Social Stories For Occupational Therapy Practitioners
Course: #6942Level: Introductory 2 Hours 3173 Reviews
This session introduces occupational therapy practitioners to the core principles and structure of Social Stories™ based on Gray’s framework. Participants will review current evidence on their effectiveness, limitations, and factors that influence outcomes. We will highlight when Social Stories are most useful—such as for social behaviors, transitions, and self-regulation—and when other strategies may be more appropriate. Attendees will learn a clear step-by-step process for developing individualized stories and see how they can be paired with modeling, visual supports, and prompting to support generalization. The session concludes with a brief look at emerging digital and AI-enhanced social narrative tools shaping future OT practice.
On Demand
Course Type: Video, Text
CEUs/Hours Offered: AOTA/0.2 Introductory, OT Service Delivery, Foundational Knowledge, 15041; CE Broker/2.0 CE Broker #20-1363987; IACET/0.2; NBCOT PDUs/2.5 Beginner, Rehabilitation
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Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to explain the principles and theory of social stories including the latest evidence base on the efficacy, their limitations, and applicability in OT.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify the step-by-step process to develop a Social Story tailored to a client’s needs using blended principles of social stories and MOHO.
- After this course, participants will be able to describe 3 uses of Social Stories for broader OT interventions (e.g., combining with modeling, visual supports, prompting) and plan for generalization and fading.
Course created on March 11, 2026
Agenda
| 0-20 Minutes | Principles and theory of social stories including criteria for efficacy |
| 20-40 Minutes | Connecting MOHO to the use of social stories in OT |
| 40-60 Minutes | Review reserach on the efficacy of social stories. |
| 60-90 Minutes | Case Study: Step by step creation of social story for OT client |
| 90-115 Minutes | Application in plractice: Exploring OT relevant topics for the use of social stories. |
| 115-120 Minutes | Summary, Q&A |
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Aditi Mehra
DHSc, OTR/L
Dr. Aditi Mehra is a pediatric occupational therapist with over 25 years of experience across school, clinical, and educational settings. She holds a Bachelorʼs degree in Occupational Therapy from Western Michigan University and a Doctorate in Health Sciences from Midwestern University. During her doctoral studies, she also completed certification training in Behavior Analysis to further deepen her understanding of learning and behavior.
Dr. Mehra is the Director of the Chicago Fit Learning lab, where she integrates Precision Teaching and data-driven learning methodologies to support academic and developmental growth. She is also an Adjunct Professor at Lewis University and develops continuing education trainings for therapists and educators, with a focus on neurodiversity, learning, and AI-supported educational practices.
In addition to her clinical and educational work, Dr. Mehra is currently preparing her first published continuing education presentation and educational resources focused on innovative, evidence-based approaches in therapy and learning.
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Aditi Mehra received an honorarium for presenting this course. Non-financial: Aditi Mehra has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
Sponsor Disclosure: This Course is presented by OccupationalTherapy.com, a Continued site.
Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.
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