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How to Write an OT Educational Evaluation for School-Based Therapists

presented by Yvonne Swinth, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA

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Financial: Yvonne Swinth receives compensation from MedBridge for this course. There is no financial interest beyond the production of this course.

Non-Financial: Yvonne Swinth has no competing non-financial interests or relationships with regard to the content presented in this course.

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Video Runtime: 73 Minutes, Learning Assessments: 29 Minutes

Writing a school-based occupational therapy evaluation summary can be challenging for some practitioners. The purpose of an educational evaluation is to determine if occupational therapy services are necessary for a student to be able to access and participate in his/her educational program. This course will provide a background for a school-based occupational therapy evaluation and then go over how write an evaluation summary step-by-step. At the end of this course, participants will have a format and considerations for writing an educational occupational therapy evaluation summary.

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Yvonne Swinth, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA

Dr. Swinth is a professor and program chair at the University of Puget Sound. She has more than 25 years of experience working in pediatrics, primarily in school-based settings. Within the schools, she has provided therapy services for children from birth to 21 years of age and has been involved in the development of several…

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1. Evaluation Overview

In this chapter, a review of key principles for conducting and occupational therapy evaluation in the schools is presented. This is followed by a brief review of the occupational therapy evaluation process and tools and strategies that could be used.

2. Components of an Evaluation Summary

In this chapter, the key components of an evaluation summary are described, including the purpose of the evaluation, strategies and functional assessments used in the evaluation, and the resulting recommendations.

3. Summary Analysis

This chapter addresses strategies for conducting an effective summary analysis for a team report and for other next steps, such as determining eligibility for programs under IDEA.

4. Evaluation Summary Discussion

The final chapter of this course features a discussion applying course topics to real situations school-based therapists experience.

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