Office of School Health

Resources/Tools for DOE Occupational and Physical Therapists

Would you like to know what your strengths are
or what areas you can improve in as a school-based therapist?
Note that this is a self-improvement tool.
It is not meant to be submitted to your supervisor or school administrator.
 

School Based Therapy
    Continuum of Service for Students with Disabilities
    OT/PT Job Description
    School Based Function
    SY 2008-2009 To Do List
    OT/PT Education Model

Caseload Management
    Instructions for Caseload/Workload Forms
    Student Caseload Sample
    Student Caseload Form
    Workload Sample
    Workload Form
    Students to be Contracted Out Sample
    Students to be Contracted Out Form
    
Evaluation Tools 
    OT/PT Parent Checklist (English)
        This checklist is also available in Arabic | Bengali | Chinese | Hatian Creole 
        Korean | Russian | Spanish | Urdu
    OT Pre-referral Strategies
    OT Teacher Checklist
    OT Turning 5 Checklist
    OT Evaluation and Analysis
    OT Evaluation and Analysis - cover
    OT School Function Evaluation
    PT Pre-referral Interventions
    PT Teacher Checklist
    PT Screening Form
    Guide to PT Evaluation
    PT School Function Evaluation - Middle and High School
    PT School Function Evaluation - Pre-K, K, Elementary
    PT School Function Evaluation Appendices - JHS, HS
    PT School Function Evaluation Appendices - Pre-K, K, Elementary

IEP Tools
    Annual Review Plan - Guide
    Annual Review Plan - Form
    Creating a Quality IEP
    Special Education Evaluation Process
    IEP Page 5
    IEP Page 6

Progress Notes
    Daily OT/PT Progress Report
    
Conflicts of Interest Guidelines
    COI FAQ
    Post Employment Memo
    Private Practice Memo
    
Time Keeping
    CyberShift Directions
    Time Keeping Guidelines
    PD - 19


Professional Resources
    AOTA 
    APTA Section on Pediatrics 
    IDEA 2004

Community Resources
Resources for Children with Special Needs Searchable Database provides information about programs and services for children, birth to 26, with disabilities in New York City. It includes camps and recreation, family support services, adaptive equipment purchase assistance, etc.


OT-PT Equipment Available on FAMIS

    Rifton 2008-2009
    Sportime/Abilitations

Durable Medical Equipment
    Obtaining Orthoses
    Obtaining Wheelchairs
    Pediatric Seating and Mobility Clinics
    Sample Positioning and Assessment
    Wheelchair Basics

Lending Library Sites and Materials/Inventory
Personal Information Memo
Personal Information Form
Referral Form for Travel Training 
    
DOE Professional Development

OT-PT Speakers Series - 2008-2009

Workshop # I: School-Based Occupational and Physical Therapy: An Educationally Integrated Approach by Laurie Ray, PT and Lauren Holahan, OTR/L
Over 350 therapists, supervisors and ISC staff attended the workshop held on October 16 and 17, 2008. Laurie and Lauren  discussed the difference between the educational and clinical models of service delivery; the concept of Least Restrictive Environment and researches that support it, and; techniques for collaborative, embedded intervention.
Click here for the workshop handout.

Laurie and Lauren also introduced "Energizers", which are movement activities created by the North Carolina Department of Public Education that can be utilized by teachers for their whole class. "Energizers" integrates physical activities with academic concepts for students from Kindergarten to Middle School. Click here to connect to the "Energizers" website. Share the brochures with your school colleagues!

ASBT Presents...The Hands-On Experts Series - 2008-2009    
The ASBT workshops run from November through May. Therapists will be notified of the date and location of the workshop via DOE email approximately 1 to 2 weeks prior to the workshop they have been assigned to. Due to the high volume of responses received, the ASBT contact persons cannot respond to inquiries regarding the status of therapists’ registration. Unfortunately, we would also be unable to accommodate all requests to sign-up for the workshops. Thank you for your understanding and patience.