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January 22, 2026
Hosted by Aspire OT
7:00 - 8:30 pm Central Time/8:00 - 9:30 pm Eastern Time
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Speaker: Rose Adams, OTD, OTR/L
Rose Adams, OTD, OTR/L is an occupational therapy practitioner with a clinical focus in pediatrics. She works with children and families of children on the autism spectrum and other neurodiverse needs. Dr. Adams has worked in schools, private practice settings, and community-based programs. She is the executive director at Changing Lives Occupational Therapy, P.C., where she provides consultative occupational therapy services and mentorship for aspiring and current occupational therapy practitioners. She is a contributor at Exceptional Needs Today magazine and an academic mentor at Boston University’s Sargent College post-professional occupational therapy doctorate program. Dr. Adams enjoys developing interactive and engaging educational and training experiences for parents, caregivers, and multi-disciplinary learners. When she is not working, she enjoys spending time outdoors, playing, and baking with her school-aged twin children. Dr. Adams is delighted to be a part of the Aspire OT family of Instructors.
Learning Objectives:
After the presentation, leaners will be able to:
- Discuss at least 1 creative strategy to enhance motor skill interventions when working with young children within school-based settings.
- Describe at least 2 benefits of fine motor skill interventions to support educational participation among young children within school-based settings.
- Describe at least 3 childhood occupations addressed by OTPs within school-based settings.
Course Description:
This live webinar is an introductory professional development activity for occupational therapy practitioners (OT/OTA/student) working within or transitioning to school-based practice settings. It will provide an overview of common childhood occupations with reference to the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process Fourth Edition this course will discuss benefits of fine motor interventions, and provide creative and practical strategies for enhancing motor skill interventions when supporting young children within school-based or other settings.