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If you have been following SeekFreaks for awhile now, you probably know how much I love standardized assessments (Top 9 Functional Balance Tests for School-Based PTs, 7 Promising Wheelchair Operation Tests, Top 10 Walking Tests for School-based PTs, 2 Tests… Continue Reading →
Written by Peggy Morris, OTD, OTR/L, BCP . Peggy is an OT with 30+ years pediatric experience in early intervention, private practice, and out-patient services – but most of her experience and passion is in school-based practice. She teaches graduate… Continue Reading →
Written by Cindy Dodds, PT, PhD. She is an Associate Professor at the Medical University of South Carolina’s College of Health Professions. Her clinical and research interest focus on children with medical complexity. Her passion in this area has led her… Continue Reading →
As a therapist working with children for over 30 years, I have a collection of pictures of the children with whom I have worked. When I look at the pictures, I proudly and lovingly remember how we worked hard together… Continue Reading →
So, this year, the APTA Combined Sections Meeting had nearly 17,000 participants laissez le bon temps rouler (let the good times roll…) in New Orleans (6,000 were PT students). Both original SeekFreaks were in attendance, learned a LOT and made… Continue Reading →
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 is ecstatic to start February with a Spotlight Interview of a therapist who goes above and beyond to reduce wasted equipment, and giving them new life through her non-profit! Marne Iwand, MPT, ATP work for Munroe Meyer Institute at the… Continue Reading →
Written by: Karen Tartick, PT, who practices in the Durham Public Schools in Durham, NC. Karen has served as a member of the Autism subcommittee of the School Based Physical Therapy Special Interest Group, and co-authored the Autism Spectrum Disorder Guide for parents on… Continue Reading →
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 →
Top 9 Functional Balance Tests for School-Based PTs 2 Tools to Promote Movement in the Classroom 4 Cs of Letters of Medical Necessity 7 Promising Wheelchair Operation Tests School-based Therapist CSM 2016 Survival Guides Top 10 Walking Tests for School-based… Continue Reading →
Hello there! I recently spent a lovely long weekend in Orlando, Florida, to attend the AOTA’s specialty conference for school therapists. It was well attended; over 400 folks participated, along with thousands (or so it seemed) of Irish step-dancers. If… Continue Reading →
It’s more than just a chair! SeekFreaks revisited the classic Activity Chair as a great tool to promote inclusion, real-life function, and social interactions. With its many accessories and configurations, we found it to be highly versatile for different students… Continue Reading →
How does trauma and toxic stress impact the children we serve and the services we provide? We all know that during the critical period of early childhood development (0 – 3 years of age), a child’s brain is most plastic…such… Continue Reading →
SeekFreaks was at APPTAC 2017, and had a blast learning, presenting, networking and trying out equipment. We also interviewed our co-SeekFreaks to find out what they learned from, or presented at APPTAC.
SeekFreaks explored the Rifton Support Station. Those who implement the MOVE program in their schools are familiar with the Support Station’s utility. While it is indeed useful for addressing toileting, it is also useful for promoting additional functional activities, such… Continue Reading →
This video is full of classics – from the classic Rifton Trike, classic song, classic TV show, and classic movie! SeekFreaks explored multiple real-world uses of the Trike (beyond Pre-K), in a game we dubbed The Trike Is Right! We… Continue Reading →
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 →
[smbtoolbar] Have you ever wondered where you were ever going to find the time in the school day to contact a parent, write a request for equipment for one of your students, answer an email invite to a meeting, or… Continue Reading →
SeekFreaks explored the Rifton TRAM and found great uses for improving access to many children & youth, including those with complex medical needs. Utilize the TRAM to transfer, gait train, perform ADLs, and document progress in weight-bearing ability! So many… Continue Reading →
[smbtoolbar] Happy Summer, SeekFreaks! Both SeekFreaks participated in the APTA Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy’s Innovations in School-based Physical Therapy Practice 2017 conference in our nation’s capital – Washington, DC, July 14th & 15th. It was awesome!! I’m here to… Continue Reading →
[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 →
