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<blockquote data-quote="Babbs" data-source="post: 68742" data-attributes="member: 3820"><p>Unfortunately school districts have been sued so often that many of them go to extremes.</p><p></p><p>Only certain professionals can diagnoses medical and pscyhological conditions. For too many years, teachers, educational assistants, counselors, were informally diagnosing in the hopes of getting a student help. Unfortunately, too many families have sued so now the flip side is true - most people in the educational system are too scared to suggest that there may even be a problem most of the time, let alone help direct a family towards possible help.</p><p></p><p>I work as an Occupational Therapist (OT) in school systems and I hesitate to even mention sensory problems at times unless it is specifically causing behavioral problems in the educational environment. </p><p></p><p>What I can do is address with parents specific behaviors that I have observed. I can't tell a parent to take their child to a pediatrician. If I do, the SD would be responsible for payment of the pediatrician's services. I can't recommend outside therapy services. If I do so, the SD would be responsible for payment of said services. If, after I communicate with a parent concerns regarding specific behaviors I have observed, the parent asks for further guidance, I am allowed to make statements such as "I can not recommend that you take &lt;student's name&gt; to a pediatrician or a neurologist or a psychologist, however if you chose to do so it may be beneficial for him/her."</p><p></p><p>Bleh.</p><p></p><p>The system <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/2012/censored2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":censored2:" title="censored2 :censored2:" data-shortname=":censored2:" /> from both sides of the table.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Babbs, post: 68742, member: 3820"] Unfortunately school districts have been sued so often that many of them go to extremes. Only certain professionals can diagnoses medical and pscyhological conditions. For too many years, teachers, educational assistants, counselors, were informally diagnosing in the hopes of getting a student help. Unfortunately, too many families have sued so now the flip side is true - most people in the educational system are too scared to suggest that there may even be a problem most of the time, let alone help direct a family towards possible help. I work as an Occupational Therapist (OT) in school systems and I hesitate to even mention sensory problems at times unless it is specifically causing behavioral problems in the educational environment. What I can do is address with parents specific behaviors that I have observed. I can't tell a parent to take their child to a pediatrician. If I do, the SD would be responsible for payment of the pediatrician's services. I can't recommend outside therapy services. If I do so, the SD would be responsible for payment of said services. If, after I communicate with a parent concerns regarding specific behaviors I have observed, the parent asks for further guidance, I am allowed to make statements such as "I can not recommend that you take <student's name> to a pediatrician or a neurologist or a psychologist, however if you chose to do so it may be beneficial for him/her." Bleh. The system :censored: from both sides of the table. [/QUOTE]
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