Contents
Section I. Foundations of Occupational Therapy in Schools
Chapter 1. History of Occupational Therapy in Schools
Chapter 2. The OTPF-3: Communicating Occupational Therapy in Schools
Chapter 3. Laws That Affect Occupational Therapy in Schools
Chapter 4. Best Practices in Ethical Reasoning for School Occupational Therapy Practitioners
Chapter 5. Best Practices in Preparing Students to Practice Occupational Therapy in Schools
Chapter 6. Best Practices in School Occupational Therapy Fieldwork
Chapter 7. Best Practices for Occupational Therapy Assistants in Schools
Chapter 8. Best Practices for School Occupational Therapy Practitioners as Adminstrators
Section II. Evidence-Guided Practices: System-Level Considerations to Support Participation
Chapter 9. Best Leadership Practices Through Everday Advocacy
Chapter 10. Best Practices in Supporting Student Access to School Environments, Programs, and Support
Chapter 11. Best Practices in Supporting Family Engagement in Schools
Chapter 12. Best Practices in Collaborating on School and Community Teams
Chapter 13. Best Practices in Resolving Conflicts in Schools
Chapter 14. Best Practices in Determining a Workload Approach
Chapter 15. Best Practices in School Occupational Therapy Program Evaluation
Chapter 16. Best Practices in Medicaid Cost Recovery
Chapter 17. Best Practices in Literacy and STEM Skills to Enhance Participation at the District and Building Levels
Chapter 18. Best Practices in School Health and Wellness
Chapter 19. Best Practices in School Mental Health
Chapter 20. Best Practices in Universal Design for Learning
Chapter 21. Best Practices in the Use of Assistive Technology to Enhance Participation
Chapter 22. Best Practices in Safe Transportation
Chapter 23. Best Practices in Transition Planning for Preschoolers
Chapter 24. Best Practices in Transition Planning for Independent Living and Workplace Readiness
Chapter 25. Best Practices in Preparing Students and Families for Postsecondary Education
Section III. Evidence-Guided Practices: Population-Level Considerations to Support Participation
Chapter 26. Best Practices in Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
Chapter 27. Best Practices in Supporting Students With a 504 Plan
Chapter 28. Best Practices in Supporting Students With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Chapter 29. Best Practices in Supporting Students With Autism
Chapter 30. Best Practices in Supporting Students With Childhood Trauma
Chapter 31. Best Practices in Supporting Students With Emotional Disturbance
Chapter 32. Best Practices in Supporting Students With Hearing Impairments or Deafness
Chapter 33. Best Practices in Supporting Students With Intellectual Disability
Chapter 34. Best Practices in Supporting Students With Low-Incidence Disabilities
Chapter 35. Best Practices in Supporting Students With Other Health Impairments
Chapter 36. Best Practices in Supporting Students With Physical Disabilities
Chapter 37. Best Practices in Supporting Students With Specific Learning Disabilities
Chapter 38. Best Practices in Supporting Students With Traumatic Brain Injury
Chapter 39. Best Practices in Supporting Students With Visual Impairments
Section IV. Evidence-Guided Practices: Service-Level Considerations to Support Participation
Chapter 40. Best Practices in School Occupational Therapy Evaluation and Planning to Support Participation
Chapter 41. Best Practices in School Occupational Therapy Interventions to Support Participation
Chapter 42. Best Practices in Providing Group Interventions to Support Participation
Chapter 43. Best Practices in Providing Telehealth to Support Participation
Chapter 44. Best Practices in Providing Services in Nonpublic Schools and Homeschooling
Chapter 45. Best Practices in School Occupational Therapy Documentation and Data Collection
Section V. Evidence-Guided Practices: Supporting Occupations to Enhance Student Participation
Chapter 46. Best Practices in ADLS to Enhance Participation
Chapter 47. Best Practices in School Mealtimes to Enhance Participation
Chapter 48. Best Practices in IADLs to Enhance Participation
Chapter 49. Best Practices in Literacy: Handwriting and Written Expression to Enhance Participation
Chapter 50. Best Practices in Literacy: Reading to Enhance Participation
Chapter 51. Best Practices in Play, Leisure, and Extracurricular Skills to Enhance Participation
Chapter 52. Best Practices in Driver's Education to Enhance Participation
Chapter 53. Best Practices in Enhancing School Participation
Section VI. Evidence-Guided Practices: Addressing Performance Skills to Enhance Student Participation
Chapter 54. Best Practices in Cognition and Executive Functioning to Enhance Participation
Chapter 55. Best Practices in Fine Motor Skills to Enhance Participation
Chapter 56. Best Practices in Motor Skills to Enhance Participation
Chapter 57. Best Practices in Sensory Processing to Enhance Participation
Chapter 58. Best Practices in Visual Perception and Visual-Motor Skills to Enhance Participation
Appendixes
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The Future of School Occupational Therapy Practice
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AOTA Occupational Profile Template
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Occupational Therapy Intervention Plan
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Brief Audit of Occupational Therapy Documentation
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Full or Partial Audit of Occupational Therapy Documentation
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Selected Assessment Tools for Analysis of Students' Occupational Performance
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How to Incorporate Best Practices for Occupational Therapy in Schools, 2nd Edition, Into a 16-Week Occupational Therapy Curriculum
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Evidence-Based Practice and Occupational Therapy in Schools
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Importance of Professional Liability Insurance
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Guidelines for Occupational Therapy Services in Early Intervention and Schools
With a focus on student participation, Best Practices for Occupational Therapy in Schools, 2nd Edition, provides practical applications of evidence-based research to daily practice.
978-1-56900-411-1, 582 pages, 2019
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-56900-591-0