2025 SCHEDULE

8:00 - 10:00 am

1A) MTSS Foundations: Building Your School's Success Framework 

by, Miss Jamie, OTR/L

 1B) Inclusive From Day One: Strategies for Conducting Neurodiversity-Affirming Evaluations with Neurodivergent Students 

by, Bryden Giving-Carlson OTD, OTR/L 

1C) Swearing by the F-Words of Childhood Development in Practice. - From EI to Transition to Adulthood. 

 by, Ashley Schilling, PT, DPT, PCS

10:30 - 12:30 

2A) MTSS in Action: From Assessment to Implementation 

by, Miss Jamie, OTR/L

2B) Putting Home Back into Home Visiting (Early Intervention)  

by, Michelle Fyle, OTR/L

2C) The F-Words in Action- Case Studies and Applications Part 1 

by,  Ashley Schilling, PT, DPT, PCS

1:30 - 3:30 pm

3A) School Mental Health Advocacy: Open doors to meet the needs of ALL students 

by, Sarah S. Greene, OTD, OTR/L 

3B)Visual Schedules: FIRST Theory, THEN Make and Take.   A Course About Recognizing the Need to Make and Use Visual Schedules. 

by, Laura Kleffman, OTR/L

* Limited to 40 attendees and additional $20 materials fee to be paid at the conference*

3C) The F-Words in Action- Case Studies and Applications Part 2-  Incorporating Coaching and Environmental Enrichment to Address Participation 

by,  Ashley Schilling, PT, DPT, PCS

8:00 - 10:00 am

4A) Introduction to Supporting Regulation with 1-2-3 RESET™ 

by, Heather Schmidt, MS, OTR/L; Dawn Paulson, MFT, MS, OTR/L

4B) Introduction to Psychological Trauma in Youth for Educators 

by, Todd A. Savage, Ph.D., NCSP & Scott Woitaszewski, Ph.D., NCSP 

4C) Exploring the Ethical Implications of Informed Consent in Pediatric Rehabilitation 

           **PT Ethics**

by, Erin Simunds, PT, EdD 

10:30 - 12:30 

5A) Work Smarter: AI and Technology Tools to Reclaim Your Time 

by, Miss Jamie, OTR/L

5B) Supporting Traumatized Youth in Schools

by, Todd A. Savage, Ph.D., NCSP & Scott Woitaszewski, Ph.D., NCSP 

5C)  Complex Orthotic and Standing Management for Children with Hypertonicity 

by, Kelsey Gustner, PT, DPT  & Britta Schwartzhoff, PT, DPT, ATP/SMS 

1:30 - 3:30 pm

6A) The Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (OTPF-4) and School Based Practice.  Following the OTPF-4 and the basic tenants of our profession, health, well-being, and participation: what our students and schools really need.

by, Jennifer Brady-Johnson, SIPT Certified, Fieldwork Coordinator Certified, OTD, OTR/L,  &  Paula Stommes, OTD, MA, OTR/L, ATP

6B) Safe School Bus Transportation 

by, Megan Shepherd, PT 

6C)  Complex Case Management & Collaboration between Physical Therapists
& 
Physical Literacy and Functional Mobility 

by, Ann Hoffman, PT, DScPT  &         Rebecca Rouse PT, DPT