Therapist / Occupational Therapist Job in Dallas, Texas / School Setting

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Job description

We are seeking an Occupational Therapist (OT) for a full-time contract opportunity for a school position in Dallas, TX.
As an Occupational Therapist, will you will help students access the academic environment and participate to the maximum extent possible in educationally related activities.
Responsibilities included but not limited to are:
- Collaborates with other disciplines to ensure team understanding of student occupational performance strengths and needs, through evaluation, educational program planning, and service delivery.
- Evaluates the student's ability and formulates the student's occupational profile through a variety of functional, behavioral, and standardized assessments, skilled observation, checklists, histories, and interviews.
- Synthesizes evaluation results into a comprehensive written report which reflects strengths and challenges to student participation in the educational environment; directs program development; and guides evidence-based intervention.
- Develops occupationally-based intervention plans based on student needs and evaluation results and provides those services through the IEP.
- Participates in multidisciplinary meetings to review evaluation results, integrate findings with other disciplines, offer recommendations, and develop individual education plans and intervention plans to achieve IEP goals

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