Do you feel “less of a therapist” and more of a distraction when you embed your services into the classroom? Are you looking for practical tools and strategies to embed your expertise with confidence? Apply EBP’s Experts Series is here to help!

In Seminar 1, Carlo will set the stage for your embedded services by sharing free and for-a-fee tests for participation. You will learn multiple uses of tests for participation, from reporting objective scores, deciding on additional testing tools to use, for big-picture goals and monitoring, and for planning interventions

Lara will then share the Goal-Plan-Do-Check Coaching framework from the CO-OP Approach^TM. She will demonstrate its practical application in the schools via step-by-step video and photo case studies for such school tasks as managing locks, navigating stairs, and written expression. In Seminar 3, Karen will discuss the successful implementation of adaptive equipment to support the positioning, mobility, learning, and ADLs for students with complex physical disabilities.

Finally, there will be separate OT & PT Tracks for Seminar 4. Lara will show you various ways to embed OT services via case study applications in 6 different classrooms – in English Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Art, Arrival, and transitions after Recess. Karen will utilize case vignettes and videos to discuss how to seamlessly embed PT expertise into various general education pre-k and elementary school routines to promote access and participation with peers.

Leave the course with practical tools and strategies from assessment to interventions so you can embed with confidence and effectiveness! Download the brochure for full course details.

See the tools that you will receive for attending this course in the Toolkit tab below.

Your Course Handout will be in digital format only, with full-color and 2 slides to a page for easier reading. You will receive it via email ~1 week prior to the course. Please check your spam folder it you do not see it in your inbox*

*You may bring a printed copy or a digital device for note-taking on the day of the course. If you do not receive it, please check your spam folder. If it is not there, please email carlo@applyebp.com.

Carlo Vialu, PT, MBA served as Director of Physical Therapy for the NYC Department of Education, where he oversaw a program with over 700 PTs working in more than 1,500 schools. He is the Founder and Director of Continuing Education of Apply EBP, LLC and a co-founder of SeekFreaks, and evidence-informed online resource. Carlo has presented nationally and internationally on various pediatric topics, including motor learning, assessment, decision-making, and school-based practice.

Karen Tartick, PT has 30+ years in a variety of settings. She currently practices in the Durham Public Schools in NC. She has served as a member of the Autism subcommittee of the APTA School Based Physical Therapy Special Interest Group, and co-authored the Autism Spectrum Disorder Guide for parents on the Move ForwardPT website, the APTA’s consumer webpage.

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.

Disclosures: Carlo, Lara, Karen and Amy receive speaking fees from Apply EBP, LLC. Carlo is the co-owner of Apply EBP, LLC. They have no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.

At the completion of this course, attendees will be able to:*

1. 1. 1. Identify 3 reasons to testing school participation
      2. Identify 2 tests that measure school participation
      3. Determine 3 uses of tests for school participation
      4. Distinguish the CO-OP approach from traditional bottom-up interventions
      5. Determine 3 goal areas in the school setting that can be addressed using CO-OP’s Goal-Plan-Do-Check framework
      6. Apply 3 strategies in implementing CO-OP’s Goal-Plan-Do-Check framework on a given case example of a student who is learning a skill in the school setting
      7. Identify 2 benefits of the use of assistive technology to improve participation in the educational environment
      8. Determine appropriate assistive technology that promotes participation in meaningful school activities with peers, on a given case scenario
      9. Identify 2 strategies to support implementation for the use of assistive technology in the schools
      10. Identify 2 student goals that can be addressed via embedded services
      11. Identify 2 class location, routine or activity where embedding PT services would be appropriate on a given case study
      12. Determine 2 embedded PT interventions on a given case study
      13. Select 3 reasons for providing embedded services to improve a student’s performance and participation in the school environment
      14. Distinguish the importance of each of the 3 steps of embedding: observing, hypothesizing, and intervening
      15. Apply 3 evidence-based occupational therapy interventions in an embedded manner on a given case study of a student with disabilities

*Depending on the seminars attended

For a full description of each seminar, please download the Brochure.

• • • 8:00 am – 9:30 am: Seminar 1: Assessing School Participation | Carlo Vialu, PT, MBA
    • 9:30 am – 9:40 am: Break
    • 9:40 am – 11:10 am: Seminar 2: Using CO-OP’s Goal-Plan-Do-Check in the Schools: A Step-by-Step Guide and Real-life Case Studies | Lara Collins Barros, OTD, OTR/L
    • 11:10 am – 11:50 am: Lunch (on your own)
    • 11:50 am – 1:20 pm: Seminar 3: Implementing Assistive Technology for Students with Multiple Disabilities | Karen Tartick, PT
    • 1:20 pm – 1:40 pm: Break
    • 1:40 pm – 3:10 pm: Seminar 4: Select One:
      • 4.1 OT Track: 3 Steps to Successful Embedding of OT Services: Plus 6 Real-life Case Study Applications | Lara Collins Barros, OTD, OTR/L
      • 4.2 PT Track: Embedding PT Services In General Education Classrooms| Karen Tartick, PT

To help you apply what you learned the very next day you return to work, you will leave the course with your Practical Toolkit:

• • • Assessing Participation: Ecological Assessment Form; Resources and Links to Assessment Tools
    • Using CO-OP’s Goal-Plan-Do-Check: Cheat Sheet: CO-OP’s Goal-Plan-Do-Check; Resources
    • Implementing Assistive Technology For Students with Multiple Disabilities: Worksheets and Charts for Explaining AT Benefits, Choosing and Dosing for Standers, Barriers and Solutions, Organization & Scheduling
    • Embedding PT Services In General Education Classrooms: The Whys of Embedding Wisely; Graphics for Embedding Services
    • 3 Steps to Successful Embedding of OT Services:Cheat Sheet: 3 Steps to Successful Embedding of OT Services; Resources

Attendees who complete this course will receive a certificate for 6 hours of continuing education training

For OTs and OTAs

• • • Apply EBP, LLC is an AOTA-approved provider of CEUs. You will receive 0.15 CEUs for each session for a total of 0.6 CEUs for this workshop.

For PTs and PTAs

• • • Apply EBP, LLC is an approved provider of CEUs in IL, NY, OK (BAP202310011 thru 1/31/24) and TX (APS #: 2703055TX)
    • These PT state boards accept approval by other states boards or state associations: AK, AZ, DC, DE, FL, HI, IN, KS, KY, MA, MI, MT, NC, ND, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, UT, VT, VA, WI & WY.
    • These states do not require pre-approval of courses or have no CE requirements: AL, CO, CT, GA, IA, ME, MO, NE, NH & WA.

If you would like to obtain CEUs for another state, please email carlo@applyebp.com

Ticket Prices and Discounts

• • • Early Bird – Group: $249 – save $50 if 3 or more from the same organization, community group/network or study group register by February 20, 2026. Register together or separately, indicating at least 2 of your co-therapists who are also registering.
    • Early Bird – Individual: $269 – save $30 by registering by February 20, 2026.
    • Full Price – Group: $249 – save $30 if 3 or more from the same organization, community group/network or study group register starting on February 21, 2026. Register together or separately, indicating at least 2 of your co-therapists who are also registering.
    • Full Price: $299 – available starting February 21, 2026.

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Cancellation Policy

Registrants may cancel up to 14 days prior to the course for a refund minus a $75 administration fee. There is no cancellation less than 14 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; you can use your registration to attend a future presentation of the same course. Email applyebp@gmail.com to request to cancel. Apply EBP reserves the right to cancel a course up to 14 days prior to the course due to insufficient registration, with a full refund to registrants. Please do not arrange non-refundable travel arrangements until 13 days prior to the course, as Apply EBP is not responsible for such expenses.

Accommodations Request

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

Complaints Resolution

We welcome all feedback. Please email or call us if you have any complaints so that we may work with you towards a resolution.

Contact Info:

Carlo Vialu

carlo@applyebp.com

646-269-9039

Venue: Macomb Intermediate School District at 44001 Garfield Road, Clinton Township, MI

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