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Congratulations Educators of Excellence!

December 15, 2021

OT Spotlight – Educators of Excellence! During the 70th Conference on Exceptional Children in November 2021, nearly 100 educators from across the state were recognized as Educators of Excellence by their public school units. Several occupational therapy practitioners across the state received this award. We are proud of you and grateful for your work! Congratulations to … Read more

OT Spotlight – Cassie Fraser-Ball, Alamance Burlington School System!

September 17, 2021

OT Spotlight – Cassie Fraser-Ball, Alamance Burlington School System! Shout out to Alamance-Burlington School System (ABSS) Occupational Therapist Cassie Fraser-Ball for spearheading the development of the ABSS Virtual Resource Hub for Exceptional Children and their families. The Hub lists resources primarily for middle and high school age students and is linked to the ABSS Website. … Read more

ReImagine 2021 Call for Proposals

July 29, 2021

Planning is underway for the second annual ReImagine school occupational and physical therapy conference to be held virtually throughout the month of September. Last year, we introduced this exciting collaborative learning event that involved over 5000 participants from all around the globe including the US, Puerto Rico and Canada, Europe (Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Malta … Read more

2021 Ethics Course – Recorded Version is now available

May 3, 2021

For those of you who were unable to attend the live webinar.  Please follow the link below to take the pre-test and begin your course.  This course will be available until June 30, 2021.  After June 30, CEUs will no longer be availble for this session. Begin Ethics Course  

April is Occupational Therapy Month!

April 5, 2021

Happy OT Month! I am incredibly thankful for each of you and your hard work, compassion, innovation, and service. Y’all are the changemakers and make a huge difference for students, families, teams, schools, and communities across the state. You are valued and appreciated beyond measure!   If you are looking for ways to promote the … Read more

NC Resilience & Learning Project Webinar Series

January 8, 2021

This webinar series continues with a new set of dates and topics starting in January and running through April 2021! January 27, 3-4pm — Collective Care: Generating a School Culture that Promotes Staff Wellness February 24, 3-4pm — The Foundation of Trauma-Informed Practices: Building Safe and Secure Relationships with Students March 31, 3-4pm — Equity … Read more

Understanding Communication in Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

October 26, 2020

The NCDPI Autism Team is pleased to offer a 2-hour live webinar on November 19, 2020 from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. with Perry Flynn, NCDPI Consultant for Speech Language Pathology. We will be exploring communication skills, pragmatics, communication differences in students with ASD, and effective collaboration with speech language pathologists (SLPs) to support improved … Read more

Fall 2020 Statewide Meeting for Related Services Providers

October 26, 2020

NCDPI Exceptional Children Division consultants are pleased to announce the Fall 2020 meeting of LEA representative practitioners for Audiology, Occupational Therapy, Orientation and Mobility, Physical Therapy, School Psychology, Speech-Language Pathology, and Sign Language Interpretation on Friday, November 20, 2020. We will have a large group webinar from 9:00am – 11:00am.  The topic of this meeting … Read more