Instructors:
Theresa Carlson Carroll OTD, OTR,L Clinical Associate Professor at Valparaiso University
Tee Stock, OTD, MS, MBA, OTR Private Practice
Phoebe Jerousek, OTD, OTR/L School-Based Practitioner
Earn: .1 CEUs (1 contact hour/1.25 NBCOT PDUs)
Description
IDEA mandates transition services for all special education students ages 16 and older. These include services to address functional skills that will prepare the student for life after high school, including vocational skills, employment, continuing education, adult services, independent living skills, and community participation.
The transition process takes place over time and throughout the student’s educational career. Students with disabilities lag far behind their peers with regard to post-secondary outcomes. Self-care/independent living skills, family participation, collaboration, self-determination, career awareness, occupational courses, social skills, and an integrated transition program are linked to more positive post-school outcomes.
Evidence has demonstrated the importance of self-care skills, indicating that self-care skills are strong predictors of employment and independent living.
The focus of this course is to assist OT practitioners in demonstrating their unique qualifications to assist students in securing positive post-school outcomes.
Learning Objectives
Following this course, the learner will be able to:
- Identify evidence-based evaluation methods for ADLs and IADLs
- Identify evidence-based intervention approaches for ADLs and IADLs
- Identify evidence-based evaluation and intervention methods for sexuality
- Identify evidence-based evaluation and intervention methods for rest and sleep
- Identify intervention collaborative strategies that support the student and family habits and routines.
This course is part of the School-Based Practice Professional Certificate Program