The Role Of Occupational Therapy In Education

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additional classes and practicum experience before graduating from college? What about teachers who have been teaching for more than 15 years and do not plan to go back to school, what can be done to support both the teachers and students? What role can occupational therapy practitioners serve in meeting the needs in providing training to the general education teachers? Many of the students with disabilities in the general education classroom also receive related services. It is important to bring awareness to this topic for the sake of the students who receives occupational therapy services. Teachers with a preconceived perception of students with disabilities created attitude barriers that plays a critical role in the success of inclusion

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