OT advocacy – Miss Jaime, O.T. https://missjaimeot.com Helping You to Help Your Kids Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:48:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://missjaimeot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/cropped-favicon2-32x32.png OT advocacy – Miss Jaime, O.T. https://missjaimeot.com 32 32 Advocacy Handout | Attaining Equity: Current Happenings in New York https://missjaimeot.com/product/advocacy-handout/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=advocacy-handout https://missjaimeot.com/product/advocacy-handout/#respond Thu, 27 Mar 2025 01:27:55 +0000 https://missjaimeot.com/?post_type=product&p=54068 This 19-page advocacy packet created by Jaime Spencer, MS, OTR/L equips school-based occupational and physical therapists with the tools to fight for equity in the New York State education system. It details how OT/PT practitioners are excluded from the "pupil personnel" category, creating barriers to career advancement, and includes compelling visuals, research data, and proposed solutions. Perfect for practitioners and education stakeholders nationwide, though focused on NY State's 2025 initiatives.

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This comprehensive advocacy packet provides essential resources for occupational and physical therapy practitioners fighting for equity within the New York State education system. Created by Jaime Spencer, MS, OTR/L (Miss Jaime, O.T.), this 19-page downloadable PDF handout is formatted as an 8.5×11-inch U.S. letter size document that’s ready to print or use digitally.

The packet thoroughly explains how OT and PT practitioners in NY State schools are currently excluded from the “pupil personnel” category in the NYSED Office of Teaching Initiatives, unlike other Specialized Instructional Support Personnel (SISPs). This exclusion creates significant inequities in career advancement opportunities, pay scales, retirement benefits, and pension availability.

What’s Included:

  • Detailed background information on the current classification system
  • Problem statement and proposed solutions
  • Supporting research data from Spencer et al. (2024)
  • Comparison charts of SISP duties by job title
  • Visual explanations of the current career pathway barriers
  • Benefits of categorizing OT and PT as Pupil Personnel in NYSED
  • Evidence of what OT/PT practitioners can bring to leadership positions
  • Information on recent legislative proposals (Bills 4820 and 5474)
  • Comprehensive district hiring guide showing which NY districts directly hire therapists
  • QR codes linking to additional resources and advocacy groups

The packet includes several of Jaime’s impactful diagrams and cartoons that—as the expression commonly attributed to Frederick R. Barnard goes—”a picture is worth a thousand words.” These visual aids powerfully illustrate the career limitations and inequities faced by school-based OT and PT practitioners.

This downloadable, printable resource is perfect for OT/PT practitioners, school administrators, education policymakers, and advocacy groups working toward equitable treatment of all school-based therapists. While focused on New York State’s 2025 initiatives, the principles and advocacy strategies apply to practitioners nationwide.

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The on-demand course includes a downloadable file containing a link to the video replay, and a link to the learning assessment (must score 70% or higher for CEUs).

 

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]]> On-demand Everyday Advocacy Course, including 0.2 AOTA CEUs.  The on-demand course includes a downloadable file containing a link to the video replay and a link to the learning assessment (must score 70% or higher for CEUs).

Your download expires in 30 days, and you may download it to personal or work devices 3 times only.

 

What will I learn?

  • Recall 3 specific advocacy strategies to promote awareness of the profession of school-based occupational therapy.
  • Identify one issue in your school community that is impacting best practices that you’d like to facilitate awareness about
  • Choose an action plan to execute one strategy to increase awareness of this issue.

When & how will I take the course?

  • Watch the course lesson.
  • You’ll download a file once you purchase this product. It will contain links to the video replay and the course assessment.
  • You must complete the course post-test within a year of purchase, scoring 70% or higher.

Who is the speaker?

Jaime Spencer

Jaime Spencer is the creator and author of MissJaimeOT.com. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy from Utica College and a Master’s Degree in Special Education from Adelphi University. She is certified in Assistive Technology at California State University Northridge. She has been a school-based Occupational Therapy practitioner for twenty-two years and works in a public school setting with Kindergarten to 5th grade students.   Jaime is a passionate school-based occupational therapy advocate. She’s an adjunct research mentor for Touro College School of Health Sciences and is currently working on research regarding the perceptions of school administrators about occupational therapy practitioners as leaders in New York.

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These vibrant, easy-to-understand visuals help educate the general public about occupational therapy. Also great as handouts, home exercise program covers, or activity packet inserts!

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The summary poster (landscape, 11” x 8.5″) is a visual display of all the specialized areas that are covered by school-based OTPs.

Versatile and parent-friendly—use for activity packets, home exercise programs, and makes a fantastic bulletin board that helps to educate parents and school professionals alike.

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🎒 Perfect for back-to-school prep!
🖼 Quick & easy OT bulletin board solution!

These vibrant, easy-to-understand visuals help educate the general public about occupational therapy. Also great as handouts, home exercise program covers, or activity packet inserts!

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🎒 Perfect for back-to-school prep!
🖼 Quick & easy OT bulletin board solution!

These vibrant, easy-to-understand visuals help educate the general public about occupational therapy. Also great as handouts, home exercise program covers, or activity packet inserts!

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Thirteen Occupational Therapy 11'' x 8.5" posters, including one with all 13 disciplines, describing (with words and illustrations) each area school-based OTPs address with children.

The summary poster (landsacape 11'' x 8.5'') is a visual display of all the specialized areas that are covered by school-based OTPs.

Versatile and parent-friendly—use for activity packets, home exercise programs, and makes a fantastic bulletin board that helps to educate parents and school professionals alike.

This handy resource is also available in Spanish: https://missjaimeot.com/product/bundle-school-based-ots-treat-the-whole-child-posters-spanish/

 

 

 

 

 

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