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Top 6 Tests for Middle and High Schoolers: Assessment Tools for Real-Life Functions

Written by Carlo Vialu, PT, MBA, co-creator of SeekFreaks. He loves promoting function and participation for children and youth with disabilities, from our assessment to our interventions. Learn about these courses after the article. What You Assess Is What You… Continue Reading →

RESOURCE: Updated Reading List for School-based OT, PT and SLP Practitioners

Written by Carlo Vialu, PT, MBA, co-creator of SeekFreaks. He loves promoting function and participation for children and youth with disabilities, from our assessment to our interventions, via continuing education courses. Read more about these courses after the article. Why… Continue Reading →

RESOURCE: School-based OT, PT & SLP Practice Guide Map – Updated!

[smbtoolbar] Learning one’s state and school district practice guidelines is essential when working in the educational setting. Practice guidelines may assist in various decision-making processes. We make it one step easier for you by listing all the guidelines and plotting… Continue Reading →

Top 9 Breathing Exercise Videos for Children

Carlo Vialu, PT, MBA, is co-creator of SeekFreaks. He loves promoting function and participation for children and youth with disabilities. Join self-regulation courses on his continuing education platform, Apply EBP. Read more about these courses after the article. The current… Continue Reading →

Free Resources for OT, PT & Speech Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Carlo Vialu, PT, MBA, is co-creator of SeekFreaks. He loves promoting function and participation for children and youth with disabilities, from our assessment to our interventions, via the continuing education, Apply EBP. Read more about these courses after the article…. Continue Reading →

9 Quick Tests for Student IEP Goals: How many can you pass?

Written by Laurie Ray, MPT, PhD, who has over 18 years of experience in school-based practice and is a state-level PT consultant for public schools. She also consults for Medicaid and Adapted Physical Education for her state and is an… Continue Reading →

5 Functional Classification Systems for Children with Cerebral Palsy

The author, Carlo Vialu, PT, MBA, is co-creator of SeekFreaks. He loves promoting function and participation for children and youth with disabilities, from our assessment to our interventions, via his continuing education courses at Apply EBP. More about these courses… Continue Reading →

2 Free Tests for Adaptive Equipment Selection and Implementation

The author, Carlo Vialu, PT, MBA, is co-creator of SeekFreaks. He loves promoting function and participation for children and youth with disabilities, from our assessment to our interventions. Visit Apply EBP’s webinars on various assessment tools. More info after this… Continue Reading →

Resource: Summer Reading List for School-based OT, PT and SLP Practitioners

Click here for an updated version of this article with current links, evidence and resources. Carlo Vialu, PT, MBA, is co-creator of SeekFreaks. He loves promoting function and participation for children and youth with disabilities, from our assessment to our… Continue Reading →

Enhancing Self-determination: Strategies to Incorporate in Our Interventions

Carlo Vialu, PT, MBA, is co-creator of SeekFreaks. He loves promoting function and participation for children and youth with disabilities, from our assessment to our interventions, via his continuing education courses at ApplyEBP.com. See Amy’s webinars on Self-determination here. More… Continue Reading →

Countdown to Transition from EI: It Does Not Happen at Age 3!

SeekFreaks, a difficult transition for parents is when they leave the hospital with the bundle of joy and no procedure manual! For some parents, an early interventionist is more than helpful but actually feels like a life line. Then, just… Continue Reading →

ASSISTIVE TECH: Choosing a Stander for the Classroom and Home

We know that standing is a vital part of a comprehensive whole-body surveillance program. There is emerging evidence that a standing program can lead to: maintaining or improving range of motion (1,2) improving bone mineral density (1,2) promoting hip stability (2,3)… Continue Reading →

Participating in Chores at Home: A Facilitator of Employment in Youth with Disabilities

Looking for more ways to improve your client’s potential for employment? Good work begins at home! Chores and Employment Parent expectations (Lindsey, 2014) and youth engagement in chores at home (Lindsey, 2014; Weyman, 2014) are considered to be facilitator of… Continue Reading →

SeekFreaks IEP Checklist: Parent/Family Version

Written by Laurie Ray, MPT, PhD, who has over 18 years of experience in school-based practice and is a state-level PT consultant for public schools. She also consults for Medicaid and Adapted Physical Education for her state and is an… Continue Reading →

SeekFreaks IEP Checklist: Student Version

Written by Laurie Ray, MPT, PhD, who has over 18 years of experience in school-based practice and is a state-level PT consultant for public schools. She also consults for Medicaid and Adapted Physical Education for her state and is an… Continue Reading →

RESOURCE: 10 Handy CanChild Resources

[smbtoolbar] I can’t believe we let Canada’s Sesquicentennial Anniversary (aka 150th Year) on July 1, 2017 go without a shout out on the great work of our colleagues up North on conducting research and creating resources. So we decided to… Continue Reading →

Top 23 Free Seated Exercise Videos – For Home and School

Written by Carlo Vialu, PT, MBA, co-creator of SeekFreaks. He loves promoting function and participation for children and youth with disabilities, from our assessment to our interventions, via his continuing education courses: The Well-Equipped Therapist! School-based OT & PT Symposiums,… Continue Reading →

18 Predictors of Postsecondary Outcomes…And What OTs, PTs & SLPs Can Do Now!

[smbtoolbar] Carlo Vialu, PT, MBA, is co-creator of SeekFreaks. He loves promoting function and participation for children and youth with disabilities, from our assessment to our interventions, via his continuing education courses at ApplyEBP.com. Join him and other experts discuss… Continue Reading →

SeekFreaks’ Adapted Physical Education Primer

[smbtoolbar] Written by Laurie Ray, MPT, PhD, who has over 18 years of experience in school-based practice and is a state-level PT consultant for public schools. She also consults for Medicaid and Adapted Physical Education for her state and is… Continue Reading →

RESOURCE: 6 Steps in Using a Therapy Ball as Classroom Seating

[smbtoolbar] The ability to attend to tasks is an important element of learning in the school. Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or Attention-Deficit Hyperactive Disorder ADHD) often manifest attentional difficulties. Changing the learning environment has been proposed as a… Continue Reading →

Section 504: Not a SpEd Consolation Prize!

Written by Laurie Ray, MPT, PhD, who has over 18 years of experience in school-based practice and is a state-level PT consultant for public schools. She also consults for Medicaid and Adapted Physical Education for her state and is an… Continue Reading →

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