Deck 12: Schools

Question 1

School-based physical therapy started

A) with the Education of All Handicapped Children Act.
B) with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
C) in special schools in the first half of the 20th century.
D) with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
E) in special schools in the second half of the 20th century.

Answer 1

C
Explanation: Most major cities had special schools for "crippled children" where physical therapists worked in the first half of the 20th century. In the 1930s, a master's thesis was written on physical therapy in the Chicago city schools (Vacha, 1933).

Question 2

A transition planning individualized education program meeting for a student with autism must occur by the time the student is

A) 14 years old.
B) 16 years old.
C) 18 years old.
D) 21 years old.

Answer 2

B
Explanation: The IEP team can have a transition-planning meeting at any time they consider appropriate, but it must occur by the time the student is 16 years old.

Question 3

Important provisions for parents of children with disabilities in schools include

A) availability of assistive technology, right to due process, and parent participation.
B) parent participation, athletic training, and scoliosis screening.
C) IFSP, parent participation, and right to due process.
D) primary service coordinator, transition planning, and parent participation.

Answer 3

A
Explanation: The law mandates availability of assistive technology, right to due process, and participation for parents of children with disabilities in schools.

Question 4

A common problem of working in school-based settings is

A) working school hours.
B) that pediatric clinical specialization PCS is required.
C) working with a team of professionals.
D) professional isolation.

Question 5

There is consistency among local educational agencies regarding who receives physical therapy services.
Short Answer

Question 6

All of the statements are true except which of the following?

A) Cognitive ability has no basis in determining the need for physical therapy.
B) An individualized education program (IEP) should include a behavioral management plan for children with behavior problems.
C) Child must be educated to the maximum extent possible with children who do not have disabilities.
D) Assistive technology may include electric wheelchairs.
E) Specific intervention methodologies should be included in the IEP document.

Question 7

A written evaluation done in a school setting before an individualized education program meeting does not include

A) indications of the child's strengths.
B) results of standardized tests and measures.
C) goals and objectives.
D) evaluation of the examination.

Question 8

Preschool services, as defined by Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act, may start as early as

A) birth.
B) 1 year of age.
C) 2 years of age.
D) 3 years of age.
E) 5 years of age.

Question 9

List at least four themes/issues that should be included in "best" practice in transition.

Question 10

School-based physical therapists get to

A) observe the natural progression of a disability.
B) see the immediate impact of interventions in a natural setting.
C) observe the implications of their work on the child's quality of life.
D) All of the above.

Question 11

A child with a disability that substantially limits life activities, but who does NOT require special education, might be eligible for physical therapy in the schools through

A) PL 94-142.
B) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
C) Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act.
D) No Child Left Behind.
E) PL 101-336, Americans with Disabilities Act.

Question 12

In transition planning to postsecondary settings, it is common to use a technique called individualized backward planning. What is individualized backward planning?

Question 13

All of the following are true except

A) An individual family service program must include family input.
B) Use of a least-restrictive environment encourages generalization.
C) Specific methodologies should be included in the IEP document.
D) Assistive technology may include electric wheelchairs.
E) Children with disabilities should be educated with children who do not have disabilities.

Question 14

A child with developmental delay in all domains entering an early intervention program under IDEA Part B would be provided all of the following except

A) a case manager or primary service coordinator who coordinates service delivery.
B) development of educationally relevant annual goals.
C) development of an individual family service plan.
D) objectives regarding function in the motor domain.
E) family-centered care.

Question 15

Related services in schools are provided to

A) allow any student to achieve maximum potential.
B) assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education.
C) reduce the need for outpatient therapy services.
D) help the school system.