Occupational Therapy in School-Based Practice: Contemporary Issues and Trends—Core Course and Elective Sessions
Note: Content Reflects 2004 IDEA Course Description
Enhance your skills and excel in fulfilling your vital and expanding role. Occupational therapy professionals provide services not only to students with disabilities but also to other professionals working with these students and to the school system as a whole. These Online Courses help you enhance your skills, gain information, and excel in fulfilling your vital and expanding role.
Within the context of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA 2004), No Child Left Behind (NCLB) initiative, the philosophy of education, and the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework, these courses address the occupational therapy process in school-based practice, providing a wealth of practical suggestions for service delivery and intervention strategies, and adding to your knowledge base of evaluation, IEP development, team collaboration, intervention, and outcomes in school-based practice.
Core Course
Service Delivery in School-Based Practice: Occupational Therapy Domain and Process
Edited by Yvonne Swinth, PhD, OTR/L
Applicable to all school-based practice areas, this course enhances and strengthens the problem-solving and clinical reasoning skills that you use every day. Gain a more in-depth understanding of critical factors that affect school-based practice. Earn 1 AOTA CEU (10 NBCOT PDUs/10 contact hours.
Content Focus
Category 1: Domain of Occupational Therapy: Areas of Occupation
Category 2: Occupational Therapy Process: Evaluation and Intervention
Elective Sessions
Edited by Yvonne Swinth, PhD, OTR/L
Enhance your knowledge in specific school-based populations, types of settings, and service delivery issues. Each Elective Session is independent of the others and may be scheduled at your convenience after completing the Core Session.
Target Audience
Occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants currently working in school-based practice and those interested in transitioning into this field should take this course. Information is geared to therapists and assistants with a general working knowledge of current practice trends and literature related to the subject matter.
Content Level
Intermediate
Continuing Education Credit
Core Session: A certificate of completion for 1 AOTA CEU (10 NBCOT PDUs/10 contact hours) will be awarded for the course with the successful completion of a multiple choice examination.
Elective Sessions: A certificate of completion for .1 AOTA CEUs (1 NBCOT PDU/1 contact hour) will be awarded for the successful completion of a multiple choice examination. Note: Elective Session 1 will be awarded .2 AOTA CEUs (2 NBCOT PDUs/2 contact hours).
Technology Requirements
- Internet access
- CD player on computer
- Printer (to print certificate of completion and content, if desired)
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Reauthorization Update
The updates related to the 2004 IDEA Reauthorization have been incorporated into the Core Course and Elective Sessions. These updates minimally change the content of the Core Course and Elective Sessions. If you have previously taken the Core Course and any of the Elective Sessions it is highly recommended that you consider the following AOTA resources to help you stay up to date related to 2004 IDEA.
The New IDEA Regulations: What Do They Mean to Your School-Based and EI Practice? —CE on CD —.2 AOTA CEUs (2 NBCOT PDUs/2 contact hours)
Response to Intervention: A Role for Occupational Therapy Practitioners—CE on CD —.2 AOTA CEUs (2 NBCOT PDUs/2 contact hours)
Occupational Therapy and Transition Services --CE on CD --.1 AOTA CEU (1 NBCOT PDU/1 contact hour)
The New IDEA: An Occupational Therapy Toolkit (CD-ROM)
Occupational Therapy Services for Children and Youth Under IDEA (3rd Edition).
Most of the requirements remain unchanged from the 1997 reauthorization with respect to occupational therapy service delivery. However, at the time these updates were completed, the proposed implementation regulations for Part C had been issued, but the regulations had not been finalized. Please monitor the AOTA Web site for more details as they become available. When possible, language from the law was used when referring to Part C. If Part C regulation language is used, it is from IDEA 1997.
For ongoing updates regarding IDEA, you may want to monitor the IDEA Website. This site not only provides the actual language of the law and regulations but also other key reference material related to effective implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act.