Duties
- Cooperates and communicates within HIPPA/FERPA Guidelines with the
child's parents and health/ medical coordinators for consistency in planning and therapy evaluation and to procure current annual prescriptions for treatment.
- Plans and implements therapy programs to meet student needs and IEP
goals.
- Plans a system to collect and records meaningful data on therapy programming.
- Demonstrates flexibility and organization in program
- Methods
- Facilitates a variety of therapeutic methods conducive to student
- Utilizes evidence based practice for development and implementation of individualized programs and
- Monitors and evaluates therapy programs using observation, data and pre-
and post-treatment and cross-treatment assessment comparisons.
- Provides a motivating, innovative and resourceful therapeutic
- Incorporates adaptations and strategies pertinent to the disabling
- Incorporates appropriate proactive and preventative behavior management practices and practices that diminish the behavioral actions of
- Consults with all members of the educational team inclusive of family, regarding student needs and
- Knowledge of Subject Matter
- School Based occupational therapy addresses purposeful, goal directed activities to improve school function within the educational environment in the following areas:
- Postural stability
- Tone management
- Fine motor skills
- Visual perception and integration
- Activities of Daily Living
- Motor planning
- Balance/ Coordination
- Sensory processing
- Self-help activities
- Social and play activities
- Environmental adaptations
- Use of assistive devices
- Positioning
- Orthotic management
- Adaptive equipment needs
- Displays knowledge of development and disabling conditions and their impact on learning and family
- Exhibits current knowledge of state and federal rules and regulations and ECHO policies and
- Displays practice in keeping within the guidelines of ethical practice as described in the Illinois Practice Act and the American Occupational Therapy
- Demonstrates knowledge and ability to present pertinent information on
therapy related topics in trainings for peers, educational teams and family members in formal and informal ways.
- Exhibits ability for writing professional reports, case studies, Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), case logs, and other child and family
- Management
- Develops plans and scheduling options for individual and group
- Integrates therapy goals and objectives within the student's selected
- Works within ECHO Program guidelines to order appropriate materials and
equipment and utilizes and maintains those items appropriately.
- Communicates as assigned for informing districts of their student's needs or specific aspects of their educational
- Organizes and maintains complete and correct student records as required by law, the student's district, by ECHO policy and administrative
- Provides competent supervision for COTA and/ or occupational therapy interns (when applicable) in keeping with the practice act and
school/ caseload requirements.
- Organizes physical environment conducive to learning.
- Handles emergencies in an organized manner in keeping with ECHO policies and procedures and program
- Acts in accord with the ECHO Policy and Procedure
- Transitions students through activities within the classroom and school
- Develops and manages formal and informal communication systems with parents, professional and paraprofessional staff, and community and agency
- Professional Conduct
- Relates to feedback/ constructive criticism, utilizing problem-solving
- Demonstrates self-directed professional study via participation in workshops, in-services and available course
- Negotiates professional growth with the ECHO direct supervisor
- Attends and participates in appropriate program staff
- Attends and participates in appropriate student related
- Exhibits ethical
- Performs additional duties, as
- Completes reports and makes recommendations within ECHO
- Develops and adheres to a daily
- Utilizes current assessment tools and
- Performs other duties as requested.