TOTA 2023 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY & PHYSICAL THERAPY SERVICE DELIVERY IN SCHOOLS: 
Policy, Research, and Best Practices
                                                             

                                                                                                             

This conference is designed to assist OT and PT school-based practitioners serving in Texas public schools with developing their knowledge base regarding service delivery for all struggling learners. Planned sessions will alert attendees to the latest developments in education policy and evidence-based practice. Course highlights include a focus on student physical and mental health utilizing interprofessional collaboration and successful strategies for implementation of best practices

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PRICE 

  • Members of TOTA and TPTA$180
  • Non Members$230
  • Other Professionals$230
  • Optional Boxed Lunch$5

Austin Marriott South
4415 SOUTH IH-35,
AUSTIN, TEXAS, USA, 78744
Book your hotel reservation before Thursday, May 11, 2023  

Hotel Reservation Link

 

 AGENDA SCHEDULE 

Friday, June 2 


Time


Speaker(s)


Topic 

8:15  – 8:30am

Jean Polichino, OTR, MS, FAOTA

Welcome

8:30 – 9:30am

Keynote: Kristin McGuire, MPA, TEA Senior Director of Special Education Programs and Policy

Continuum of Services for Students with Disabilities in Schools

9:30  - 9:45am

Break

 

9:45 – 11:45am

Featured Speaker: Susan Bazyk, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA

Every Moment Counts: Promoting Mental Health Throughout the Day

11:45–1:00pm

LUNCH BREAK

 

1:00 – 2:00pm

Jessica Barreca, PT, DPT and Amy Schlessman, PT, DPT, DHSc
Pre-Recorded 

Optimizing Collaboration to Maximize Student Outcomes: Inter-agency Process and Product

2:00 -2:15pm

Break

 

2:15 – 3:45pm

Francine M. Seruya, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA and Mindy Garfinkel, OTD, OTR, ATP

Practical Strategies to Transition from a Caseload to a Workload Model in School-Based Practice

 

 

 

3:45 – 4:45pm

Lou Ann Hintz, PhD, OTR and Panel

Advocacy for Best Practice: Strategies for Success

 

Saturday, June 3 


Time


Speaker(s)


Topic 

9:00 – 10:30am

Beth Goodrich, OTR, ATP, PhD, FAOTA
Lois Goodin, DPT
Kathlyn Reed, PhD, OTR, MLIS, FAOTA

Primitive Reflex Assessment/Intervention addressing Learning Differences

10:30-10:45am

Break

 

10:45–12:15pm

OT Focus Breakout Session
Amy Collins, OTR, MOT

Dysgraphia - What's my Role?

10:45 -12:15pm

PT  Focus Breakout Session
Edward A. Wright, MD

The Diagnosis and Treatment of Gait Deviations in Cerebral Palsy

 

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CE/CCUs = 9.5
TOTA  Approved
TPTA  - Approved (This activity has been approved by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 9.50 CCUs for PTs and PTAs.)

***Cancellations must be received in writing to [email protected] by May 25, 2023. Cancellations received before the deadline are eligible to receive a full refund of registration fees, less a 10% administrative fee. Cancellations received after the stated deadline will not be eligible for a refund. Refunds will not be available for registrants who are "no shows."

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