ESOT Implementation Lab: Where Evidence, Ideas, and Practice Come Together

Learning about effective school-based occupational therapy practice is important. Successfully implementing it within the realities of schools is often the greater challenge.

The ESOT Implementation Lab is a collaborative learning and problem-solving open house forum designed to help practitioners translate evidence, professional learning, and innovative ideas into meaningful practice change. Through facilitated discussion, case consultation, reflective inquiry, and peer collaboration, participants explore real-world challenges related to evaluation, intervention, service delivery, workload management, collaboration, implementation, and systems-level practice.

Unlike traditional professional development, the ESOT Implementation Lab focuses on the practical realities of applying knowledge within complex educational environments. Participants are encouraged to bring current questions, implementation barriers, emerging ideas, difficult cases, and practice challenges for collaborative exploration and discussion.

Grounded in evidence-based decision making, knowledge translation, implementation science, and the Quality Indicators for Effective School-Based Occupational Therapy Practice, the ESOT Implementation Lab provides ongoing support for practitioners seeking to strengthen educationally…