OTs: Help Students With Developmental Disabilities, Strength-Based Approach Presented by AMY COOPERSMITH, OTD, OTR/L, MA Ed Award-Winning Occupational Therapist and National Speaker

Specifically Designed for Occupational Therapists, Therapy Assistants and Education Teams Working With Students in Preschool-Grade 12

Practical Ideas and Strategies

Do you work with students who have been diagnosed with a developmental disability affecting their participation at school? Do teachers frequently approach you with concerns about students who struggle because of a physical, intellectual, or emotional disability? Are you facing challenges in effectively communicating solutions with all members of the educational team, including families, to address students' behavioral challenges? If you're seeking evidence-based, practical approaches to address the impact of students' developmental disabilities, this strategy-packed seminar is a must-attend event.

Join innovative school-based occupational therapist Amy Coopersmith as she guides you through a well-established framework designed to foster student engagement among students. Dr. Coopersmith will provide easy-to-use, evidence-informed strategies to promote self-awareness, engagement, and independence. You'll gain valuable knowledge to proactively prevent demotivation and learn practical ways to help students with developmental disabilities learn essential skills such as goal setting, problem-solving, and decision-making. Don't miss this opportunity to make a positive impact on your students' learning experiences.

Ten Key Benefits of Attending

1. Improve Outcomes for Your Students With Developmental Disabilities
   Learn how to use your expertise as an occupational therapist to more effectively support students with specific diagnosis-related challenges such as Autism, Attention Deficit Disorder/ADHD, Intellectual Disability, Cerebral Palsy, Learning Disabilities, Down Syndrome, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, and Spina Bifida
2. Highly Practical Strength-Based Strategies to Significantly Improve Student Engagement
   Discover the most effective strengths-based strategies and techniques to boost your students' motivation and keep them more actively engaged in the learning process across all levels of intellectual ability
3. Enhance Your OT Learning Environment to Help Students With Developmental Disabilities
   Increase the effectiveness of your learning environment by implementing practices and specific classroom accommodations that maximize learning for your students with developmental disabilities
4. Help Your Students With Developmental Disabilities Set More Meaningful Goals
   Equip students with skills to set their own personally meaningful goals and monitor their own progress and behavior, fostering self-reflection and personal growth
5. Improve Your Students' Capacity to Work Independently
   Help your students understand their strengths and challenges as well as the skills they need to become more self-reliant in their daily lives … Boost their confidence and independent work habits
6. Help Students Better Manage and Regulate Their Own Behavior
   Teach students valuable tools and techniques for managing and regulating their behavior, promoting better self-control and self-awareness … Improve their success in all school environments
7. Practical OT Strategies to Help Students Approach and Overcome Challenges at School
   Equip students with strategies to examine and work on diagnosis related school challenges with confidence and success, addressing specific diagnosis-related challenges
8. Improve Your Students' Communication and Interpersonal Skills
   Develop your students' communication and interpersonal skills to foster better relationships across a wide range of diagnoses
9. Improve Students' Motivation and Engagement
   Learn practical ways to improve students' motivation and engagement at school using a strengths-based approach for your students with specific disabilities
10. Receive an Extensive Occupational Therapy Digital Resource Handbook
    Leave with an extensive occupational therapy digital resource handbook filled with detailed descriptions of all the therapy strategies and resources presented in the seminar

Outstanding Strategies You Can Use Immediately

Here's what you'll learn:

• Practical strategies for enhancing motivation, self-efficacy, and positive self-talk among the students with developmental disabilities, across all diagnoses and populations
• Methods to foster better decision-making and choice-making skills in OT sessions and classrooms
• Techniques to improve student engagement and their overall experience in the educational environment
• Effective ways OTP's can help students with disabilities improve academic achievement
• Practical approaches for creating a more empowering learning atmosphere
• Understand OTP's role in promoting a wide range of students' academic and personal development
• Share readily available resources and tools to aid in the development of students' decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Review strategies to keep all students more actively engaged in the learning process
• Teaching tips that help students to think critically and make wiser choices
• Practical tools for implementing the principles of self-determination to promote autonomy
• Ready-to-use interventions for students facing the greatest challenges in the school environment
• Guidance on how to teach students who struggle with organization and decision-making skills
• Review effective strategies to improve and maintain student motivation and engagement
• Increase your value as an occupational therapist by improving students' motivation and engagement at school, addressing diagnosis-related challenges

Learning Outcomes

• Name potential strategies and therapeutic activities for promoting success of students with a wide range of developmental disabilities
• Select effective tools for teaching improved problem solving and decision-making skills
• Recognize the implications of diagnosis-related challenges and provide appropriate accommodations and modifications

A Message From Your Seminar Leader

Dear Colleague:

For years as a school-based OT working with students, I dealt with daily issues related to lack of student motivation and engagement, poor decision-making and problem-solving skills, little interest in goal setting, and simply a general disinterest in learning. As a dedicated member of the team, I wanted answers. This led me to conduct research into practical solutions to better support a wide range of developmental disabilities. I understand the importance of equipping our students with the tools they need to overcome challenges, and I have them for you!

Throughout my career, I've had the privilege of witnessing the transformation of many students, as they learned to focus on their strengths and conquer challenges. My approach, firmly rooted in self-determination theory, has yielded remarkable results – increasing students' motivation, engagement, and self-efficacy. By the end of the seminar, you will have an array of practical strategies to help students with a wide range of diagnoses to regulate their own behavior, boost their self-perception, and confidently tackle even the most challenging learning objectives. We explore dozens of practical solutions you can apply to your practice immediately. I want to leave you doable ideas you can use to boost your students' confidence, motivation, achievement, and overall participation at school and in their daily lives.

I am delighted to invite you to this one-day seminar where we'll dive deep into methods to support students with developmental disabilities through effective Occupational Therapy techniques that leverages their strengths and leads them toward greater success. I look forward to meeting you there!

Warm regards,
Amy Coopersmith , OTD, OTR/L, MA Ed

P.S. As an experienced school-based Occupational Therapist, I know just how valuable your time is. My focus will be on sharing practical strategies that you can put into practice immediately!

Who Should Attend

Occupational Therapists, Therapy Assistants and Education Teams Working With Students in Preschool-Grade 12

Special Benefits of Attending

Extensive Digital Resource Handbook
Each participant will receive an extensive digital resource handbook specifically designed for this seminar. The handbook includes:

• Helpful OT Intervention resources that you can use and share with team members immediately
• Evidence-based, practical strategies that you can use immediately to help your students with disabilities improve their engagement in learning and productivity at school
• Effective tools to strengthen students' problem solving and decision-making skills
• Effective, efficient, and motivating methods to boost the impact of your role as a school-based OT
• Descriptions of innovative therapy strategies to support a wide range of students who have been diagnosed with a developmental disability

For in-person seminars, registrants will also receive a printed copy of the resource handbook as long as their registration is received in the BER office at least 15 calendar days before the event.

Share Ideas
This seminar provides a wonderful opportunity for participants to meet and share ideas with other school-based OTs interested in improving their approach to students diagnosed with developmental disabilities.

Consultation Available
Amy Coopersmith will be available for consultation regarding your questions and the unique needs of your own program.

Financial Disclosure Statement for AMY COOPERSMITH
Presenter for the Bureau of Education & Research and receives honorarium compensation. Presenter may also have a financial or non-financial interest in products or services mentioned at this seminar.

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