Our Mission

The Occupational and Physical Therapy Department of Knox County Schools, as a related service, provides students identified with special needs, professional individualized educationally-based evaluations and interventions. Through education, collaboration and communication with all team members, we strive to:

• Foster the student’s functional independence
• Respectfully acknowledge and validate each student’s unique strengths, needs and desires; and
• Practice professional excellence in a dynamic environment.

As part of the educational team, our goal is to contribute to the student’s positive transition into adult life.

Our Beliefs

The Occupational and Physical Therapy Department, as a related service, believes our role is to:

• Foster the student’s potential for functional independence and learning so they may successfully transition into adulthood.
• Provide students identified with special needs with educationally based therapeutic interventions.
• Respectfully acknowledge and validate that each student has unique strengths, needs and desires.
• Educate, collaborate and communicate with all stakeholders (parents, students, teachers, administrators, support staff, community, etc.) regarding the student’s unique needs from an Occupational and Physical Therapy perspective.
• Maintain professional excellence in an ever-changing dynamic environment.