OT/PT Guidelines - Montana Office of Public Instruction

Staffing Considerations
The following should be considered when determining staffing needs:
• availability of COTAs, LPTAs, or paraprofessionals;
• supervision and training requirements for COTAs, LPTAs, or paraprofessionals;
• availability of affiliating occupational therapy or physical therapy students;
• extent of geographic area to be covered by the itinerant therapist;
• time requirements for essential programmatic supportive roles as
parent consultant and/or trainer, and
liaison with medical and other community agencies;
• inservice training requirements of the therapist to develop needed skills;
• other duties required of the therapist (record keeping, attending meetings, attending
diagnostic staffing, conducting research);
• supervisory time required for COTA or LPTA;
• availability and training of clerical personnel;
• type of space and equipment available; and
• amount of travel time required.
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