School-Based Occupational Therapy For Post-Concussed Youth: An Occupation-Based Framework – Live Webinar

Jennifer Morgan
OTD-PP, OTR/L

Dr. Jennifer Morgan graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy from Penn State Month Alto, a Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy from Misericordia University, and a Post-Professional Doctorate in Occupational Therapy from Shenandoah University. She has practiced as a pediatric therapist for 19 years, functioning primarily within the school and early intervention settings. During her Doctoral Studies, Dr. Morgan developed an interest in concussion management. Her research helped her to gain an awareness of holistic and occupation-based approaches that can hasten post-concussed youth recovery and the development of a framework that can be applied to school-based OT practice. She presented this framework at AOTA Inspire 2024 and the Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania’s Annual Conference 2024. She holds a micro-credential in pediatric post-concussion care and is a
member of the BrainSTEPS Brain Injury School Consulting Program in South Central Pennsylvania. She is an adjunct professor at Shenandoah University and continues to work in the school setting as a pediatric OT.

Learning Outcomes

• After this course, participants will be able to identify a holistic, client-centered, occupation-based framework that school-based OTPs can apply to service provision for post-concussed youth within the educational setting.
• After this course, participants will be able to recognize 5 physical, cognitive, and emotional attributes of lingering post-concussion syndrome that often leads to occupational withdrawal and occupational imbalance with educational activities.

Agenda