InHouse Pediatrics Plus
Fri-Sat Oct 28-29, 2022
8:30-4:30 CST
This DYNAMIC workshop shares clinically tested individual therapeutic yoga protocols as well as the therapeutic use of specific yoga modalities and modifications for children of all ages. This program highlights the use of therapeutic YOGA for INDIVIDUAL treatment sessions and strategies for even your most challenging clients. Through experiential labs, participants will focus on the physical, regulatory, physiological, sensory-motor and emotional benefits of specific therapeutic yoga postures, breath-work, and relaxation techniques. Breath and sound and relaxation exercises to enhance regulation, endurance and organization will be highlighted. Clinical care analysis will demonstrate the therapeutic benefits of each sequence with children challenged by:
- Self-regulatory disorders
- Autism
- ADD
- Anxiety – OCD
- Cerebral Palsy
- Degenerative neuromuscular conditions
- Sensory-motor immaturity-motor planning/executive function issues
- Learning Disabilities
Following the completion of this course, participants will:
- Demonstrate specific yoga breathing and posture techniques to address self-regulation, anxiety, central attention, sensory-motor registration, endurance motor skills organization and executive function.
- Create a therapeutic environment that will calm even the most anxious child and experience a series of clinically tested 5 part yoga sequences with individualized modifications for specific challenges and a wide range of therapeutic benefits.
- Discuss improvement in self-regulation, self-awareness, and self-control through timing, sequencing, and repetition of yoga postures.
- Summarize how to address neurological immaturity and facilitate body awareness, motor planning, and motor skills through developmentally choreographed yoga practices.
- Summarize postural, breath and relaxation techniques.
- Demonstrate the use of props (straps, blocks, pillows, towels, blankets) to enhance alignment, breath control, body awareness, and motor control.
- Build strength, coordination, balance and motor skills through active flow and holding of postures.
Demonstrate individualized body-breath strategies to regulate arousal, increase engagement, and build brain-body connections.
- Demonstrate progressive relaxation techniques for students with ASD, ADD and LD (hands-on and off).
Anne Buckley-Reen, OTR, RYT has been a practicing pediatric therapist for 30+ years and a pioneer in the use of yoga as a therapeutic modality for the past 16 years. Her work with yoga has been researched, published and cited in numerous journal articles and is the foundation for a researched preparatory program widely used in NYC schools - special needs classrooms. Anne brings a wealth of treatment options to pediatric therapy through yoga and continues to expand her knowledge and sharing through her dynamic yoga trainings.
Financial Disclosures: Anne Buckley-Reen receives a speaking fee from Education Resources, Inc. for this course.
Non-Financial Disclosures: Anne Buckley-Reen has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
"If you are debating about taking this course, stop! this course was absolutely enlightening, informative, and practical. It provided basic through advanced treatment strategies and gave clarity to how to implement yoga in a variety of diagnoses. Anny contributed much more than "yoga" to our learning" -Andrea Moroge, OTR/L
"Outstanding!! This course is very well organized. The speaker is articulate, clear, energetic, and very engaging, and knowledgeable. The material and visual aids are very well integrated in the overall presentation - I feel ready to use the material on myself and on my students. Overall I left feeling serene, grounded with a clear mind and vision - Feeling very HAPPY :)" -Gracita T. Charles
"Wow- I've been an OT for over 20 years and I wish I came to this course much earlier in my career. Every one of my children will benefit from the information shared. Thank you SO much." -Angela Guardiano, OT
"This was by far the best and most relevant workshop that I've ever attended. I only wish that more teachers had attended. This is a program that would benefit any classroom." -Debbie Tompkins, Special Education
"This was probably one of the best continuing education courses that I have attended. I feel as though I can go back to my district and present the material to teachers and make a real behavioral change as well as improving students motor skills in the process." -Gina Salisbury, PT
"I am so happy I had a chance to experience this seminar. I felt relaxed and rejuvenated. I am excited to implement GRTL in the classroom, I loved the clips of GRTL in action with students similar to the students in our program. Thank you!" -Sheila Eustance, Special Education
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Pediatrics Plus
1900 Aldergate Road
Little Rock, AR 72205
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Continuing Education Hours for disciplines not listed below: 13 contact hours (1.3 CEUs). Intermediate level. License #______________.
Education Resources, Inc. is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Provider #3043. This Live Course is offered at 13 Contact Hours (1.3 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 13 units. The AR Board of PT recognizes other state's approvals. Approved sponsor by the State of IL Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for Physical Therapy for 13 contact hours. Approved provider by the NY State Board of Physical Therapy for 13 contact hours (1.3 CEUs). Education Resources is an approved agency by the PT Board of CA for 13 contact hours. Approved by the APTA Kentucky, A Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association, for 13 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 13 CCUs and meets continuing competence requirements for PTs and PTAs licensure renewal in TX. Approved Provider for OK State Board of Medical Licensure & Supervision #BAP202310003. 12 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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