The COVID-19 pandemic rages on. What we thought might be a temporary speed bump is now a protracted mountain climb! Last spring’s flexibility in meeting students’ individualized education program (IEP)…
Like many administrators, you probably felt a rug was yanked out from under you when COVID-19 came along last school year. I felt that way, too—and, I was used to…
Nearly three months into the COVID-19 school closures, I was hearing good and bad news here at Pediatric Therapeutic Services (PTS). The good news? Parents and other caregivers were telling…
The 2019-20 academic year, abruptly disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic is over. But, not all Extended School Year (ESY) services this summer will be in-person. And, distance learning may well…
Administrators, teachers, and parents often wonder: What exactly is a “sensory break?” How does one identify why and when students need one? How can special education programs provide sensory rooms…
Writing a resume or CV may seem about as fun and exciting as getting up early on a Saturday to prepare your taxes. While blindfolded. On a treadmill. But writing…
Discover This Holistic Approach to Helping Students Heal and Succeed Faced with students’ challenging, disruptive, or aggressive behaviors, teachers, building staff, and administrators are often tempted to ask, “What’s wrong…
Imagine: It’s your first day in your brand-new school-based therapy job. The school psychologist pokes her head into your office. “Hi!” she says. “The MDT is meeting to discuss Amy…
As a special education administrator, you walk a fine line between the perils of saying “yes” to everyone requesting related services for a student, and the potential consequences of saying…
Remember how busy, confusing, and overwhelming your first day of class could feel when you were a kid? When you’re brand-new in an entry-level school-based therapy job, you’re likely to…
