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Don't tell my boss, but I missed consult minutes...
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Hi Reader, I hate to admit this, but early in my school-based OT career, I flat out missed IEP-required consultation minutes. While I’d often blamed this on my high caseloads, I was lying to myself. The truth was, I didn’t feel effective when providing consults. I knew collaboration with teachers mattered. But I didn't know where to take the conversation beyond that, how to make it useful for the teacher, or how to connect it back to student participation in a way that felt meaningful. As a result, consults became easy to push to “next week,” which, as we all know, often turns into next month, or even next quarter. The next thing you know, it's IEP time, and you've only conducted 4 of the 9 monthly consults you were supposed to provide. That is why I am genuinely excited to learn from Payton Kesselring this Thursday, as she shares Strategies for Successful Collaborative/Consult Services. Join the Collab to access Payton’s course live this Thursday In her district, Payton primarily provides collaborative consultative services, so she knows a thing or two about making an impact with fewer service minutes. During her course, Payton will walk us through exactly what collaborative consultative services can look like in schools, including how to make teacher conversations more useful, how to embed OT strategies into routines, and how to support carryover when we are not physically in the room. Plus, when you join the Impact tier of the Collab to access Payton's course, you'll also get access to the 2026 Back to School Conference. That means, you’ll get access to:
Payton’s course is approved for 1 contact hour / 0.1 AOTA CEUs through OT Schoolhouse, an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development, Provider #0252. Join the Collab and get access to Payton’s course + B2S Until next time, 👋 Jayson PS. If you've ever avoided consult minutes because you too didn't know how to make them effective, this course is for you. Jayson Davies, MA, OTR/L, FAOTA |
Jayson Davies, OTR/L
At the OT Schoolhouse, we support school-based occupational therapy practitioners to use evidence, research, and best practices to feel more confident in their role and to avoid burnout.
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