Mentoring in The Art of Therapy:
Navigating the path to independence - Decisions about when to discontinue intervention

A Conversation with Stacey Szklut OT, MSOT, OTR

  • Moderated by Robyn Carreras, MS, OTR/L
  • Level: Introductory

  • Access: All parts of the course, including assignments, must be completed within a 7 week viewing window.

  • Contact Hours: 1.0 contact hour or 0.1 AOTA CEUs

  • AOTA Areas: Occupational Therapy Service Delivery: Evaluation, Intervention and Outcomes. Foundational Knowledge: Human Body, Development, and Behavior.

  • Audience: OT, PT, SLP, OTA, PTA, Educator, Parent

  • Completion Requirements: To earn contact hours or AOTA CEUs for this course participants must view the talk in its entirety, and successfully complete the accompanying quiz.

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Course overview

Join us for the final LiveTalk in our "Mentoring in the Art of Therapy" series, where we'll delve into the complexities of deciding when it's the right time to conclude therapeutic interventions. Making choices about stopping therapy involves a thoughtful and skillful approach. We'll navigate through the factors that influence this decision, with a focus on understanding sensory integrative dysfunction and its impact on daily functioning. This session will explore the importance of determining therapy benefits, setting realistic goals, and transferring acquired skills from clinic to daily life. We'll cover intervention duration, plateau periods, and strategies for clients and caregivers. Additionally, we'll emphasize the importance of setting clear expectations, explore the role of ongoing consultation after discharge, and discuss strategies for optimizing the journey to independence.

References are provided.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this course participants will be able to:

Identify key factors influencing therapy conclusion, emphasizing sensory integrative dysfunction's impact on daily functioning.

Describe the ongoing consultation process and articulate its significance in maintaining effective therapeutic support.

List effective strategies to support both clients and their families during the transition toward independence.

Stacey Szklut OT, MSOT, OTR
Guest Speaker
Stacey is the owner and Clinical Director of South Shore Therapies, Inc (SST). She oversees the clinical direction and mentoring of the Occupational and Speech Therapy departments. Stacey has a wide range of clinical expertise but has a special passion for working with children that have anxiety and trauma experiences. She deeply believes that change can best be encouraged within a safe and nurturing relationship and environment. This played strongly into the development of SST’s mission and state of the art facilities. In addition to her work in the clinic, Stacey has travelled nationally to teach a variety of workshops on sensory processing, autism spectrum disorder, and feeding intervention, as well as providing consultations to schools. Stacey has written numerous articles and book chapters on assessment and intervention for infants and children with sensory processing disorders, developmental delays, learning disabilities, and autism spectrum disorder, as well as chapters on clinical reasoning and consultation techniques. One of her career highlights was to be recognized as the pediatric sensory integration specialist and premier pediatric clinic in Gary Kielhofner’s book Conceptual Frameworks in OT. 
Robyn A Carreras, MS, OTR/L
Moderator

Robyn is a seasoned occupational therapist with over 15 years of experience specializing in sensory integration therapy. As the moderator for the SPIRAL Foundation’s Live Talk Series, Robyn brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise in facilitating discussions on sensory integration. Her passion for advocacy and education in the field of occupational therapy makes her an invaluable asset to this series.

Disclosure: Robyn is a paid member of SPIRAL staff, she is compensated for these talks as part of her regular duties. Guest speakers generously donate their time and are not compensated.
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