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Case Study — Mt. Diablo Unified School District

Progressus partners with districts to develop district-wide, integrated therapy programs, managed entirely by Progressus. In Mt. Diablo Unified School District we implemented an innovative service delivery program that featured a pre-referral program, training for parents and teachers, and hiring and managing all OTs and PTs for the district.

Before Progressus

Unmanageable number of children enrolled in OT/PT services
Lack of cohesiveness among the district OTs
Inability to document outcomes
Increasing costs
Inappropriate referrals
Ineffective use of therapists’ skills and services

After Progressus

Stable costs and therapists on staff
Reduced litigation costs
Reduced number of assessments and therapy hours
Better outcomes for students in both special and general education populations
Pre-referral intervention strategies
Standardized referral practices
Increased teacher awareness and participation
Parent collaboration and cooperation
Procedural manual to achieve consistency

	Case Study - Baltimore Literacy Project
Progressus Therapy partnered with school personnel to offer a unique speech-language intervention model to address the literacy needs of 96 middle school students with disabilities who had demonstrated a lack of adequate progress in reading. The model combined a comprehensive reading instruction model and indirect speech-language therapy. Students showed significant improvements in reading and speech-language performance, verified with nationally standardized assessments. Gains in functional communication status were achieved (as measured by the National Outcomes Measurement System) by modifying teachers’ instructional communication rather than through direct therapy with students. Results Produced average total reading gains of 2.64 Normal Curve Equivalent (NCE) for students who attended at least 20 hours of instruction in reading with indirect speech-language intervention Produced gains on two subtests of the reading assessment Comprehension gains of 2.62 NCE Vocabulary gains of 2.75 NCE

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Building Positive Relationships with Students

By Sommer Smith on 9/3/2010 12:55 PM

Students are much more likely to be well-behaved and compliant when they admire and respect authority figures – that’s you! As related service professionals, we have a limited amount of time to build rapport with our students. Therefore, it’s important that we set our stage and lay out our expectations from the first day of therapy. Here are some tips to help you along:

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Prepping for Back-to-School

By Kristen Schipani on 8/20/2010 7:58 AM

The new school year is approaching and it’s time to begin to get yourself prepared for the exciting challenges that you will soon face. Whether you are a novice or expert at beginning of the school year preparation, there are always new strategies that you can learn. There are a multitude of items that you can accomplish prior to actually setting foot on a schools campus.