Rehabilitation and Therapy Courses
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Pediatric Vestibular Therapy: Young Children Through Adolescents
This course was developed to address the gap in the identification and treatment of common pediatric vestibular disorders, autonomic dysfunction, oculomotor dysfunction, visual motion sensitivity, vestibular neuritis, and dizziness/imbalance from unknown etiologies. Effective treatment of children is challenging because they often lack the vocabulary to describe their complaints and diagnostic testing requires full cooperation.
Event Details
- Date(s):
- March 4, 2022 12:00 AM - March 5, 2022 12:00 AM
- Instructor:
- Inger Brueckner, MS, PT
- Location:
- Live Webinar
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Motor Issues in Autism
Using evidence-based research, participants will learn how to engage children with ASD and treat fine motor, gross motor, and oral motor challenges. This exciting course teaches participants how to more effectively expand engagement in clients with ASD while answering questions about self-stimulatory behaviors, preservation, and reactive or self-directed behaviors.
Event Details
- Date(s):
- April 29, 2022 12:00 AM - April 30, 2022 12:00 AM
- Instructor:
- Anne Buckley-Reen, OTR, RYT
- Location:
- Live Webinar
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The Core of it All: It’s More Than Just Abdominals
We hear about ‘the core’ all of the time, but it is so much more than just the abdominals! Treating children, whether they are high functioning or have more complex issues, requires a thorough understanding of the muscles that provide core stability. An evidence-based, multi-system approach is taken to examine and devise effective intervention strategies that are immediately applicable to a variety of pediatric populations.
Event Details
- Date(s):
- July 15, 2022 12:00 AM - July 16, 2022 12:00 AM
- Instructor:
- Suzanne Davis Bombria, PT, C/NDT
- Location:
- Live Webinar
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Babies’ Bodies and Brains: Multi-System Assessment and Treatment of the Premature/Medically Complex Infant for the Rehabilitation Professional
Learn a systems-based approach to assess the premature/medically complex infant in the NICU/PICU setting to advance motor and feeding skills. Building on “Baby Beats and Breaths”, learn advanced information on reading/interpreting vent settings, LABs including assess/treatment for feeding interventions, postural control, manual cough facilitation, positioning/handling, and durable medical equipment recommendations for infant/family in preparation for home discharge.
Participant Requirements for the course: In order to maximize the learning experience during lab time, each participant needs to bring a soft body doll. The ideal size would be 10-15”, but any soft body doll will work.
Event Details
- Date(s):
- August 18, 2022 12:00 AM - August 20, 2022 12:00 AM
- Instructor:
- Holly Schifsky, OTR/L, CNT, NTMTC, CBIS
- Location:
- Live Webinar
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Assessment and Treatment of Complex Feeding Disorders: Assessing and Treating The Whole Child
Clinicians will learn the necessary components of a comprehensive evaluation and treatment of feeding problems including those encountered by children with oral motor dysfunction, ankyloglossia, oral motor inexperience, oral hypersensitivity, behavioral rigidity, and anxiety as seen in children with cardiac issues, prematurity, ASD, syndromes, and SPD. Participants will leave with a comprehensive therapy toolbox including suggestions for reducing mealtime stress, improving oral competence and thus confidence and ensuring family carryover.
Event Details
- Date(s):
- August 27, 2022 12:00 AM - August 28, 2022 12:00 AM
- Instructor:
- Mary Tarbell-Bickley
- Location:
- Live Webinar
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Treatment Strategies for the Improvement of Oral, Pharyngeal, Feeding/Swallowing, and Respiratory Coordination Function: The Child with Neuromuscular Involvement
This engaging course delivers a wealth of information on assessment and treatments that focus on the trunk, respiration, swallowing skills, and oral motor functioning, as well as mealtime strategies to improve feeding in infants and children with neuromuscular impairments.
Event Details
- Date(s):
- September 30, 2022 12:00 AM - October 1, 2022 12:00 AM
- Instructor:
- Rona Alexander, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, C/NDT
- Location:
- Live Webinar
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Focusing on Function and Participation: Incorporating Motor Learning, NDT and SI Perspectives in Treatment
Focus during the workshop will utilize critical thinking skills for evaluation and assessment from a neurodevelopmental, sensory and motor learning aspect. Using this approach will assist therapists in setting realistic and measurable goals that will drive treatment sessions resulting in more effective intervention.
Event Details
- Date(s):
- October 7, 2022 12:00 AM - October 8, 2022 12:00 AM
- Instructor:
- Kim Westhoff, OTR/L, C/NDT
- Location:
- Live Webinar