ON-DEMAND WEBINAR PURCHASE
In Canada, students with disabilities are attending general education classrooms. To promote full school participation, including participation in grade-level academic activities with peers, school-based occupational therapists need to deepen their understanding of academic occupations in the context of inclusive education and develop collaborative relationships with classroom teachers.
This webinar will begin with an overview of academic occupations in the context of general education, using the Canadian Model of Occupational Performance and Engagement (CMOP-E; Polatajko et al., 2007) as a framework. While the social model of disability suggests that the environment has a larger impact on participation than individual skills, school-based occupational therapy goals and interventions target factors related to the person, such as fine motor skills. This webinar will explore how therapists can shift the focus of their practice to enable participation in grade-level curricular activities. The strategies that foster engagement in academic occupations will also be discussed, including collaboration with classroom teachers and supporting Universal Design for Learning.
After taking part in this webinar, participants will be able to:
Level
Beginner (0-2 years of experience in this specific area of practice)