Live Webinar for Pediatric Therapists. Complete both sessions for 10.5 Contact Hours (1.05 CEUs)
December 2 and 9, 2022
10:40 am EST • 9:40 am CST • 8:40 am MST • 7:40 am PST (US)
This live webinar, held over 2 days, focuses on using the NDT Practice Model in treating the child with hypotonia. Specific strategies to improve motor control in this population will be presented. Treatment strategies based on the common impairments of the sensorimotor system in this population will be demonstrated through the use of videotapes, case studies and practice labs. Participants will problem solve strategies to improve functional motor performance of the child with hypotonia.
At the end of this live webinar, the participant will be able to:
- Describe the common impairments seen in children with hypotonia.
- Utilize current motor control research as it applies to postural control in the child with hypotonia
- Analyze movement patterns of the hypotonic child.
- Apply the principles of improving alignment, base of support and control of weight shift.
- Explain the role of SMART goals in treatment planning for the child with hypotonia.
Requirements:
- Portions of the live webinar will include participant movement on the floor. Please consider computer and space set-up to support learning. A jointed rag doll is required for portions of the course to enable practice of handling strategies.
Colleen Carey is the owner and director of the Children's Therapy Center, a pediatric outpatient center located in Fort Washington, PA. A dynamic speaker, she teaches frequently in seminars to professionals on the topics of early intervention, therapeutic handling, orthotics, and functional goal outcomes. Colleen has extensive experience with a variety of developmental disorders and coordination disorders including cerebral palsy and autism. She has broad experience in indications for physical therapy within the educational environment and the role of adaptive physical education. Colleen actively mentors other therapists to share her knowledge and insights and has been a clinical instructor for 25 years. Colleen is an accomplished Coordinator Instructor with NDTA. She studied at Quinnipiac College, New York University, and Temple University with a focus on developmental disabilities. She is enthusiastically pursuing ongoing professional training to improve the care of her clients. She received her Basic NDT (Neuro-Developmental Treatment) certification in 1987 and her Baby NDT certification in 1995. Colleen has worked in community early intervention programs, preschool settings, educational settings, rehabilitation hospitals, and outpatient centers. She supports families across cultural and ethnic barrier and passionately advocates for children and families. She remains focused on functional outcomes in all environments.
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Continuing Education Hours for disciplines not listed below: 10.5 contact hours (1.05 CEUs). Intermediate level. License #______________.
Education Resources, Inc. is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Provider #3043. This Distance Learning-Interactive Course is offered at 10.5 Contact Hours (1.05 CEUs). Intermediate level, OT Service Delivery. AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures. This course can be used toward your NBCOT renewal requirements for 10.5 units. Provider for the FL Occupational Therapy Association CE Broker for 12.5 CE Hours - approval #20-841530. Approved by the FL Physical Therapy Association for 12.5 CE Hours - approval #CE22-841530. Course meets the basic criteria of the MD Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 1.0 CEU's. Approved by the MN Board of Physical Therapy for 10.5 CE Hours, #5918. Approval #2201-82 by the NJ State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 10.5 CEC's. Approved sponsor by the State of IL Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for Physical Therapy for 12.5 contact hours. The Illinois Early Intervention Training Program has approved this event for 9.75 hours of EI credential credit in the area of Intervention. Approved provider by the NY State Board of Physical Therapy for 12.5 contact hours (1.25 CEUs). Education Resources is an approved agency by the PT Board of CA for 10.5 contact hours. Approved by the APTA Kentucky, A Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association, for 10.5 Category 1 contact hour(s). Expiration Date: 3/6/23, approval #CS64-2010-KPTA. This activity is provided by the TX Board of PT Examiners accredited provider #2210017TX for 10.5 CCUs and meets continuing competence requirements for PTs and PTAs licensure renewal in TX. 10.5 hours of this course qualify towards the discipline-specific hours for the 20-hour requirement for NDTA re-certification. They do NOT qualify towards the 8-hour NDTA Instructor requirement for re-certification.
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