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8 Tips to Get Organized this School Year

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School-based therapists have a tough job in terms of keeping all the paperwork requirements in an organized fashion.  With large caseloads and different schools, it can be a daunting task to keep it all in order.  Here are few ideas to help your stay organized during the school year:

1. Try using one color folder per school.  For example, for every student at school XYZ use a red folder.  For each student at school, ABC use a blue folder.

2. In each student’s file, keep a general information page including goals.

3. Keep a binder for all your daily notes.  Using file folder dividers with tabs, write the student’s name on the file folder tab.  Try to keep it in alphabetical order to quickly find a student’s name.  Download this Therapy Planner to get started right away.

4. Keep a file folder with your most popular handouts in your bag.  When teachers or parents need extra information on a popular topic you will have it all at your fingertips.  Check out all of our handouts for ideas at Your Therapy Source.

5. Keep a pack of sticky notes ready to jot down a note or reminders.  At the end of the day transfer any information on the sticky note to the proper location.

6.  Put your most popular electronic resources on a flash drive.  Maybe you find yourself always using specific brain breaks, handwriting pages or seasonal activities.  Store them all on a flash drive on your keychain or your bag so that you have access to a whole library of activities no matter what school you are working in that day.

7.  Save PDF documents to your tablet i.e. iBooks on the iPad.  You can access activity ideas and books directly from your iPad and print if needed.

8.  Schedule a meeting with yourself at the end of the week to stay organized.  Create a time slot in your schedule at the end of the day (or at home) to sit down go through all the important papers from the week and re-organize to get ready for the upcoming week.  It will be a time saver in the long run.

 

Stay organized with the Therapy Planner.  The new, updated planners are ready for you to get started on organizing your work life.