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 Experts are here to help!

In Seminar 1, Amy will provide you with strategies to make you and your interventions more relevant to the student’s academics with over 50 activities to incorporate movement when learning numbers, equations, spatial sense, counting, measurement, estimation, patterns, comparison, time, calendar and graphs.

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, Lara will show you various ways to embed OT services via case study applications in 6 different classrooms – in English Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Art, Arrival, and transitions after Recess.  
    • 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.

Finally, in Seminar 4, you will learn to bring together all the strategies you gained into the child’s routine. Peggy will walk you through the 5 easy steps of a “Time of Day” (routines-based) approach via video case studies, from assessment to intervention & carryover. For more details, see the Brochure.

Leave the course with multiple tools and strategies for different levels and types of embedding to suit your needs!

**Unable to attend all sessions? Don’t worry! All registrants will also have 60-day access to the on-demand versions of each session.**

Amy M. Schlessman, PT, DPT, DHSc 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.

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.

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.

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.

Disclosures: Peggy, Lara, Karen, Pam, and Amy receive speaking fees from Apply EBP, LLC. They have no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.

At the completion of this course, the learner will be able to:*

1. 1. 1. Identify at least 2 math-specific academic benefits of movement
      2. Determine at least 2 creative physical activities that can be integrated into math concepts without the use of props
      3. Determine at least 2 creative physical activities that can be integrated into math concepts using simple, common items
      4. Determine 3 benefits of providing contextualized school-based services
      5. Select 2 assessment tools or strategies that are consistent with contextualized service provision
      6. Identify 3 strategies for embedding interventions into natural school contexts or environments
      7. Identify 2 student goals that can be addressed via embedded services
      8. Identify 2 class location, routine or activity where embedding PT services would be appropriate on a given case study
      9. Determine 2 embedded PT interventions on a given case study
      10. Select 3 reasons for providing embedded services to improve a student’s performance and participation in the school environment
      11. Distinguish the importance of each of the 3 steps of embedding: observing, hypothesizing, and intervening
      12. Apply 3 evidence-based occupational therapy interventions in an embedded manner on a given case study of a student with disabilities
      13. Identify 2 benefits of the use of assistive technology to improve participation in the educational environment
      14. Determine appropriate assistive technology that promotes participation in meaningful school activities with peers, on a given case scenario
      15. Identify 2 strategies to support implementation for the use of assistive technology in the schools
      16. Identify the purpose of using “time of day” (routines-based) approach in assessment of children with disabilities.
      17. Select two examples of matching the client’s desired outcome with a “time of day” intervention
      18. Determine two strategies for interventions that promote the child’s participation within a natural routine, on a given case study

*Depending on the seminars attended

This course is from 8:30 am – 3:30 pm Eastern Time. Note that you may be in a different time zone. Contact Carlo at carlo@applyebp.com if you have any questions or need assistance.

For a full description of each seminar, please download the Brochure.

• • • 8:30 am – 10:00 am: Seminar 1: Embedding Movement and Motor Skills in Math: Ideas for Teacher-Therapist Collaboration | Amy M. Schlessman, PT, DPT, DHSc
    • 10:00 am – 10:15 am: Break
    • 10:15 am – 11:45 am: Seminar 2: Select One:
      • 2.1 OT Track: Practical Strategies for Embedding Interventions into School Environments | Pam Stephenson, OTD, OTR/L, BCP, FAOTA
      • 2.2 PT Track: Embedding PT Services In General Education Classrooms| Karen Tartick, PT
    • 11:45 am – 12:15 pm: Lunch (on your own)
    • 12:15 pm – 1:45 pm: Seminar 3: Select One:
      • 3.1 OT Track: 3 Steps to Successful Embedding of OT Services, Plus 6 Real-life Case Study Applications | Lara Collins Barros, OTD, OTR/L
      • 3.2 PT Track: Implementing Assistive Technology (for Seating, Standing, Mobility and Toileting) for Students with Multiple Disabilities | Karen Tartick, PT
    • 1:45 pm – 2:00 pm: Break
    • 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm: Seminar 4: Using Routines as a Therapy Tool: For Assessment and Intervention Planning Virtually or In-Person | Peggy Morris, OTD, OTR/L, BCP

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: Embedding Movement and Motor Skills in Math
      • Embedding Movement and Motor Skills in Math Activities; Embedding Movement in Math Advocacy Sheet; Embedding Movement and Motor Skills in Math: Amy’s Favorite Books
    • Seminar 2:
      • 2.1: Practical Strategies for Embedding Interventions into School Environments: Resources: Must-Reads
      • 2.2: Embedding PT Services In General Education: Resource – The Whys of Embedding Wisely; Graphics for Embedding Services
    • Seminar 3:
      • 3.1: Embedding OT Services: Cheat Sheet: 3 Steps to Successful Embedding of OT Services; Resources: 3 Steps to Successful Embedding of OT Services
      • 3.2: 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: Using Routines as a Therapy Tool: Worksheets for 5 Steps of the Time of Day Approach; Resources: Websites and Must-Reads

Attendees who complete this course will receive a certificate for 6 hours of continuing education training

For OTs and OTAs

• • • Apply EBP, LLC is an AOTA-approved provider of CEUs. You will receive 0.15 CEUs for each seminar in this workshop

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).
    • This course is approved in CA and MD (#2022-79 thru 2/17/2026)
    • The live version is approved in NJ (#2204-120 thru 1/31/26). Please make sure to attend the live version to receive NJ PT CEUs.
    • 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, ID, ME, MO, NE, NH, and WA.

For Teachers

• • • Apply EBP is an approved sponsor of CTLE for educators in New York State (#23827)

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

Ticket Prices and Discounts

• • • Early Bird – Group: $199/person – save $50/person if 3 or more from the same organization, community group/network or study group register by September 6, 2024. Register together or separately, indicating at least 2 of your co-therapists who are also registering.
    • Early Bird – Individual: $219/person – save $30/person by registering by September 6, 2024.
    • Full Price – Group: $219/person – save $30/person if 3 or more from the same organization, community group/network or study group register starting September 7, 2024. Register together or separately, indicating at least 2 of your co-therapists who are also registering.
    • Full Price: $249/person – available starting September 7.

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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.

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

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