The OT Schoolhouse Podcast for School-Based OT Practitioners Jayson Davies

Are you an OT who wants to level up your knowledge on how to work collaboratively with SLPs to support students in school? Well, you're in for a treat! 
Today's episode features a special guest, Rose, a school-based speech therapist and Founder of ABA SPEECH. She will share her wisdom on the important role that SLPs play in schools and how OTPs can collaborate with SLPs to provide the best possible support for students. 
Tune in to learn more!

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Do you know how your engine is running right now? Is it high, low, or just right? 
In this episode of the OT Schoolhouse Podcast, Sherry and Molly discuss the OG self-regulation program that helps all ages understand their alertness. Using analogies that The Alert Program®  utilizes helps people understand their alertness in an easily comprehensible way.


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The Alert Program is a registered trademark of TherapyWorks, Inc. 



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Today, we're talking about one of the most popular and versatile tools in the world of school-based occupational therapy: LEGO.
That's right, we're diving into the benefits of using LEGO in therapy sessions. LEGO provides a fun and engaging way to help children reach their therapy goals by improving fine motor skills and promoting creativity and problem-solving.
Listen in to hear nine different ways you can support educational tasks using LEGO blocks as your therapy modality. 
View the full show notes at OTSchoolhouse.com/episode118
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Being OTPs in a Teacher’s world is not always easy. In this episode, I am sharing a supportive tool I have used to support my students and build rapport with the teachers I work with daily.

I have provided small and large group collaborative in-services for teachers since my third year in school-based OT, so I am excited to share with you some research that supports this strategy for all of the reasons I know and love. 
Listen in to hear how you can use live and recorded in-services to support teachers, students, and yourself. 
View the show notes OTSchoolhouse.com/episode117


Resources
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Article CitationJamie Mac Donald & Heidi Baist (2022) Using Virtual Collaboration and Education to Increase Teachers’ Ability to Promote Self-regulation, Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, & Early Intervention, 15:4, 403-417, DOI: 10.1080/19411243.2021.1983497

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Have you ever thought of having your students be the handwriting teachers?
By having students apply what they learned during an OT session, they can go back into the classroom to share the letter stories and formations with everyone… including the teacher! This is a great functional way to help them solidify what they learned.

Today, Cheryl Bregman is here to discuss some common handwriting norms on which she is flipping the script. We also dive into how children have been affected with dysgraphia and pseudo dysgraphia and how a collaborative approach can help.

Tune in to learn about an awesome handwriting program Cheryl has created that can help a child learn to write in five weeks!


Listen now to learn the following objectives:


Learners will identify why it is beneficial to start with learning lowercase lettersLearners will identify the reasons children may present with pseudo dysgraphiaLearners will identify and understand how reading and writing collide and impact one anotherLearners will identify how handwriting heroes use a multi-sensory approach and how it benefits all children, especially those with learning disabilities.Learners will identify specific assessments that do not correlate with handwriting outcomes.

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What do you think of when you hear the phrase trauma responsive? 
This concept goes beyond trauma-informed care. Tune in to hear Dr. Gibbs speak about her book, Trauma Treatment in Action, and how as OTPs, we need to be more responsive to the needs of a client regarding their mental health, just as if we were working with someone who had a stroke or other physical ailment. 


Listen now to learn the following objectives:
Learners will identify the five dimensions of trauma and how to use these in practiceLearners will identify what ACTION is and how it can be used in OTLearners will identify how an OTP can address mental health with a studentClick here to view the full show notes, including links to resources mentioned in this episode. 
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