Occupational and Physical Therapy in Educational Settings

Our popular PASS Summer Institute for school OTs & PTs is back! Join us for this FREE practice-changing opportunity. Learn about current evidence and best practice. Network with therapists from other districts. Address what matters, where it matters, for enhanced student success. Earn 67.5 PDPs. Dates: July 11, 25, 26, 27, Sept. 16, Nov. 19.

 

Partnership for Advancement of School Service-Providers, LLC presents

a 2016 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education- sponsored

FREE Summer Institute

for Occupational Therapists and Physical Therapists

~who work in Massachusetts elementary and secondary schools with students with disabilities~

This institute is designed to provide tools to enable occupational therapists and physical therapists to advance their practice skills within the school setting.  Participants will be empowered to provide educationally relevant services consistent with policies governing school practice.  Topics will include the role of the occupational therapist and physical therapist within the school setting, current laws and regulations, workload management, strategies for evaluating school participation, providing services within natural school contexts, objective data collection, using evidence to inform practice, working as a collaborative member of the educational team, response to intervention, and secondary transition. Participants will learn to utilize on-line resources to inform their practice. 

Join Us for this Exciting Opportunity!

• Expand knowledge and skills in participation-based and collaborative assessment, documentation and intervention
• Connect and network with therapists from other districts and develop ongoing collaborative relationships
• Develop tools and strategies to create change to meet the requirements of federal and state special education law
• Stay up-to-date on current evidence and best practice
• Explore emerging practice areas
• Participate in small group discussion and collaborative learning activities
• Get free materials
• Learn about valuable online resources that can help you to do your job

 …and much more in this unique summer institute funded by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Institute Requirements: This institute includes 6 days of on-site instruction, seven hours of on-line learning and participation, and completion of a project in the fall.  MA DESE requires that institute participants must attend all sessions and complete all course requirements in order to participate and receive 67.5 PDPs. No partial credit will be given.

Optional graduate credit is available for a $285 fee through Fitchburg State University.

Dates:  July 11, 25, 26, 27 (8:30 – 3:30), September 16 (8:30 – 2:30), and November 19 (8:30 – 4:00), 2016. There will also be online participation and a project in the fall.

Location:  Hilton Garden Inn, Common Center, 59 Andrews Parkway, Devens, MA 01434 

Provider(s): Partnership for Advancement of School Service-Providers, LLC – PASS

Faculty:   Sharon Ray,  ScD, OTR/L,  Jan Hollenbeck,  OTD, OTR/L, June Bunch,  MS, OTR/L, MHA, &     Mary Jo Flatley, PT

 

Apply Now! 

Act Now! Only 30 FREE spaces available!

For:  Occupational therapists/assistants and physical therapists/assistants working in public schools, educational collaborative programs and approved private special education programs in Massachusetts. Participants will be accepted on a first -come, first -served basis. Applicants will be notified of acceptance on a rolling basis until the institute is fully enrolled, with consideration given to ensure a balance of OT and PT as well as geographic distribution of participants across the state.