What Are Related Services?

Related services means transportation and such developmental, corrective, and other supportive services as are required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education services. The list of related services is not exhaustive and may include other developmental, corrective, or supportive services (such as artistic and cultural programs, and art, music, and dance therapy), if they are required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education.

Speech-language pathology and audiology services
Interpreting services
Psychological services
Physical and occupational therapy
Recreation, including therapeutic recreation
Early identification and assessment of disabilities in children
Counseling Services, including rehabilitation counseling
Orientation and mobility services
Medical Services for diagnostic or evaluation purposes
School health services and school nurse services
Social work services in schools
Parent Counseling and training

Related services do not include a medical device that is surgically implanted including:

Cochlear implants
The optimization of device functioning (e.g. mapping)
Maintenance of the device
Replacement of the device

Important to Note:

Nothing limits the right of a child with a surgically implanted device (e.g., cochlear implant) to receive related services that are determined by the IEP team to be necessary for the child to receive FAPE.

Nothing limits the responsibility of a public agency to appropriately monitor and maintain medical devices that are needed to maintain the health and safety of the child, including breathing, nutrition, or operation of other bodily function, while the child is transported to and from school or is at school.

Nothing prevents the routine checking of an external component of a surgically implanted device to make sure it is functioning properly.

Services for Students Identified as Hearing or Visually Impaired

Other Services

Gloucester County Public Schools

Services

Visually Impaired Services

Physical Therapy

Occupational Therapy

Related Services

School Psychologist Services

Assistive Technology Resources