What do I do if I suspect my student needs OT?

1. Contact me via email: hinoted@nausetschools.org. If you see me in person and ask, do me a favor and send me an email anyway to remind me!

2. Fill out the referral checklist and leave it in my box. I will put one in your box soon after receiving the email, or you can simply download it here.

3. I will contact you to schedule an observation (or two).

4. I will consult with you on intervention strategies and accommodations to trial in the classroom and send home parent permission to screen the student.

5. Once permission is obtained, I will contact you to schedule a screen with the student.

6. I will analyze and synthesize the results of the screen, and provide you and the parent with a write up, including my recommendations, which may be any of the following:

   • No occupational therapy services are recommended

   • I will recommend intervention strategies and accommodations to trial in the classroom and consult with you on their effectiveness, trying new strategies as needed, and/or moving to RTI or evaluation referral

   • I will recommend the student for Response to Intervention group

     1. I will develop an RTI plan and send home permission to the parents

     2. Once permission is obtained, I will consult with you on scheduling intervention times (this could be either pull out or inclusion).

     3. After a set number of weeks, I will analyze and synthesize progress and provide you and the parents with a write up.

     4. If issues prove persistent, I will continue RTI for another set number of weeks, with new strategies as needed and in a different setting as indicated, or move on to evaluation referral.

   • I will Recommend the student for occupational therapy evaluation.

     1. I will fill out a referral form and Mrs. Ambrose will send it home to be signed.

     2. Once permission is obtained, I will consult with you to schedule another observation, and times that I can pull the student for testing.

     3. More than likely, I will send you a Sensory Processing Measure questionnairre to determine sensory processing issues.

     4. If the student is found eligible, I will consult with you on goals and optimal intervention session times.

     5. Once the IEP is signed, I will begin servicing the student.

*** It is important to remember that you are able to skip much of this process and refer the student for occupational therapy at any time. As the teacher, you know your student's classroom performance better than anyone!