Elise Gapp

Date of Award

2025

Document Type

Scholarly Project

Degree Name

Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD)

Department

Occupational Therapy

First Advisor

Roberta Carrlson

Abstract

Background: School-based occupational therapy practitioners assume various collaborative roles to improve student performance, promote the carryover of student progress, and enhance teacher satisfaction (Frolek Clark & Hollenbeck, 2019; Shepherd et al., 2019). School-based occupational therapy practitioners experience many barriers to collaborative practice, which limits the carryover of interventions and strategies that support students (Benson et al., 2019; Edick et al., 2023; Jeremy et al., 2024; Mowell et al., 2023).

Purpose: The purpose of this project was to create a product for school-based occupational therapy practitioners and school support staff to use in collaboration to promote carryover of interventions and strategies with students across school contexts.

Methodology: The Ecology of Human Performance (EHP) model was used to guide the development of this project (Dunn 2017; Dunn et al., 1994). A literature review was completed that focused on the role of occupational therapy in the school setting and collaboration between school-based occupational therapy practitioners and the education team. An on-site needs assessment was also completed to further determine the need for the product.

Results: The product is a resource guide created for support staff that includes information on the school setting and collaboration with occupational therapy. The resource guide is anticipated to increase collaboration between school-based occupational therapy practitioners and support staff to promote the carryover of interventions and strategies with students.

Conclusion: The resource guide equips school-based occupational therapy practitioners with a tool to educate support staff on the role of occupational therapy and carryover of interventions and strategies with students.

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