top of page

School-Based OTP's Role in Social-Emotional Learning

Presented by: 

Colleen Cameron Whiting, OTD, OTR/L

Colleen Cameron Whiting, OTD, OTR/L

Attend live on May 15th, 2025 @ 6:00 PM or watch on demand the next day

Course Description

Social and emotional development supports a child's occupational engagement in all settings. Occupational therapy practitioners' holistic approach to prevention and positive mental health promotion is ideal for bolstering each core competency of social-emotional learning as defined by CASEL.


This presentation will highlight how pediatric occupational therapy practitioners can use evidence-based interventions in each stage of childhood to promote social and emotional development while utilizing a public health, trauma-responsive, and relational (rather than behavioral) approach.

Learning Objectives

1. Learners will define each core competency of social and emotional learning (SEL) as defined by CASEL.

2. Learners will identify evidence-based occupational therapy interventions for each SEL competency across stages of childhood.

3. Learners will explain how pediatric occupational therapy practitioners are equipped to support social and emotional learning.

Contact Hours

This course is 1 hour in length. (0.1 AOTA CEUs)

AOTA-Approved_Provider_Program_edited.png

OTSchoolhouse.com is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development, #0252.

National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy

As an AOTA-Approved provider of professional development, OTSchoolhouse.com courses are accepted by NBCOT® at a rate of 1.25 NBCOT PDUs per each hour of course content.
 

NBCOT® is a registered trademark of The National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.

OTS Collaborative with roof.png

Register for this course and future courses inside the OT Schoolhouse Collaborative for as little as $120

Agenda

0-5 minutes

Introduction


5-15 minutes

Importance of Social and Emotional Development


15-25 minutes

Overview of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Framework


25-40 minutes

Occupational Therapy’s Role in SEL


40-50 minutes

Evidence-Based Interventions


50-55 minutes

Applying SEL in Practice 


55-60 minutes

Questions and Answers

Your Instructor

Colleen Cameron Whiting, OTD, OTR/L

Colleen Cameron Whiting, OTD, OTR/L

Colleen Cameron Whiting, OTD, OTR/L has worked as an occupational therapist for over twenty-five years. Her expertise lies in holistically supporting children, particularly those with sensory integration and processing challenges, autism, and who have experienced trauma, using theoretically based, evidence-informed interventions, and advanced professional reasoning. She is currently an assistant professor at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island.

Registration

To access this course and others, become a member of the OT Schoolhouse Collaborative

​

OTS Collab is an online community dedicated to providing school-based OT practitioners with highly valuable professional development and interactive support to implement learned strategies. In OTS Collab, we learn together, support and encourage one another,  and celebrate our achievements as a collective whole.  

​

Click here to learn more about the OT Schoolhouse Collaborative and register in our dedicated community of school-based OT practitioners.

Instructional Methods

A combination of speaker presentation with a slide deck and both synchronous & asynchronous Q+A with the presenter.

Target Audience
& Educational Level

This is an introductory level course intended for occupational therapy practitioners working in school systems or with a goal to better understand occupational therapy in school systems.

Course Completion Requirements

To receive a certificate for this course, you must watch the recorded course in its entirety. Then, you will need to take a learning assessment test and earn a score 75% or higher. If you pass, a certificate will be automatically generated and sent to your email.

Special Needs Requests

This course will include closed captioning and a transcript may be available upon request. You may also rewatch the course or sections of the course as needed. Additional accommodations may be requested by reaching out to us via email. 

Financial & Non-financial Disclosures

Speaker Disclosure

Colleen is receiving an honorarium for this course. Part of the content is coming out in the new CaseSmith textbook this spring.

Sponsor Disclosure

The OTS Collaborative Community is a product of the OT Schoolhouse.

Content Disclosure

This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.

OTS logo with roof.png

Schoolhouse Education, LLC is proud to be an AOTA Approved Provider of Professional Development

AOTA-Approval for this Professional Development Opportunity is in progress.  

Stay Tuned!

Copy of A-Z Course AOTA Approval Badge.png

Terms and Conditions

 

Schoolhouse Education, LLC will keep a record of your completed CE courses. When applicable, transcript services may include reporting to professional associations and/or state licensure boards. While Schoolhouse Education, LLC will make all reasonable efforts to offer CE credit for its courses, it is not responsible for state or national, or regulatory current policies or changes in CE requirements that may make courses ineligible for CE credits.

​

Participant Agreement

By registering for or attending any event or activity associated with the Schoolhouse Education, LLC and OT Schoolhouse, I agree to the following:

​

Professional Development/Information Disclaimer

The material presented in this course is not intended to represent the only or the best methods appropriate for the occupational therapy and/or medical condition or professional development issues being discussed but rather is intended to present the opinions of the presenters, which may be helpful to other health care professionals at arriving at their own conclusions and consequent application. Attendees participating in this professional development education program do so with full knowledge that they waive any claim they may have against the A-Z School-Based OT Course, Schoolhouse Education, LLC, and OT School House and its staff or representatives for reliance on any information presented during these educational activities.

​

Waiver of Liability Agreement

I release Schoolhouse Education, LLC, OT Schoolhouse, and its staff, presenters, and any other individuals or entities associated with this course from any and all liability connected with my participation, as well as from any liability related to changes to the schedule, events or activities. I acknowledge and agree that I am participating on my own choice and assume all risk in connection thereof and that in the event that a need for emergency medical service arises, I authorize and consent to such services being provided at my own expense.

​

Cancelation & Refund Policy

In the event that Schoolhouse Education, LLC must cancel the event for any reason, participants will be offered a credit toward the rescheduled event. OT Schoolhouse Collaborative subscribers may cancel their subscription at any time. 

bottom of page