A Seat at the Table: Empowering Occupational Therapy Practitioners to Lead in Addressing Challenging Behaviors in Children

Time: 10:15 - 11:45am

Location: 101A

Presenter(s): DebraJohnson, OTR/L

Content Areas: Pediatrics - includes Early Intervention, School-Based Practice, Sensory Integration; Developmental Disabilities

Target Audience: Student, Entry-level, Intermediate-level

Course Description: This course empowers occupational therapy practitioners to take a leading role in addressing challenging behaviors by reframing behavior through a developmental and occupational lens. Participants will explore occupational therapy’s unique contributions to behavior teams, learn to advocate for their role, and apply the STEPS for Development clinical reasoning tool to create strengths-based, functional strategies that support regulation, participation, and collaboration across settings.