Implementing School-Based Occupational Therapy Services - A Multi-Tired Approach to Sensory Processing Needs

This book focuses on providing occupational therapy sensory interventions through a tiered approach to help improve academic participation, covering assessment of the sensory aspects of the environment and population as well as at the group level.

List of contents

Introduction 1. A Brief Review of Legislation Guiding School-Based Occupational Therapy Practice 2. Sensory Processing and Its Impact on Education 3. Multi-tiered System of Support and Occupational Therapy and Sensory Needs 4. Assessing the Need for Sensory Interventions 5. Designing Interventions to Address Sensory Processing Needs 6. Evaluating Outcomes of Interventions 7. Working with a Multidisciplinary Team 8. Changing the Service Model: Facilitating Lasting Change

About the author

Aimee Piller, PhD, OTR/L, BCP, FAOTA is the owner and director of Piller Child Development, an outpatient pediatric therapy company with three locations in the greater Phoenix area. She is a practicing occupational therapist with almost 20 years of experience in a variety of pediatric settings including outpatient home health, and schools.

Product details

• Authors: Aimee Piller
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 03.09.2025
• EAN: 9781032654744
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3265474-4
• No. of pages: 242
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / Occupational Therapy, Psychotherapy, Educational psychology, Occupational Therapy, Education: care & counselling of students, Counselling and care of students, Social counselling and advice services, Counselling & Advice Services