Physical Therapy
School-based physical therapy (PT) jobs is a related services included in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Children 3 to 22 years of age who meet criteria for special education services may be eligible for PT services. Service needs are determined upon completion of a school occupational therapy or physical therapy assessment and IEP team recommendation. School-based occupational therapists and physical therapists share in the decision-making process with the IEP team to determine how to meet the educational needs of individual students.
School-based physical therapists:
- Assess students within their educational setting, using use a comprehensive approach to evaluate and assess a child’s needs in his/her educational environment as well as The Educational Framework for Child Success to determine their needs
- Collaborate with team members, including students, parents, teachers, adapted physical education teachers, psychologists, speech therapists, orientation and mobility specialists, etc.
- School-based physical therapy may include individual or small group treatment, consultation, monitoring or environmental adaptations
- Provide treatment, program consultation, and environmental modifications for students with disabilities to improve performance within the educational environment
What is School-Based Physical Therapy?
- Postural control
- Balance
- Strength and stability
- Motor control and coordination
- Endurance
- Functional mobility and accessibility within the educational environment
- Gross motor skills
Physical therapy intervention may include the use of environmental adaptations or assistive equipment.
Qualifications
- Postural control
- Balance
- Strength and stability
- Motor control and coordination
- Endurance
- Functional mobility and accessibility within the educational environment
- Gross motor skills
Physical therapy intervention may include the use of environmental adaptations or assistive equipment.
Requirements
To apply for physical therapy Jobs, you must ensure you meet the minimum requirements. Please review below. We look forward to working with you and matching your job needs with available job positions.
To become a physical therapist in California you must apply for your license from California Department of Consumer Affairs. If you have recently graduated from the accredited Physical therapy program and you hold the Physical Therapist in California certification and certificates in a sealed envelope, you must then pass the National Physical Therapy Examination (fsbpt.org) and the CLE (California Law Examination). It will only take you an hour to complete the CLE multiple choice exam.