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Often, we don’t think too much about the interpersonal dynamics of our IEP teams – each team we work with has its own way of “doing...
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Susan Cecere
Oct 11 min read
Interested in How to Effectively Support Students with Significant Disabilities in the Classroom?
A course I was hoping to teach was canceled due to lack of interest...but I know you school-based PTs and OTs out there struggle with...
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Susan Cecere
May 123 min read
What's the Magic Formula? An Update on Caseload to Workload Conversion
Workload has been a “hot” topic for school-based practitioners for the last 20 years. The reauthorization of IDEA in 2004 and its focus...
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Susan Cecere
Apr 301 min read
In the Summertime.....
ESY can be confusing for school-based practitioners...it was something I often helped staff with while still in my admin role. Every...
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Susan Cecere
Feb 232 min read
Do Not Miss This Great Opportunity
Great news! A new on-demand series is now available from ERI. As many of you know I am a regular at the Therapies in the Schools...
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Susan Cecere
Dec 20, 20233 min read
Merry Best Practices From Sequoia
Happy Holidays to all my subscribers! 2023 was a very good year! Sequoia School-based Solutions had the opportunity to present to a...
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Susan Cecere
Aug 31, 20232 min read
The School-based Practitioner and 504 Plans
504 plans can create some uncertainty for school based therapists. What is my role? How is a student eligible? What is my service...
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Susan Cecere
Aug 24, 20231 min read
Turning the Battleship!!
Summer has sailed and school-based therapists are back at it. Let this year be the year you “turn the battleship” and embrace...
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Susan Cecere
Jan 7, 20231 min read
Starting off 2023 with a bang!!
Happy New Year!! I hope you all had a joyous holiday season with family and friends. Sequoia is ready to help you on your 2023...
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Susan Cecere
Aug 4, 20223 min read
Turning Your Professional Battleship
School year 22-23 is right around the corner.... I am sure many of you are thinking about students new and old to your caseload. And...
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Susan Cecere
Mar 14, 20222 min read
What can a clinical reasoning tool do for me?
Often there are comments and concerns posted on school based Facebook groups on the topic of decision-making regarding services as part...
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Susan Cecere
Feb 25, 20222 min read
Unnecessary Services...What's a therapist to do?
I read the school-based PT Lounge Facebook group often looking for clues to assist me in my work with therapists as part of Sequoia. A...
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Susan Cecere
Jan 26, 20222 min read
Supplementary Aids and Services (SaS): The Keys to a Student's LRE
IDEA has a whole section on supplementary aids and services which you can read about here:https://sites.ed.gov/idea/regs/b/a/300.42 But...
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susancecerept
Apr 24, 20212 min read
Interviews Anyone?
So…the Stakeholder Interview Collection has been posted on my site! Why do I feel so compelled to share these forms with you? Because...
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susancecerept
Feb 23, 20211 min read
Questions, Questions
“Where do you get your ideas?” From Seth Godin sethgodin.com Seth speaks to asking the right questions. Because questions generate ideas....
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susancecerept
Feb 2, 20212 min read
The Quality of Our Work: Part 4
In my last post, I posited that not asking the right kind of questions and engaging the right stakeholders could impact the quality of...
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susancecerept
Jan 19, 20211 min read
The Quality of our Work- Bias: Part 3
I want to look at bias, which can impact our ability to provide quality services and not “do the best I can”. There are several types of...
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susancecerept
Jan 11, 20212 min read
The Quality of our Work: Part 2
So, my last post raised a bit of ire regarding quality and “I did my best”. That difference between “high quality” and “I did my best”...
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susancecerept
Jan 4, 20211 min read
Be the best version of your school based self!
At end of the year reflection on school-based practice I had some practice oriented “ah-has” from Seth Godin’s...
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susancecerept
Jan 1, 20211 min read
Quality services versus I did my best: A take on Seth Godin(www.sethgodin.com) and school practice
Do you ever ask yourself, “did my session with my student/child meet the current professional standards of school-based practice? Did my...
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