Attendees will receive an email ~1 week prior to the course with instructions to access handouts, toolkits, and on-demand webinars. Please contact carlo@applyebp.com if you have any questions.

*You will receive access instructions for the on-demand versions on the day of the course. These on-demand versions are pre-recorded to ensure superior quality for a smooth learning experience. Pre-recordings deliver clear content free from distractions or technical issues common in live sessions. Please note that as a result, the pre-recorded and live versions may differ slightly. For those attending the live course, your privacy is a priority. Feel confident in participating, knowing that no recordings will be made.