Monthly Archives: January 2023

Attention Feeding Therapists! NEW Complex Feeding and Swallowing Course Now Available

Looking for support when working with infants, toddlers, and children with pediatric feeding disorders and pediatric dysphagia? We have you covered.    ERI has partnered with faculty members Dana Kizer, OT and Anais Villaluna, SLP to offer a new CEU course to help therapists bridge the gap when it comes to problem solving complex feeding… Read more »

Pediatric Vestibular Rehabilitation: Helpful Considerations for Clinicians Diagnosing Vertigo in Adults vs. Pediatric Patients

Inger Brueckner, MS, PT, ERI’s esteemed faculty member and vestibular rehabilitation expert, is eager to share with our community of therapists an informative article recently published in Italian Journal of Pediatrics that could be helpful when looking at a child vs. adult complaining of dizziness: Neurological Vertigo in the Emergency Room in Pediatric and Adult… Read more »

Executive Function and How COVID Has Impacted Learning Executive Function Skills

Executive Function and How COVID Has Impacted Learning Executive Function Skills

If you are a physical, occupational or school-based therapist, you may have noticed your patients or students struggling with executive function skills. These might include procrastinating more and having trouble managing time effectively. The COVID-19 impact on executive function has been noticed across the board, mainly due to the shift to remote learning.  Learn more… Read more »

Trauma-Informed Care for Therapists

trauma-informed care for therapists

Trauma and adverse childhood experiences can significantly impact a person’s long-term emotional, behavioral and physical health. If you are a physical, school-based or occupational therapist (OT), you’ll likely work with many people who have a history of trauma. For this reason, health providers are calling for increased trauma-informed care and approaches across the health and… Read more »

Strategies to Improve Self-Regulation and Executive Function in Your Students

Do you have students who have difficulty sitting still, initiating tasking, organizing assignments, or attending to the details of their work? Do they have difficulty applying active listening and memory strategies while in the classroom? ERI’s esteemed and veteran faculty member, Jocelynn B. Wallach, MS, OTR/L, will present her popular, 1-day live webinar for school-based… Read more »