OT IN THE SCHOOL

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY IN THE SCHOOL

ABOUT DVD:

Occupational therapist, Britt Collins, creates a basis of understanding of how to adapt and facilitate school-based occupations, such as cutting, writing, and copying from the board for children who have sensory needs. Britt will take us through a typical day at school and give suggestions of how to foster success with any child with sensory needs. The DVD addresses sensory situations that arise with children in the educational context. The facilitation of positioning, attention to task, social interaction, and handwriting are explored.

CONTRIBUTING OT:

• Dr. Angela N. Hissong, OTR/L, CAPS, Pennsylvania State University – is a community-based occupational therapist and faculty in the occupational therapy programs at Pennsylvania State University & Chatham University. Her primary areas of research and evidence-based practice involve gleaning a better understanding of the occupational performance, challenges, and adaptations of children and youth, mothers living in rural communities, and farmers with disabilities.

CONSULTING OT:

• Lindsey Biel, M.A., OTR/L is a pediatric occupational therapist based in New York City. She is the coauthor of "Raising A Sensory Smart Child", with a foreword by Temple Grandin.

TEACHER INTERVIEWS ON DVD:

• Special Education Teacher – Michael Dutra – shares his knowledge of working with special needs students, many of whom are non-verbal, and how parents can work with teachers to optimize their child’s success in the classroom.


• General Education Teacher – Kathy Grossman – explains how she incorporates her students’ sensory needs into her classroom and how she combines special needs students into her general education classroom.

Running time approximately 90 minutes.

CHAPTERS

• Rachel Hunter Intro
• Incorporating Movement into the Classroom
• Transitions
• Seating and Posture
• Fine Motor
• Gross Motor
• Organization of Behavior
• Integrating Individual Sensory Needs into Classroom
• Sensory Friendly Classroom
• Storytime with Rachel Hunter
• General Education Teacher Interview
• Special Education Teacher Interview
• Additional Information from Britt Collins

"Your Occupational Therapist may only see your child for an hour a week. Please work with your child’s OT and find out what areas you can be working on at home. The more we can do together, the more it benefits the child" Britt Collins M.S. OTR/L"