Special Health Care in Inclusive Schools:
Back to the Basics
Strand coordinators: Donna
Lehr, Meira Orentlicher, and Patricia McDaid
Students
with labels of severe multiple disabilities often have complex needs that
require program planners have specialized knowledge and engage in careful
program planning and ongoing collaboration to assure the students receive
appropriate education and related services that maximize their
opportunities to learn. This
strand was designed to provide conference participants with information
about some of issues and practices essential to meet these students’
needs. Included is information
about the process of integration of educational and related service needs
as well as basic information about hygienic care providing,
nutritional considerations, feeding, positioning and handling,
sensory processing and participation, mobility equipment, and transitional
planning. The strand will
conclude with a cracker-barrel session designed to enable attendees to
discuss and share information on issues and practices in supporting this
population of students in today’s schools.
Thursday, November 10,
2005
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Beyond "push-in": The Knots and Bolts of Comprehensive
Integrated Educational and Related Services
The
purpose of this interactive presentation is to review principles of
comprehensive integrated services. Participants
will gain an understanding of the differences between "push in"
and integrated services, and discuss appropriate evaluation and
intervention methods within an integrated model.
Speakers: Meira L. Orentlicher, Julie Larsen
9:45 am - 10:45 am
Health and Hygiene in the Education Classroom/School Setting
Students
with disabilities often require assistance with hygiene needs, such as
assisting students in the bathroom, performing diaper changes and caring
for oral hygiene needs. In addition, some students may have gastrostomy
tubes, ports for medication and other health reasons for maintaining good
hygiene and cleanliness. This session will focus on strategies, tips and
best-practice procedures for maintaining healthy hygiene for students and
caregivers. Methods for achieving and maintaining a clean and healthy learning
environment will also be discussed.
Speakers: Lisa Barczyk
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Positioning and Handling for Function: Focus on the Young Child with
Disabilities
Children
with physical disabilities often require external supports to achieve and
maintain postural positions for learning.
This includes being seated on the floor for play, at a table for
activities, standing for a game or moving through the school or playground
with their peer group. "Handling"
describes the techniques that are used to assist children into and out of
the positions they need to use to be active participants in their
environment. This session will
focus on proven methods of supporting, lifting and moving young children
to enhance the functional skills and abilities required for learning.
The roles of physical and occupational therapists as supportive
members of the educational team will also be explored.
Speakers: Mary Jo Wittman, Diane Steib
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Positioning and Handling for Function: Focus on Adolescents and Youth
Adolescents
and youth with physical disabilities often require external supports to
achieve and maintain postural positions for learning and working.
This includes being seated for classroom or job tasks, standing for
group participation or moving through the school or workplace with their
peer group. "Handling"
describes the techniques that are used to assist individuals with
disabilities into and out of the positions they need to use to be active
participants in their environment. This
session will focus on proven methods of supporting, lifting and moving
adolescents to enhance the functional skills and abilities required for
learning or working. The roles
of physical and occupational therapists as supportive members of the
educational team will also be explored.
Speakers: Lisa Barczyk
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
The Mobility Challenge: Choosing and Advocating for the Right
Wheelchair
Wheelchair
users should have the most appropriate equipment available for
participation in natural environments.
Being educated on available mobility equipment allows people to
make better decisions. This
presentation will address (a) choosing appropriate wheelchairs; and (b)
navigating the funding system.
Speakers: Julie Kardachi
Friday, November 11, 2005
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Oral Feeding: Consideration of Aspiration Risks
A
high priority for persons with developmental disabilities is total oral
feeding, although that may not always be a realistic goal. Multiple
factors are considered in evaluating swallowing and feeding to make the
best management decisions to optimize health status.
Speakers: Joan C. Arvedson
9:45 am - 10:45 am
Nutrition Considerations to Optimize Health Status
Adequate
nutrition and hydration are fundamental for all human beings. Every person
with a disability deserves optimal nutrition whether one eats and drinks
orally or is supplemented with tube feedings. Focus will be on practical
nutrition guidance for children.
Speakers: Margaret Kirby
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Practical Advice for People who Tube Feed and Their Caregivers
Tube
feeding can guarantee adequacy of nutrition. Every caregiver needs
information and tips related to tube feeding, care of the tube, new
innovations in tubing, and in troubleshooting. Professionals need to
understand the issues surrounding potential problems with tubes and how to
address them.
Speakers: Julie Bender
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Understanding Sensory Processing and its Impact on Meaningful
Participation
How
sensory processing may impact the capacity of persons with disabilities to
participate in everyday activities will be explained.
Approaches to addressing sensory processing deficits to support
persons' engagement in natural environments and related research will be
presented.
Speakers: Laurette Olson
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
Perspectives of Parents and Caregivers on the Management of Children's
Feeding Disorders
Themes
emerging from a study of 9 caregivers' perspectives on the management of
their school-aged children's feeding problems are presented. Themes
included effects of early diagnosis/treatment, importance of effective
service delivery teaming, and factors that facilitate or impede feeding
progress.
Speakers: Maureen E. Angell, Julia B. Stoner, Rita L. Bailey, Korrin
Polewski, Julie Robbins
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Transition 101: Exploring the Roles of Related Services Providers
During the Transition from School to Adult Life
This
presentation addresses roles related services providers should play in (a)
preparing and supporting students in the transition from
school to adult life and (b) promoting student-centered post-school
outcomes.
Speakers: Meira L. Orentlicher, Craig A. Michaels
Saturday, November 12, 2005
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Cracker-barrel Discussion on Providing Quality Supports for Students
with Multiple Disabilities
Students
with severe multiple disabilities often have complex needs that require
program planners have specialized knowledge and engage in careful program
planning and ongoing collaboration to assure the students receive
appropriate education and related services that maximize their
opportunities to learn. This
session will provide an opportunity for conference participates to share
information about issues and practices in providing quality support for
students with multiple disabilities in school settings.
Speakers: Donna Lehr
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