As a parent or educator of a child with special needs, navigating the educational system to ensure that a child can access their education in the least restrictive environment can be daunting. The current Individual Educational Plan (IEP) delineates roles and responsibilities to specific related service providers and educators. Each discipline and educator assesses different areas and are responsible for writing a specific goal, developing a treatment or education plan, and collecting specific data for that goal.

Robert Serianni joins The OT Corner with Mrs. K to discuss an overview of the Collaborative Service Delivery Model and how it would look in the preschool setting. Bob brings a wealth of knowledge on this subject. Bob is the Department Chair and Program Director of the Speech Language Pathology Program at Salus University in Philadelphia, PA where Speech Language Pathology students are learning and implementing this model.

The OT Corner with Mrs. K. has an excellent line up of guests in the first season of the podcast focusing on education and childhood development at the preschool level. Subsequent seasons will continue the journey looking into childhood development through the elementary, middle school and high school grades..

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Links: 

Salus University Speech Language Pathology Program: 

https://www.salus.edu/Colleges/Health-Sciences-Education-Rehabilitation/Department-of-Speech-Language-Pathology.aspx

Robert Serianni, MS, CCC-SLP, FNAP: 

https://www.salus.edu/About/Faculty-Directory/Faculty-Pages/Serianni,-Robert-(1).aspx