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What (or Who) is Guiding School-Based Practice in PA?

POTA Conference October 18, 2019

Paula McNamara, MS, OTR/L

Katie Landsiedel, OTD, OTR/L

Objectives

➔ Participants will identify current school-based occupational therapy practices established by other states including CT and NC

➔ Participants will explore and identify other state occupational therapy guidelines applicable to Pennsylvania

➔ Participants will share relevant practice insight through peer discussions

➔ Participants will contribute to the formulation of a plan to develop practice guidelines for school-based occupational therapy in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Structure of this session

➔ Introduction

➔ Highlighting AOTA’s Best Practice

➔ Discussion of what other states have done to create school-based guidelines

➔ Breakout Discussion Groups

➔ What are our next steps?

Who are we and how did we get here?

Paula McNamara, MS, OTR/LPOTA Vice Presidentpaula.c.mcnamara@gmail.com

Katie Landsiedel, OTD, OTR/LPOTA District III Executive Officerkatiemckeon@gmail.com

Who are you?

Where are you from?

What are you hoping for?

AOTA Guidelines for School-Based Practice➔ Workload vs Caseload

◆ IEPs◆ 504s◆ Response to Intervention (RtI)

➔ AOTA Best Practices for School-Based Practice◆ Webinar:

https://www.aota.org/Publications-News/AOTANews/2019/how-to-make-changes-to-school-based-practice.aspx

➔ AOTA Letter: OT Leadership in Schools◆ https://www.aota.org/~/media/Corporate/Files/Practice/Children/Resources/AOTA-School-L

eadership-Track-Both-20170814.pdf

What is currently in place in PA?

➔ PA Document from 1995

➔ PA Licensure Board Newsletter◆ https://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/LicensingServices/2009/OccupationalJune20

09.pdf

➔ AOTA: OT and PT State Guidelines for School-Based Practice◆ https://www.aota.org/~/media/Corporate/Files/Secure/Practice/Children/State-Guidelines-S

chool-Based-Practice-20170513.pdf

◆ PA Document: The Right to Special Education in Pennsylvania: A Guide for Parents and Advocates (Education Law Center, 2014)

What have other states done?

North Carolina

➔ NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) led initiative for guidelines with an OT consultant to NCDPI

➔ Workload Analysis (with time studies) with a shift to replace caseloads

➔ Timeline◆ 1 year to write initial timelines in 2007

◆ OTs wrote it then it was vetted by DPI Policy folks and posted

◆ 3-4 months for revision in 2011

➔ Formulas to set workload for practitioners

➔ Guidelines for Providing OT in North Carolina Public Schools

Connecticut

➔ Established relationship with CT Department of Education

➔ “Town Hall” meetings held across the state

➔ Writing and Editing groups designated ◆ 3 hours per week in the summer

◆ Very driven group with outlines for sections, drafts/revisions, and timelines for edits

➔ Timeline: 6 years

➔ Guidelines for OT in Connecticut Schools

Illinois

➔ Network of OT and PT Coordinators from across the state

➔ Worked directly with the Illinois State Board of Education

➔ Timeline◆ Original document (2-3 years); completed in 2003

◆ Revised document (5 years); completed in 2019

◆ 3 tiers of reviewers, in addition to a legal review

➔ Recommended Practices for Occupational and Physical Therapy Services in Illinois Schools

Break out

➔ Each group will be assigned to review a document from a specific state

◆ North Carolina, Connecticut, Illinois

➔ Guiding Discussion Questions◆ What do you like about the document; format, organization, presentation

◆ What constructive criticism can you offer about the document?

◆ What areas do you feel are most important in the document?

◆ Are there any additional areas or ideas to be added?

➔ Highlight key points or areas of importance in documents!

Priority Areas

Next Steps

Steps in Process May Occur

Simultaneously

Acknowledgements

➔ Lauren Holahan, PhD, OT/L, FAOTA◆ North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

➔ Joyce Rioux, EdD, OTR/L, SCSS◆ Strategic Planning Committee Member; Connecticut

➔ Cheryl Huber Lee, OTR/L◆ SASED OT and PT Coordinator; Illinois

➔ Sandra Schefkind, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA◆ Pediatric Program Manager, Professional Affairs Division, AOTA

References

A complete list of References is available upon request