This dynamic Symposium will provide you with practical application of the current evidence & hottest topics in school-based practice. This is the essential course for every school-based OT, PT, and SLP practitioner – whether you’re new to the practice, or you’re an experienced therapist seeking more ideas! Come and learn from the leading experts in the fields of school-based and pediatric practice, and leave the course with elevated knowledge and skills, and your Bonus Practical Tools that you can use the very next day!

Unable to attend all sessions? Don’t worry! All registrants will also have 1-year access to the on-demand versions of each session.*

The 8th Symposium is co-sponsored by…

APTA MI Pediatrics SIG’s sponsorship means that this course is deemed approved for PT/As in Michigan and other states that accept courses co-sponsored by an APTA chapter/section.

Visit Our Therapy Tools and Equipment Sponsors…

We’re grateful to our generous sponsors listed above for donating raffle prizes for attendees of the live symposium! All live participants will have the opportunity to enter the raffle on the day of the event for a chance to win exciting sponsor-donated prizes. Prizes to be announced. (Note that the sponsors were not involved in determining the symposium content.)

COURSE MATERIALS: By April 5, 2027, you will receive an email with links to the live course, as well as instructions for accessing handouts, toolkits, and on-demand webinars. It’s very important that you access the course materials as soon as you receive this email. Doing so confirms that you’ve successfully received our message and allows us to address any potential access issues before the course day. If the email does not appear in your inbox, please check your spam folder. To ensure you receive this email, add vicki@applyebp.com and carlo@applyebp.com to your Address Book or Safe Senders List.

*On-demand versions will be available for 1 year starting April 15, 2027. These on-demand versions are pre-recorded to ensure superior quality for a smooth learning experience. Pre-recording allows us to deliver clear content without the distractions or technical issues that can occur during live sessions. For those attending the live course, your privacy is a priority. The live sessions will not be recorded, allowing all to engage fully and share freely in a secure, interactive environment.

Speakers from previous Symposiums:

Adiaha Spinks-Franklin, MD, MPH, FAAP is a board certified Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician. She has more than 20 years’ experience in caring for children and adolescents with developmental disabilities and behavior disorders, and in training pediatric health care professionals in the US and abroad. She holds leadership positions in many national pediatric professional organizations.

Beth Gardner, CCC-SLP has over 10 years of experience working in preschool, early intervention, and outpatient settings. She serves as an early intervention team lead, mentor for graduate students, and is a past President of the Ohio Division for Early Childhood.

Cathy Ripmaster, MSPT is a school-based PT working with students with complex disabilities in Kent County, MI. Cathy is a certified Mobility Opportunities Via Education (MOVE™) International Trainer since 2001, providing trainings to empower other therapists promote students’ movement throughout their school day.

Daniella Rutner, OD, MS, MBA, FAAO is the Chief of Vision Rehabilitation at the University Eye Center and an Associate Clinical Professor at the SUNY College of Optometry. Daniella loves improving the visual function of her clients to impact their lives in a meaningful way, such as via helping children to read and learn, and participate in ADLs.

Dawn Merth-Johnson, M.A., CCC-SLP is an Education Consultant for the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction with a focus on SLP and AT. She has 30 years of clinical and supervisory experience in the schools, long-term rehabilitation, and at the university level.

Elizabeth Cleveland, PhD, CCC-SLP is the CEO and Clinic Director of Fusion Center Network, and the Director of Training for the Arkansas Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) program. She regularly trains professionals and families across sectors, like education, health care, and child welfare.

Erika Buckhouse Hanson, PT has worked in the schools for 20+ years. She is a clinical instructor, mentor therapist and special education teachers and course-captain. She is a co-author of North Dakota’s Guidelines for Occupational and Physical Therapy in Educational Settings.

Joanne Bundonis, PT, PCS, ATP/SMS, C/NDT is head of PT at 1st Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey. She is certified as a pediatric specialist from ABPTS since 2001, as Assistive Technology Practitioner from RESNA since 2003, and as a Seating and Mobility Specialist in 2024.

Karen Tartick, PT has been practicing for over 30 years in a variety of settings including outpatient orthopedics, early intervention, acute care, NICU, and school-based PT.  Karen has served as a member of the Autism subcommittee of the School Based Physical Therapy Special Interest Group. Karen is an APTA Advanced Clinical Instructor, and a mentor for school-based portion of the pediatric residency program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she serves as an adjunct faculty member.

Lara Collins Barros, OTD, OTR/L has been a school-based OT for over 25 years. She discovered the CO-OP Approach while completing her OTD at NYU and has never looked back. She had the privilege to develop “A Guide for Implementation: Using the Principles of CO-OP to Frame a Top-Down Approach with School-Aged Children” with the mentorship of Dr. Helene Polatajko of ICAN CO-OP.

Lou Ann Hintz, PhD, OTR is an Assistant Professor at Texas Woman’s University and PhD Program Co-Coordinator with over 15 years of school-based OT experience, including 10 years as an OT Team Lead in Plano ISD. She has presented widely at the state and national levels.

Michelle Silverman, OTD, OTR, ATP is an Education Consultant for the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction with a focus on OT, PT, and AT. She has 30 years of clinical and supervisory experience in schools, pediatric clinics, and at the university level.

Pamela Cummings, M.Ed., PT has over 30 years of experience in various areas of pediatric PT: school-based, home-based, perinatal care, NICU, PICU, inpatient, and clinic-based.   She is the Director and PT Consultant for the I-Team Early Intervention Project and the 24-Hour Postural Care Project.

Panagiota Tampakis, SLPD, CCC-SLP is an Assistant Professor of Teaching and the Program Advisor in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Program at Teachers College, Columbia University. She has worked as a speech-language pathologist in NYC schools.

Rebecca AA Wilson, PT, MS, C/NDT, PCS has over 20 years’ experience providing EI and school-based services in Iowa and Illinois. She is a clinical instructor for several DPT programs, guest lecturer, and author of concurrent validity study on the School Outcomes Measure (SOM) and the PEDI.

Disclosures:

• • • • Adiaha Spinks-Franklin, MD, MPH, FAAP receives a speaking fee from Apply EBP, LLC. She has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
      • Beth Gardner, CCC-SLP receives a speaking fee from Apply EBP, LLC. She has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
      • Cathy Ripmaster, MSPT receives a speaking fee from Apply EBP, LLC. She has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
      • Daniella Rutner, OD, MS, MBA, FAAO receives a speaking fee from Apply EBP, LLC. She has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
      • Dawn Merth-Johnson, M.A., CCC-SLP receives a speaking fee from Apply EBP, LLC. She has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
      • Elizabeth Cleveland, PhD, CCC-SLP receives a speaking fee from Apply EBP, LLC. She has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
      • Erika Buckhouse Hanson, PT receives a speaking fee from Apply EBP, LLC. She has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
      • Joanne Bundonis, PT, PCS, ATP/SMS, C/NDT receives a speaking fee from Apply EBP, LLC. She has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
      • Karen Tartick, PT receives a speaking fee from Apply EBP, LLC. She has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
      • Lara Collins Barros, OTD, OTR/L receives a speaking fee from Apply EBP, LLC. She has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
      • Lou Ann Hintz, PhD, OTR receives a speaking fee from Apply EBP, LLC. She has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
      • Michelle Silverman, OTD, OTR, ATP receives a speaking fee from Apply EBP, LLC. She has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
      • Pamela Cummings, M.Ed., PT receives a speaking fee from Apply EBP, LLC. She has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
      • Panagiota Tampakis, SLPD, CCC-SLP receives a speaking fee from Apply EBP, LLC. She has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
      • Rebecca AA Wilson, PT, MS, C/NDT, PCS receives a speaking fee from Apply EBP, LLC. She has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.

TBD

To accommodate for the time zone differences across the US, you will have 2 options for attending the 9th Symposium live:

• • • 8:20 am – 3:30 pm Eastern Time, or
    • 7:10 am – 2:20 pm Pacific Time

More details coming soon!

In the meantime, we’d love to hear from you:

• • • Vote for your favorite topics by CLICKING HERE
    • And mark April 15-16, 2027 on your calendar!

*Unable to attend all sessions? Don’t worry! All registrants will also have access to the on-demand versions of each session for 1 year.

To help you apply what you learned the very next day you return to work, you will leave the course with your School-based OT, PT, and SLP Symposium Practical Toolkit, which may include Cheat Sheets, Clinical Reasoning Worksheets, Tools, and/or Resources for each seminar you complete, live or on-demand.

Attendees will receive a certificate for 12 hours of CE training after attending the course in full and submitting a course evaluation which includes a self-reflection on achievement of learning objectives.

(Additional CE hours are available with on-demand versions*)

For OTs and OTAs

• • • • Apply EBP, LLC is an AOTA-approved provider of CEUs. Attendees will receive 0.15 AOTA CEUs for each seminar completed live, for a total of 1.2 AOTA CEUs.
      • Note that you may receive up to a total of XX AOTA CEUs if you complete the XX seminars that are appropriate for OT/As, via any combination of live and/or on-demand format.

For PTs and PTAs

• • • • PT/As may receive up to a total of XX CE hours of training by completing all XX seminars that are appropriate for PT/As via any combination of live and/or on-demand format.* Please see your state’s approval below for live and on-demand seminars; some states have limitations.
      • Apply EBP, LLC is an approved provider of CEUs for PTs and PTAs in IL, NM, NY, OK, and TX (APS #: 2703055TX).
      • These PT state boards accept approval by other states boards, associations, and AOTA: AK, AZ, DE, FL, HI, IN, KS, KY, MA, MI, MT, NC, ND, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, UT, VT, VA, WI, WY, and DC.
      • These states do not require pre-approval of courses or have no CE requirements: AL, CO, CT, GA, IA, ID, ME, MO, NE, NH, and WA.
      • We plan to apply for approval in other states. Email carlo@applyebp.com to obtain CEUs for your state.

For ASHA CEUs

• • • 1.2 ASHA CEUs | Intermediate Level
      • Partial ASHA CEUs are provided if not all 8 seminars are completed. Each completed seminar counts for 0.15 ASHA CEUs.

• • • You can receive up to a total of XX ASHA CE hours by completing all XX seminars recommended or suitable for SLP/As via any combination of live and/or on-demand format.
    • ASHA CE Provider approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products or clinical procedures

*To receive CE hours/credits for on-demand webinars, you will need to watch the full video, pass the post-test (with a score of 70% or higher), and complete the course evaluation.

Ticket Prices and Discounts

TBD

Purchasing Tickets

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• • • • Pay via Credit Card: You are registered instantly!
      • Pay via Purchase Order: Register and select “Purchase Order” as form of payment. At the end of your registration, click on “View/Print Invoice” to download a copy of the invoice that you can share with your employer. Send your Purchase Order and/or request for Apply EBP’s W9 to vicki@applyebp.com.

Cancellation Policy

Registrants may cancel up to 21 days prior to the course for a refund minus a $75 administration fee. There is no cancellation less than 21 days prior to the course; you can find a substitute or use your registration to attend a future Apply EBP course. There is no cancellation or substitution after you have received any course material. Email applyebp@gmail.com to request to cancel. Apply EBP reserves the right to cancel a course up to 21 days prior to the course due to insufficient registration, with a full refund to registrants. Please do not arrange non-refundable travel arrangements until 20 days prior to the course, as Apply EBP is not responsible for such expenses.

Accommodation Request

Email or call 2 weeks prior to the course with requests for accommodation.

Complaints Resolution

We welcome all feedback. Please email applyebp@gmail.com if you have any complaints so that we may work with you towards a resolution.

Live online via Zoom

COURSE MATERIALS: By April 5, 2027, you will receive an email with links to the live course, as well as instructions for accessing handouts, toolkits, and on-demand webinars. It’s very important that you access the course materials as soon as you receive this email. Doing so confirms that you’ve successfully received our message and allows us to address any potential access issues before the course day. If the email does not appear in your inbox, please check your spam folder. To ensure you receive this email, add vicki@applyebp.com and carlo@applyebp.com to your Address Book or Safe Senders List.

On-demand versions will be available for 1 year starting April 16, 2026. These on-demand versions are pre-recorded to ensure superior quality for a smooth learning experience. Pre-recordings deliver clear content free from distractions or technical issues common in live sessions. As a result, the pre-recorded and live versions may differ slightly. For those attending the live course, your privacy is a priority. Feel confident in participating, knowing that no recordings will be made.