Speakers: Alyssa Campbell, MS, OTR/L

Alyssa Campbell, MS, OTR/L, is a school-based occupational therapist with over 13 years of experience serving students in public education. She currently serves as Vice Chair of the TNOTA Middle District and is the creator of ABC The School OT, where she develops resources and educational content for school-based practitioners. Throughout her career, Alyssa has supported students across diverse educational settings while navigating evaluation, service determination, goal development, progress monitoring, and collaboration within public school systems. She is passionate about helping occupational therapy practitioners build confidence in clinical reasoning, educational relevance, and participation-focused decision making.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Differentiate between impairment-based and participation-based approaches when making school-based occupational therapy decisions.
• Apply clinical reasoning principles to interpret assessment findings, identify occupational barriers, and determine educational relevance.
• Implement practical strategies for goal writing, progress monitoring, and service determination within school-based occupational therapy practice.

Course Description:

School-based occupational therapy practitioners are often well prepared to provide intervention but may receive limited training in the clinical reasoning required for evaluations, service determination, goal development, progress monitoring, and educational relevance. This session explores practical strategies for moving beyond scores and deficits to make participation-focused decisions that support student access, participation, and progress. Through case examples, data collection systems, work samples, and real-world applications, participants will learn how to interpret assessment findings, identify occupational barriers, develop meaningful goals, monitor progress, and make defensible service recommendations. Attendees will leave with practical tools and strategies that can be immediately applied in school-based practice.

1.5 Contact Hours; Free for members; $30 for non-members