UPDATE: Unfortunately, we had to cancel this event due to low registration numbers. The speakers and organizers had planned a wonderful and interactive presentation of both small- and large-group discussions, but with less than 10 people pre-registered we felt the session would not be beneficial to the participants. We apologize for the cancellation, and we hope to present this program again in the future. Thank you for your understanding.

ILOTA Live In-Person Event: "Join the Conversation - Part 3: Occupational Therapy Perspective on Documentation, Communication, and Advocacy during the Evaluation and IFSP Process in Early Intervention"

Sponsored by ILOTA's Early Intervention (EI) Special Interest Section (SIS)

(Registration opens at 8:30 am)

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Come and join your OT colleagues in an ongoing conversation about current and future OT practice in EI in Illinois.

Occupational therapy practitioners working in the Early Intervention Program in Illinois are challenged with balancing the requirements of the State of Illinois Early Intervention Program with recommended best practices within the field of occupational therapy.  This course is the third of a series defining OT practice in EI in Illinois.  This course will discuss the following: 1) how to document OT evaluation results within the Illinois requirements, 2) how to communicate occupation-based evaluation results for Child Outcomes that highlights the distinct value of OT during the IFSP meeting, and 3) how to advocate for the distinct value that OT has on the EI team (with our individual cases and throughout the EI program).  This session will build on session 2 which explored the AOTA recommended evaluation practices from the OTPF-4 and AOTA Documentation Guidelines (2018) and sections of the Provider Handbook from the Illinois EI program (definition of OT, acceptable assessment tools, evaluation report format).  Participants will engage in large- and small-group discussion using active engagement, problem-solving opportunities, and reflection with peers to examine how to communicate the distinct value of occupational therapy within the requirements within the Illinois EI Evaluation Report format.  This series of conversations will build a vision for best practice for occupational therapy to support children and families in EI in Illinois. 

Participants do not need to have attended the first or second sessions in this series in order to attend this third session.

Participants of this CE event will discuss documenting, communicating, and advocating for best practice in evaluation for OT in EI Illinois.

• American Occupational Therapy Association. (2020). Occupational therapy practice framework: Domain and process (4th ed.). American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74 (Suppl. 2), 7412410010. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2020.74S2001 
• Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (2021, August). Breadth of the three child outcomes.https://ectacenter.org/eco/pages/childoutcomes.asp 
• Frolek Clark, G., & Kingsley, K. L. (2020). Practice Guidelines—Occupational therapy practice guidelines for early childhood: Birth–5 years. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74, 7403397010. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2020.743001

Christine Doyle Morrison, MS, OTR/L is director and owner of Morrison & Associates and has been working for over 35 years with infants and children.  She has worked as an adjunct faculty in the OT program at UIC and in the Infant Certificate program at Erikson Institute.  Christy is on the Illinois Interagency Council on Early Intervention as a provider representative and has participated in other state EI work groups.  She is the author of chapters in OT textbooks and teaches CE courses on several EI topics.

Nisha S. Sanghvi, OTR/L is the owner of Integrated Pediatrics and has been working as a pediatric OT for 21 years.  She currently provides Early Intervention services and outpatient services, is part of the Medical Diagnostic team at Easter Seals Dupage and is a professional development consultant for the Early Intervention Training Program . She serves on the IL Interagency Council on Early Intervention as a provider representative.  Nisha teaches continuing education courses related to childhood development, empowering families and emphasizing the importance of team collaboration.  

Caren Schranz DrOT, MS, OTR/L is the owner of Kids Connection Therapy, Inc. and has over 32 years of experience providing services to children and families enrolled in the EI system and outpatient services. Caren is the Chair/Program Director and Associate Professor at Governors State University in the Department of OT. She is actively involved in research that supports children and families and building community relations. 

Ashley Stoffel, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of OT at UIC. She is also the director of the UIC OT Faculty Practice: Children, Youth, and Families and has worked in EI as an OT for 15 years. She is the co-facilitator of the AOTA Early Childhood Community of Practice (CoP), co-founder of the IL EI and Schools OT CoP and is actively engaged at the local, state and national level in early childhood groups, resource development and presentations

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