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Often, we don’t think too much about the interpersonal dynamics of our IEP teams – each team we work with has its own way of “doing...

A course I was hoping to teach was canceled due to lack of interest...but I know you school-based PTs and OTs out there struggle with...

Workload has been a “hot” topic for school-based practitioners for the last 20 years. The reauthorization of IDEA in 2004 and its focus...

ESY can be confusing for school-based practitioners...it was something I often helped staff with while still in my admin role. Every...

Great news! A new on-demand series is now available from ERI. As many of you know I am a regular at the Therapies in the Schools...

Happy Holidays to all my subscribers! 2023 was a very good year! Sequoia School-based Solutions had the opportunity to present to a...

504 plans can create some uncertainty for school based therapists. What is my role? How is a student eligible? What is my service...

Summer has sailed and school-based therapists are back at it. Let this year be the year you “turn the battleship” and embrace...

Happy New Year!! I hope you all had a joyous holiday season with family and friends. Sequoia is ready to help you on your 2023...

School year 22-23 is right around the corner.... I am sure many of you are thinking about students new and old to your caseload. And...

Often there are comments and concerns posted on school based Facebook groups on the topic of decision-making regarding services as part...

I read the school-based PT Lounge Facebook group often looking for clues to assist me in my work with therapists as part of Sequoia. A...

IDEA has a whole section on supplementary aids and services which you can read about here:https://sites.ed.gov/idea/regs/b/a/300.42 But...

So…the Stakeholder Interview Collection has been posted on my site! Why do I feel so compelled to share these forms with you? Because...

“Where do you get your ideas?” From Seth Godin sethgodin.com Seth speaks to asking the right questions. Because questions generate ideas....

In my last post, I posited that not asking the right kind of questions and engaging the right stakeholders could impact the quality of...

I want to look at bias, which can impact our ability to provide quality services and not “do the best I can”. There are several types of...

So, my last post raised a bit of ire regarding quality and “I did my best”. That difference between “high quality” and “I did my best”...

At end of the year reflection on school-based practice I had some practice oriented “ah-has” from Seth Godin’s...

Do you ever ask yourself, “did my session with my student/child meet the current professional standards of school-based practice? Did my...