What Is Occupational Therapy’s Distinct Role in School Mental Health?

Presented by Nicole Quint and Susan Bazyk

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Video Runtime: 55 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 6 Minutes

Pediatric Pioneers Episode 1: What is Occupational Therapy’s Distinct Role in School Mental Health?

Dr. Susan Bazyk, an esteemed expert in occupational therapy’s role in addressing the mental health needs of children and youth, joins us to explore how therapists can play a pivotal role in promoting mental well-being within school settings. In this episode, she and host Nicole Quint highlight the unique contributions occupational therapy practitioners bring to school mental health through success stories from the field, focusing on practical strategies that go beyond traditional one-on-one interventions. Tune in to discover actionable insights on applying a tiered approach to mental health and how to advocate for OT’s full scope of practice in school settings.

Learning Objectives

Interpret the evidence around applying a tiered approach, such as Every Moment Counts, to mental health in occupational therapy practice
Apply evidence-based, practical strategies for promoting positive mental health throughout the school day, including lunch, recess, and extracurricular leisure
Develop universal and targeted mental health promotion and prevention services using the Every Moment Counts website and downloadable resources

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Meet your instructors

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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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Susan Bazyk

Susan Bazyk is professor emerita of the occupational therapy program at Cleveland State University, where she taught for 34 years. In addition to authoring the book Mental Health Promotion, Prevention, and Intervention With Children and Youth: A Guiding Framework for Occupational Therapy (2011), Dr. Bazyk has authored…

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Chapters & learning objectives

1. What Is Occupational Therapy’s Distinct Role in School Mental Health?

In this episode, Dr. Susan Bazyk and host Nicole Quint highlight the unique contributions occupational therapy practitioners bring to school mental health through success stories from the field, focusing on practical strategies that go beyond traditional one-on-one interventions.