{"id":12095,"date":"2014-12-11T09:00:06","date_gmt":"2014-12-11T13:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=12095"},"modified":"2015-04-13T09:32:30","modified_gmt":"2015-04-13T13:32:30","slug":"how-do-you-write-a-consult-in-the-iep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/how-do-you-write-a-consult-in-the-iep\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do You Write a &#8220;Consult&#8221; in the IEP?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"How%20Do%20You%20Write%20a%20%22Consult%22%20in%20the%20IEP%3F\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><blockquote><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; float: right; margin-left: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/images\/istock\/tutor.teacher.girl.jpg\" alt=\"related services provider with girl\" width=\"180\" height=\"120\" \/>My daughter will receive 10 hours a year of consultation from the Occupational Therapist (OT) this year. How should we write this in the IEP?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Often the IEP just says that OT will be provided through the consultative model. This is almost as vague as saying &#8220;as needed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Document the Details in the IEP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>OT consultation as a related service, even for only 10 hours a year, should be documented in your child&#8217;s IEP as required by the U.S. Department of Education.<\/p>\n<p>Use the <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/policy\/speced\/guid\/idea\/modelform-iep.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">U.S. DOE Model Form<\/span><\/a> for required documentation of services on the IEP.<\/p>\n<p>The IEP should include the frequency, duration, location, and projected dates for the service. <strong>34 C.F.R. 300.320(a)(7)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Be specific. Don\u2019t use ranges, use number of times per day\/week\/month\/year, number of minutes\/hrs, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Be specific about who will provide the service. Make sure that the IEP specifies a registered OT and not an OT assistant (COTA). Do not use a broad term like \u201cstaff\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>See page 246 in your law book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/store\/selaw2.html\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Wrightslaw: Special Education Law<\/span> <\/a>or page 43 in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/store\/aaieps.html\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Wrightslaw: All About IEPs<\/span><\/a> for more info.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check Your State Regulations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You should also check your state regulations and district policy for the written definition of and requirements for consultation or consultative services.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>You will find your state regulations (and your state Special Education page) on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yellowpagesforkids.com\/help\/seas.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Wrightslaw Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>States use the term &#8220;consult&#8221; in different ways. It is important you know how it is defined in your school, what it means, and how it will be provided.<\/p>\n<p>Some states define &#8220;Consultant Teacher &#8221; services that are identified in the IEP as a special education program or service.<\/p>\n<p>In some cases, consulting is not provided to the student but to a teacher or other professional who works with the student or helps the student meet her IEP goals.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, consultation is not a related service, provided directly to the student.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Consultation Services as a Support for School Personnel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The IEP team may discuss consultation as support or training for school personnel.\u00a0 This is consultation that would help school staff work more effectively with your child to help her attain annual goals, to access and progress in the general curriculum, and to participate in extracurricular and other nonacademic activities.<\/p>\n<p>For example, behavioral consultation with a school psychologist, social worker, or other behavioral consultant. Or, a classroom teacher who has a student with a visual impairment consults with a teacher of students with visual impairments about visual abilities of students, appropriate classroom materials, and strategies for working on scanning. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/advoc\/articles\/support.bardet.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">This support should be written in the IEP<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When consultation as support and training is documented in the IEP, use it to monitor the service delivery.\u00a0 You should receive reports about what consultation services took place, and when.\u00a0 If not, ask for the records that show:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>when consults took place<\/li>\n<li>who received the consult<\/li>\n<li>what was discussed during the consult<\/li>\n<li>what was decided as a result of the consult<\/li>\n<li>when is the next consult scheduled<\/li>\n<li>what is scheduled for discussion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These records should match the specific information that is written in the IEP.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My daughter will receive 10 hours a year of consultation from the Occupational Therapist (OT) this year. How should we write this in the IEP? 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