Abstract:
For the national meeting in June 2009 on "Measuring Child and Family Outcomes," the IDEA Partnership assembled a panel of representatives from DEC, ASHA, AOTA, and APTA to consider the role of the related services provider in measuring child outcomes for federal reporting. In this encore presentation, representatives from ASHA, AOTA, and APTA discussed issues that contribute to the challenge of therapist participation in child outcomes measurement. Issues included 1) the assessment of young children, 2) the role of OTs, PTs, and SLPs as part of a team, and 3) the role of OTs, PTs, and SLPs in early intervention and early childhood special education settings. Panelists described resources available from their professional organizations that address these issues.