Audience

This online course is intended for physical therapists who provide or intend to provide related services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

To register for additional individual sessions in this series - or to register for the full Innovations in School-based Therapy course – visit the On-Demand Courses page.

Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will:

1. Understand foundational federal laws and regulations for ensuring a free and appropriate public education (FAPE), including provision of required related services for students with disabilities under IDEA and Section 504.
2. Apply evidence and data to individualize and make appropriate decisions regarding evaluation, outcome measures, models of service delivery, individualization, advocacy, and evidence-informed interventions.
3. Apply knowledge gained to influence and advocate for appropriate services, staffing, physical activity and fitness, collaboration across practice settings, adequate supports and self-determination for students with disabilities.
4. Incorporate evidenced-informed evaluation and intervention for students with complex disability.
5. Describe the role of school-based physical therapy in provision of assistive technology, individualized transportation services, and to prepare students and their families for adulthood through post-school transition.

Live session

• Wed, September 6, 1-2:15 pm ET: Panel Discussion with all 6 speakers plus Tricia Catalino will facilitate

Session Descriptions & Speakers

Panel Discussion with all speakers plus Tricia Catalino, PT, DSc, as moderator (Wed, September 6, 1-2:15 pm ET)

Speakers from the four previous sessions will gather for a panel discussion about the foundations of school-based physical therapy practice and how each of their topic areas intersect. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and participate in the discussion. Topics will include law and regulations related to school-based services, assessment, IEP goals, and assistive technology.

Tricia Catalino, PT, DSc, Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy, is Program Director and Associate Professor of the Hawai'i Pacific University DPT Program. During her nearly 25 years of clinical practice, Dr. Catalino has served children with disabilities and their families in the early intervention setting and as a clinical evaluator for an FDA drug trial for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Dr. Catalino currently serves on the APTA Pediatrics Board of Directors as the Director of Professional Development and as delegate for APTA Nevada. Dr. Catalino is a graduate of the APTA Education Leadership Institute Fellowship, and the Physical Therapy Coordinator for Nevada LEND (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities). She has served as a presenter at national and international conferences and her work appears in peer-reviewed journals including Pediatric Physical Therapy and Infants & Young Children. Dr. Catalino has authored multiple book chapters and is co-editor of a new pediatric physical therapy textbook.