TIES Conference 2012
April 16 & 17, 2012
Valley River Inn, Eugene
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$150 two day fee | $100 one day
Monday, April 16, 2012
Keynote: "Students with Disabilities SET (Strategies, Environmental Modifications, and Tools) to Succeed: With Your Help, Yes They Can!"
With the right supports, all children can learn. Meaningful participation at home and school can be facilitated by altering access, content, and materials. Matching needs with environmental tools for clients from cradle to career is a skill and a challenge for which therapists are uniquely qualified. Determining supports and strategies that are "least restrictive" and recognizing the role that therapists can play in implementing Response to Intervention (RtI) and facilitating Universal Design for Learning (UDL) practices as a member of the educational team is an ongoing process. This workshop will equip participants with strategies, skills, and technology resources to support learners with varying abilities. As a result, participants will be able to identify a variety of methods and resources to adapt common tools and curricular materials to meet the individual needs of children with disabilities in the home and school environment, academically and socially, as well as recognize the "ebb & flow" aspect of service delivery in response to the needs of children as they transition through the school system. Participants will additionally learn to apply a scaffolding process to provide access to print-based materials and identify useful technologies and strategies for supporting math and literacy instruction for students with disabilities.
Presenter: Judith Schoonover, M.Ed, OTR/L, ATP
Judith Schoonover is an occupational therapist and former elementary school teacher. She is certified as an AT practitioner by RESNA and is a founding member of the Loudoun County (VA) Public Schools AT team. Judith has worked in schools for more than 35 years, publishing and presenting on the topics of school-based occupational therapy, transition, and assistive technology. She is the continuing education chair for the Virginia Occupational Therapy Association, and has served as the communication liaison for the American Occupational Therapy Association Early Intervention and School Special Interest Section. Judith is a member of AOTA’s Transition Task Force, and an AOTA Representative to the National Joint Committee for the Communication Needs of Persons with Severe Disabilities (NJC).
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Breakout Sessions and Exhibits
School therapists, educators and medical providers are invited to apply to present at this year’s Therapy in Educational Settings (TIES) Conference. Those of you who have not previously presented are particularly encouraged to apply. One presenter from each session will have their conference registration fee waived. Sessions topics may include Research, Consultation, Early Intervention, Evidence-Based Practices, Legal/Licensing Issues, Medical Interventions, New Therapists, Scheduling/Recordkeeping, Specific Conditions, Treatments/Interventions, Team Functioning, and Training Others. A link to the Presenter Proposal Form on Survey Monkey may be found below:PRESENTER APPLICATION:
Click here to complete TIES 2012 Presenter Application
Presenter applications accepted until Friday, February 3, 2012
Registration materials available here on February 15, 2012
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TIES Conference 2011
April 28 & 29, 2011
Valley River Inn, Eugene
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TIES Conference 2010
April 19 & 20, 2010, Valley River Inn, Eugene
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2009 TIES Conference Presenter
Materials and Handouts
Check out the RSOI Feedback Survey from TIES 2009
Biofeedback for Teaching Relaxation - Katie Allgood
Tips and Tools for Itinerant Therapists - Mary Devine and Lynn Langley
Comparison of PT & OT in Non-Educational &
Educational Settings
Logistics
Building List
PT Consultation Form
Data Sheet for Exercises
Equipment List
Field Trip Consideration Checklist
Gait Trainer Chart
Gait Trainer Guidelines
Gross Motor Activity Guidelines
Physician Information Sheet for Physical Therapy
Playground Suggestions
Scheduling Memo - Elementary School
Scheduling Memo - Secondary School
Sports Letter to Physician
Stander Chart
Stander Guidelines
Student Schedules
Developing Relationships and Facilitating Communication between Therapists in Educational and Medical Settings - Lisa Protsman, Erin Enright, and Geri Aman
Lifting Policies Focus Group - Connie Hector
Current Issues in OT Practice - Felicia Holgate
Getting the PIQ-TURE: Assessing and working with Children with Common Pediatric Conditions - Michelle Linehan
Morning Session
Afternoon Session
Resources
IDEA, Special Education Procedures & Related Services for New Therapist - Christine Macfarlane
Issues in School Practice - Diana Roberts
The Sense of Touch in Children who have Cortical Visual Impairment - Lynn Ayer
Agenda
Matching CVI Characteristics to Strategies
Hand UNDER Hand Technique
CV Impairment Characteristics
Eligibility for Special Education - OI
Oregon Deafblind Project Newsletter-Summer 2007
Oregon Deafblind Project Newsletter-Fall 2007
Oregon Deafblind Project Newsletter-Spring 2008