A model for establishing occupational therapy and physical therapy services in the public schools.
One procedure for the establishment of therapists in public schools and on management and administration teams in the State Department of Public Instruction, Division for Exceptional Children is discussed. A significant aspect of the procedure is a model for a working relationship between the Division for Exceptional Children and the Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy Divisions in the Department of Medical Allied Health Professions in a School of Medicine.
D002648:Child; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009657:North Carolina; D009788:Occupational Therapy; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D012572:School Health Services; D012574:Schools