Related Service Provider Observation/ Job Shadow Format

Due September 30th

For the professional that you observe  (Occupational therapist, physical therapist, speech, language therapist, early childhood special educator/interventionist) complete an observation in which you share the following information. (30 points)

1. Background information on job shadow. ( 5 points)

• Who did you job shadow
• Where/when did you job shadow this professional?
• What activities were the professional and student(s) engaged in?

1. What strategies did the professional use to encourage the goals apparently included in the child’s IEP? (15 points)

• List some specific strategies that he/she uses and if possible, share the rationale behind using these strategies (i.e. if the OT uses brushing, it may be because the child has sensory processing challenges).
• How does the OT/PT/SL or early childhood educator connect these strategies into the child’s daily routine in the classroom/at home…Does he/she share these strategies with the classroom teacher/parents for carryover of goals…If so, how?  If not, how might this be done?
• List some ways in which these activities could be carried over/generalized and extended into the classroom setting…not necessarily in an identical activity, but in an activity that would encourage use of the same skills.

1. Summarize your experience by sharing reactions to information that you gathered as a result of this assignment. (5 points)

• What new information did you gain?
• How might you apply this to future experiences as an early childhood team member?
• Any additional information that you wish to share (i.e. the program itself, children that you had the opportunity to observe during a therapy session).

Criteria

              Points will be awarded across the four areas described above based on the following elements:

• Evidence of careful collection and integration of information.
• Thoroughness with which the attached questions are addressee.
• The effectiveness with which the writer uses information from the articles and class discussions to support interpretations of the job shadowing experience.
• Attention to grammar and spelling.