School-Based Practice Flashcards

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What makes school based practice unique?

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  • composition of teams

- extent of consultation and collaboration

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Unique skills you may need for entry level competencies in the school

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  • interpersonal skills
  • knowledge of UE for writing, typing, etc
  • developmental and grade milestones
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EHA and its amendments

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  • Education for All Handicapped Children Act (1975) mandates inclusion for all students
  • Amendments (1986) expand to preschool and early intervention
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IDEA and its amendments

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1990 - EHA becomes IDEA
1991 - amendments include AT, transportation, and transition support
1995 - mental health centers are included
1997 - amendments include general ed classrooms and education related directly to general ed

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No Child Left Behind and accommodations

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2001 - teaching is geared toward standardized tests

-504 and IEPs allow more advocacy for students

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IDEA improvement act

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  • 2004
  • preventative services through early intervention
  • focus on prep for further education, employment, and independent living (postsecondary success)
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What occupations are engaged in at school across academic settings?

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ALL 8 MAJOR CATEGORIES and at least 30 subcategories

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ideas to assist with social participation in school

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  • social skills training groups (common as “no bully” groups)
  • older mentors
  • hygiene
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Free Appropriate Public Education

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no cost to parents and accommodations as needed

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Least Restrictive Environment and misconceptions

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  • most appropriate environment that allows a student to succeed
  • does NOT always mean inclusive classroom
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How is a child identified for special ed?

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  • Child Find system locates, identifies, and evaluates all children w/ known disabilities
  • any adult may refer a child for evaluation
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IEP vs 504

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those with a 504 likely don’t meet the criteria for IEP and usually need smaller accommodations (quiet room for testing or help with eating)
-BOTH can come with you to college

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2 types of additional plans

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early intervening services or response to intervention

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special ed process for IEP

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  • referral
  • comprehensive eval
  • determination of eligibility (there’s no middle ground - eligible or not are the only options)
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OT’s role in special ed process

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  • if suspected need for OT, IDEA mandates eval within 60 days of parental consent
  • focus on participation in school
  • top down or occupation based assessments
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types of OT assessments

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  • no formal tools are required

- observation may be the only form of assessment if it gives enough insight into need for services or eligibility

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criteria for special ed eligibility

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  • disability within certain categories OR developmental delay
  • if 3-9 years old, significant developmental delay
  • basically, dev delay or services would be beneficial…duh
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student eligibility for OT

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  • determined once special ed eligibility is determined
  • educational program and goals are considered
  • can be within IEP or 504
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OT role in school documentation

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  • collaboration in education plan and goals

- support must be relevant to academic participation and progress

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direct vs indirect services

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  • direct: applied to child

- indirect: programmatic or constulation

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who is the client in school services?

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child, teachers, staff, etc… (still counts as billable in this setting)

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school-based services have a focus on…

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restoration/adaptation of skills or health promotion/prevention

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benefits of supporting handwriting within the context of early literacy experiences

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improves writing skill and literacy

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functional writing includes _________ and takes _________ to master

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  • writing form and content

- a lifetime

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relationship between writing and reading skills
they develop in tandem
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handwriting & functional written communication evals and interventions should be...
multifaceted
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handwriting/functional written communication interventions
- whole class or individuals - consistent w/ literacy standards - generalizable across contexts - measurable performance changes
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measurable performance changes for writing
- domains - legibility - writing speed - ergonomic factors
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example of measurable writing goal
all writing will remain within top and bottom line 2x per week
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required IEP team members
- parent/guardian - regular ed teacher of child - special ed teacher of child - special ed providers
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optional IEP team members
- public agency - interpreter/advocate - related service personel * *student**
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what does it mean for OT to be a "related service"
- may not be part of initial IEP eval | - can NOT be provided as a stand alone service
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OTs within 504 process
- help determine accommodations | - no reimbursement
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prevention based programs
- early intervention for kids who are struggling/at risk | - response to intervention for kids at risk for not doing well at school (more curriculum or school-based)
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the benefits of a multi-tiered system of supports
number of students needing individualized and intensive supports decreased 15%-5%
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school mental health movement
- system-wide emphasis on training and support for child MH - model of prevention and EI related to MH - services delivered school-wide through targeted groups or to individual students
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where is the role of OT defined?
at the district level
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need for advocacy for OT in schools
- we can provide a wide range of services and programming | - there is opportunity for innovation and traditional service delivery
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bonus question: What is the role of OT within the school setting?
advocate, coach, help with participation, facilitate, play, motivate
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bonus question: What are the 2 biggest factors in predicting long-term success for students w/ disabilities?
- identification | - support
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bonus question: How is change enacted within the school system?
- slowly, through a lot of laws and bureaucracy | - it's hard to get change from people who have been in the school a long time
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bonus question: What is the influence of evidence in shaping school-based OT?
you should practice EBP, because it helps to have the evidence behind you