Join ESOT at the AOTA 2026 Children & Youth Specialty Conference
Fri, Dec 04
|Royal Sonesta New Orleans
We are excited to announce that we will be presenting two sessions at the 2026 AOTA Children & Youth Specialty Conference! Both sessions reflect ESOT's commitment to strengthening professional reasoning, translating evidence into practice, and advancing school practice!
Time & Location
Dec 04, 2026, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Royal Sonesta New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, USA
About the event
Session 1: Implementing School-Based Therapy Services at a Systems-Level: Strategies and Tools to Promote Success
Saturday, December 5 | 9:00–10:00 AM
How can occupational therapy practitioners move beyond individual student services to influence practices, programs, and outcomes at the systems level? This session explores strategies for delivering services to groups and populations within educational settings. Participants will examine practical tools for deliberative decision-making, identifying and discontinuing ineffective practices, assessing readiness for change, and prioritizing meaningful goals.
Session 2: From Evidence to Educational Impact: Knowledge Translation and Evidence-Based Decision Making in School-Based Occupational Therapy
Saturday, December 5 | 2:00–3:00 PM
How do we bridge the gap between what research tells us and what happens in everyday school-based practice?