Free School-based OT, PT, and SLP Resources
For assessment, goals, treatment ideas, and advocacy
Explore practical, evidence-informed resources for school-based occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech-language pathology practice. This collection includes Ask Apply EBP articles, which answer common questions from our live CEU courses; Apply EBP’s Top 3 features, such as our favorite assessment tools and treatment ideas; plus videos, handouts, infographics, and other free resources. Each one is created to help new and experienced school-based OT, PT, and SLP practitioners apply evidence to everyday decisions.
Browse by topic or profession to find school-based OT, PT, and SLP resources, treatment ideas, assessment guidance, goal-writing support, decision-making tools, and strategies you can use for your own learning or share with your team to support collaboration and build a common understanding.
Explore practical, evidence-informed resources for school-based OT, PT, and SLP practice. This collection includes Ask Apply EBP articles, which answer common questions from our live CEU courses; Apply EBP’s Top 3 features, such as our favorite assessment tools and treatment ideas; plus videos, handouts, infographics, and other free resources.
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Explore free school-based therapy resources for your own profession.
Free School-based OT Resources
Find school-based OT resources for occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants supporting students in educational settings. Topics include participation-based goals, handwriting, dysgraphia, executive function, sensory and regulation supports, assistive technology, self-care, school routines, assessment, service delivery, and collaboration with school teams.
These free occupational therapy resources are designed to help school-based OTs and OTAs connect assessment and intervention strategies to student participation, classroom routines, IEP goals, and improvements in real-life school activities.
Free School-based PT Resources
Explore school-based PT resources for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants working with students in school environments. Topics include mobility, positioning, access, participation, balance, endurance, gait, developmental coordination disorder, neuromuscular conditions, educationally relevant assessment, service delivery, and collaboration with families and school teams.
These free physical therapy resources are designed to support school-based PTs and PTAs as they make practical, evidence-informed decisions that help students access and participate in their educational programs.
Free School-based SLP Resources
Browse school-based SLP resources for speech-language pathologists and speech-language pathology assistants supporting communication, participation, and learning in school settings. Topics include AAC, language, literacy, social communication, pragmatic language, executive function, collaborative service delivery, assessment, goal writing, and carryover across school routines.
These free speech-language pathology resources are designed to help school-based SLPs and SLPAs apply evidence-informed strategies in ways that support students across classrooms, therapy sessions, and everyday school activities.
Free Educator and School Team Resources
Find free resources for teachers, administrators, and school teams who work closely with OT, PT, and SLP practitioners. These articles, videos, handouts, and infographics can help support student participation, clarify related services, and build a shared understanding of evidence-informed school-based therapy practice.
Search School-based Therapy Resources by Topic
Explore free school-based OT, PT, and SLP resources by topic.
Assessment and Decision-making
Find school-based OT, PT, and SLP resources related to assessment tools, evaluation processes, educational relevance, eligibility, determining need for OT, PT, and Speech services, and team-based decision-making.
Treatment Ideas and Goal Setting
Explore school-based treatment ideas, intervention strategies, and goal-writing resources that connect therapy services to student participation, classroom routines, communication, mobility, self-regulation, and meaningful school activities.
Explaining School-based Practice
Find tools and resources to help advocate and explain school-based therapy roles, educational relevance, service delivery decisions, and how OT, PT, and SLP services support student access, participation, and progress.
Diagnosis-Specific Tips and Strategies
Find free resources for teachers, administrators, and school teams who work closely with OT, PT, and SLP practitioners. These articles, videos, handouts, and infographics can help support student participation, clarify related services, and build a shared understanding of evidence-informed school-based therapy practice.
Search School-based Therapy Resources by Post Type
Explore free school-based OT, PT, and SLP resources by post type.
Apply EBP's Top 3
Explore quick, evidence-informed takeaways on common school-based therapy topics. These resources highlight three key tools, strategies, misconceptions, or recommendations to help you apply information more easily in practice.
Ask Apply EBP
Find practical answers to common questions from our school-based OT, PT, and SLP CEU courses. Ask Apply EBP articles help school-based practitioners connect evidence, regulations, and clinical reasoning to everyday school-based decisions, assessment and interventions.
Research Roundup
Blog post series that serves as your go-to resource for peer-reviewed studies focusing on commonly-discussed topics relevant to school-based OT, PT, and SLP practice. Each installment provides you a compilation of published research to inform your decision-making and to share with your team.
Other Resources
Browse additional free school-based OT, PT, and SLP resources, including assessment, interventions, goal setting, advocacy, and celebration of OT, PT, and SLP months that you can use for your own learning or share with your team.
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