FOTA MEMBER SESSION ONLY

REGISTER SEPTEMBER 20

Title: Project TEAM: Empowering transition students to advocate for accommodations
Course Speaker: Jessica M Kramer, Ph.D., OTRL

Course abstract: Project TEAM is a manualized problem-solving curriculum that teaches transition-age students with developmental disabilities to identify environmental barriers, generate solutions, and request modifications to reach their goals. This course aims to introduce attendees to implementing Project TEAM with transition age students in a range of practice settings, including schools, community agencies, and vocational programs. Attendees will learn the Project TEAM problem solving process, which uses a (Goal Plan Do Check) approach to identify and resolve physical and social environmental barriers to participation. Attendees will be able to sign up to request freely available, manualized, and universally designed intervention materials and identify the key elements of quality intervention delivery. Evidence for Project TEAM outcomes (federally funded project NIDILRR 90IF00320100) will also be provided. Course Objectives: Describe how transition age youth can use the Game Plan to identify and resolve environmental barriers to goal attainment. Understand the evidence and materials supporting the implementation of Project TEAM. Course Outline: Understand the need for Project TEAM intervention.