Small Group Occupational Therapy District Enrolled Students
Erie 1 BOCES occupational therapist provides 30 minute group therapy sessions to a student enrolled in a non-BOCES educational program. Therapy is based on the student's IEP occupational therapy related goals and needs. Groups consist of two to five students.
Occupational therapy provides therapeutic intervention to address, but not limited to, the following skills; fine motor, motor coordination, motor planning, visual perceptual/ visual processing and visual motor. Additional skills addressed may include sensory processing, self-care, self help, self regulation, pre-vocational skills and executive functioning. Groups include two to five students, in a 30 minute session.
District Responsibilities:
- Complete the BOCES referral form
- Share the IEP
- Indicate Medicaid eligibility
- Provide relevant educational information
- Notification of CSE/Annual Review Meetings
- Notification of Amendment meeting
- Send in re-evaluation requests
- Provide current script
BOCES Responsibilities:
- Provide services per the IEP
- Complete all paperwork required by Medicaid
- Provide supervision
- Perform formal evaluation of BOCES staff
- Provide staff development
- Participate in CSE/Annual Review Meetings
- Provide quarterly updates on student progress
- Collect data for progress monitoring
- Provide materials, supplies, technology