Implementation of an Evidence-based Intensive Intervention in School-based Physical Therapy

When: Tuesday, February 22, 2022 | 6:45pm - 8:15pm MT

Where: Virtual via Zoom

Join the APTA Colorado Pediatric SIG for this virtual event! 

Evidence to support intensive intervention continues to grow in pediatric physical therapy, but is not often used in school-based physical therapy. This session will highlight how a team of school-based physical therapists (SBPTs) implemented an intensive intervention for an 8-week program in the school setting. The SBPTs had to modify the typical service delivery model and overcome challenges to implement this intensive intervention with students receiving physical therapy services as part of their Individualized Education Program (IEP). They collaborated with physical therapists from the local children’s hospital to implement a progressive resistance exercise (PRE) program being used in the outpatient clinical setting. The SBPTs will describe how they started with a school district professional development day, developed a PRE program for the school setting, implemented the intervention, and reviewed outcomes to determine student progress and further development of the program.

This event qualifies for 1.5 hours of continued education credit. 

Cost:

• APTA Colorado PT/PTA Members: $10.00
• APTA Colorado Student Members: FREE
• Non-Members: $20.00

Speakers: 

Erin Kinsey, PT, DPT, is a board certified Pediatric Clinical Specialist with eleven years of experience as a pediatric physical therapist. She currently provides school-based physical therapy services for Aurora Public Schools in Aurora, Colorado. After receiving her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Regis University, she completed the LEND Fellowship at JFK Partners in Denver, Colorado. She currently serves as the Vice President of the Colorado APTA Pediatric Special Interest Group and is a member of the Colorado Department of Education OT/PT Advisory Council.

Dana Glassman, PT, DPT, graduated from University of Colorado at Anschutz Medical Campus with her doctorate degree in physical therapy in May 2010. She has been a school based physical therapist at Aurora Public Schools in Aurora, Colorado for the past 11 years.

Colleen Curto PT, DPT, is a school based physical therapist at Aurora Public Schools in Aurora, Colorado. She graduated from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus with her Doctor of Physical Therapy in December 2017. She has been working as a school based therapist and in skilled nursing/inpatient rehabilitation since graduation.

Holly Ingham, PT, DPT, graduated from The University of Kansas Medical Center with a masters degree in physical therapy in May 2004, and her transitional doctorate degree from The University of Colorado at Anschutz Medical Campus in 2011. Holly has been practicing for the last 14 years in the school-based setting.

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