MOTA Special Interests Section: School-Based Practice

School-Based Practice - Missouri Occupational Therapy Association This webpage-in-progress is to be an interactive forum for Missouri's school-based Occupational Therapy practitioners.

Contact our DESE liason Christy for login information to her online survey, take a look at our web links, and check back soon for updates.

We'd love feedback from you --
let us know what you'd like to see on this page, share your favorite web links with us, etc.
Email Christy or Jennifer with any suggestions.

Regulatory information

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Federal Office of Special Education Programs

Online Resources for Practitioners

AOTA's School Systems special interest section (members only)

AOTA's School-Based Interventions evidence briefs (members only)

National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities

Council for Exceptional Children

Learning Disabilities Online's explanation of Section 504 and IDEA

Research Articles

Environmental Barriers in Mainstream Schools
Child: Care, Health, and Development 28(1):57
Hemmingson, H. and L. Borrell

The Impact of the Classroom Environment on Defining Function in School-Based Practice
American Journal of Occupational Therapy 51(1): 64
Orr, C. and J. Schkade

Juvenille Arthritis: "No Child Left Behind" Fits Here, Too
Southern Medical Journal 98(2):136
Morris, C.

Effectiveness of School-Based Occupational Therapy Intervention on Handwriting
American Journal of Occupational Therapy 51(1): 17
Case Smith, J.