CO-OP™ in Schools: Is This the Key to Improve Classroom Performance?

Presented by Nicole Quint and Lara Collins Barros

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Pediatric Pioneers: CO-OP™ in Schools: Is This the Key to Improve Classroom Performance? (Episode 20)

Audio Runtime: 53 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: ___Minutes

Join host Nicole Quint and certified CO-OP™ instructor Dr. Lara Collins Barros as they explore how the Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP™) Approach can revolutionize school-based practice. You’ll discover how to shift from traditional fine motor drills to a top-down, evidence-based framework that empowers students to lead their own problem-solving through the Goal-Plan-Do-Check strategy. Dr. Barros shares actionable ways to implement interventions that build student autonomy and ensure skills actually generalize to the classroom and beyond. Tune in to learn how guiding discovery, rather than just giving instructions, can be the missing piece in achieving meaningful participation for your students. Learning Outcomes

Analyze the evidence around supporting school participation through top-down, task-oriented interventions like the CO-OP™ Approach
Apply evidence-based, practical strategies to actionably address student-chosen goals using the Goal-Plan-Do-Check global cognitive strategy and guided discovery in the school setting
Solve patient case scenarios involving common school-based challenges such as handwriting, shoe tying, and desk organization

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Nicole Quint

Nicole Quint is a professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy in the College of Health Care Sciences at Nova Southeastern University. She serves as the program director for the postprofessional Doctor of Occupational Therapy (DrOT) program and the dual-degree DrOT/PhD program. With more than 20 years of pediatric…

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Lara Collins Barros

Lara Barros is a school-based occupational therapist working in a suburb north of Chicago. She received her BS in OT from Wayne State University in Detroit and started her career working in hospital and outpatient settings. She earned her MS in OT from the University of Illinois at Chicago and started working in the school…

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Chapters & learning objectives

1. CO-OP™ in Schools: Is This the Key to Improve Classroom Performance?

In this episode, Nicole Quint and Lara Barros discuss how the evidence-based CO-OP™ Approach can transform school-based therapy by using the Goal-Plan-Do-Check strategy to empower students to solve their own performance challenges and achieve lasting generalization in the classroom.