ProCare Blog

The demands of school nurses have increased in recent years. Not only do they need to keep track of the immediate health concerns of students that may be ill, they also must give children medications, keep track of immunization records, and serve as the liaisons between schools and outside medical professionals. An alarming trend across the country has been cutting some of the nurse positions. This means that many nurses split their time during the days and week between multiple buildings.

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Many schools are having trouble finding enough speech language pathologists to work with their students. The increased demand for these professionals is not only within schools, but also to work with other populations. Many SLP candidates are opting to work with adults, such as those who have had strokes and veterans who may have had injuries that resulted in the loss of speech.

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Physical therapists within school districts often work with the athletic departments to assist students. One way they do this is to help the physical education teachers to have safe plans for injured athletes to get back into gym classes. They work with the medical information provided to them from the child's doctor to come up with ways that they may increase their physical activities. They must work carefully so that re-injury does not occur while the students are strengthening their bodies after time away.

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Kids want to be just like their peers. For many children, riding a bike is often a very difficult task and may seem daunting or impossible for them. Working on bike riding may be beneficial for not only occupational therapy, but other therapy needs as well.

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Times have changed in schools, and with that, so have topics that school counselors need to be comfortable talking about. More students are showing signs and symptoms related to self-injury. This means that professionals within schools have to know the facts behind them and how to reach out to students if they suspect self-injury or if it is reported.

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