Welcome to the TIES therapist onboarding resource! These resources are available to help standardize school-based therapist training throughout the state of OR while also allowing individual school districts and ESDs to remix each resource to suit the needs of their region. By doing so, we aim to ensure continuity of training and services throughout the state.

This resource provides a checklist regarding setting up and maintaining a caseload. Links and downloadables to a caseload template, service summary template, and workload rating guidelines are provided.

The following resource provides an overview of the consultation model within the school-based system. The resources provided are recommended to assist new hires in orienting themselves to this model especially if they're transitioning from a medical mode/private practice setting.

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Visual depictions of the health care professions often do not include ethnoculturally diverse therapists and patients. Stock videos and photos can also be expensive, limiting access to high quality resources to those who can afford to pay. We developed an online library to house photos that depict therapists and patients from diverse backgrounds performing physiotherapy skills and engaging in healthcare-related activities. The Diversity Exchange is one way to enhance teaching and learning by integrating anti-racist and anti-oppressive pedagogy ensuring our culture and practices resist and dismantle institutional racism, rather than reproducing it.

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This resource is an outline for trainers to use when onboarding new therapy staff.EDITOR NOTES:- NO ACCESS TO "AT FORMS" DOCUMENT

Due to variations in ESD/district operations, the following are suggested activities that a trainer could provide to a new hire as a way to further orient them to the ESD's/district's operations.

This resource provides video recordings and a downloadable Personal Emergency and Evacuation Plan (PEEP) for new therapist to utilize when conducting emergency and evacuation planning for their students.

New hires need to know what to look for in terms of safety inspection when checking equipment out and encountering equipment in the field. They should be aware of the program’s policies and procedures regarding equipment inspection but may need to re-visit this information over time following the initial onboarding.The following downloadable resources are provided to serve as examples of what a Care & Use agreement could look like.

Equipment protocols are an essential part of therapy practice. The following downloadable resources are examples of ESD equipment protocols throughout the state of OR. It is important to show new hires where to access these protocols so that they can return to them as they encounter each item of equipment. Please note, these resources here may not reflect all of the equipment that is in use in your program.

The following resource provides information when training new hires in their role regarding evaluation, SPED eligibility & RIS. Additional webinars are provided to supplement this training.

Exhibit poster showing text listing the opportunities that are provided by the Federal Board for Vocational Education and by the Bureau of War Risk Insurance which are available to disabled servicemen. Poster caption: Information regarding the opportunities described may be obtained in the larger centers from officers of the Federal Board for Vocational Education and the Bureau of War Risk Insurance and in all centers from the local Home Service Section of the American Red Cross. Exhibit of the Red Cross Institute for Crippled and Disabled Men and the Red Cross Institute for the Blind.

For therapists who are involved in their district's feeding team, resources are provided here that go over feeding protocols.

Exhibit poster showing two scenes of men in hospitals recovering from war wounds - "simple designing while still in bed" ; "an American soldier begins again to take an interest in life." Poster caption: Bedside and ward occupations serve to interest wounded men and keep their minds active and off their own troubles. Occupation is also one of the best curative agents at the command of the physician, and in most cases it does much to expedite recovery. Gone are the old days when men lay for months in a hospital bed gazing at the ceiling and brooding about the future. Exhibit of the Red Cross Institute for Crippled and Disabled Men and the Red Cross Institute for the Blind.

The following .pdf includes a table that outlines the differences between FERPA and HIPAA. It is recommended for this topic to be discussed in further detail following initial caseload setup.

Exhibit poster showing two scenes in which disabled soldiers are being taught useful skills to enable them to find employment upon discharge from military service - "Disabled Serbians working in the carpentry shop at Lyons, France" ; "A tailoring class in Paris taught by a one-legged instructor." Exhibit of the Red Cross Institute for Crippled and Disabled Men and the Red Cross Institute for the Blind.

New therapists entering the school-based system will need background regarding their role in the IEP team, how services are documented, etc. This topic may need to be revisited over time as the therapist gains more experience with IEPs or IFSPs.

This presentation provides an introduction to assistive devices and nursing concepts for OTAs. Topics covered include nasogastric tubes, PEG tubes, indwelling catheters, oxygen therapy, tracheostomies, IV lines and PCA pumps, colostomies, and patient safety and care.

This informational handout is for occupational therapists and therapy students to use with orthopedic patients who are undergoing total hip or knee surgery. This handout follows UDL (universal design learning) principles to adapt to various client learning styles and to increase accessibility for those who need it.