Live Webinar for Therapists. Complete all three sessions for 12 Contact Hours (1.2 CEUs)
November 29, 30 and December 5, 2023
5:40 pm EST • 4:40 pm CST • 3:40 pm MST • 2:40 pm PST (US)
Registration includes access to all sessions and handouts. Please download brochure for full schedule.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Learn multidisciplinary and discipline specific assessment and treatment strategies based on the NeuroDevelopmental Treatment – Contemporary Practice Model (NDT-CPM) for children with ASD. Help the child with ASD progress in their motor skills for coordinated movement activities and speech and language development. Current research will be highlighted that supports the significant connection the cerebellum has to children with ASD and how that information can help with problem solving and treatment strategies needed with this population. Utilizing current evidence, participants will expand their depth of handling techniques while problem solving to improve function, communication and language for their pediatric client. Understanding of how specific handling can improve your client’s ability to gain function and participation will be embedded throughout the course. Handling will include alignment, upright postural control, unlocking the rib cage and pelvis to gain speech and improved body control. The format will be lecture, video case studies, facilitation demonstrations and discussions with opportunities for self-practice.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Select at least 3 treatment strategies based on current evidence that support pediatric trends for children with ASD.
- Identify NDT-CPM concepts of facilitation and key points of control during handling in order to improve functional independence, communication and language.
- Utilize information from direct handling skills during assessment and treatment to guide goal development and treatment progression using provided case studies.
- Assess client alignment, upright postural control, rib cage and pelvis positioning and the impact on client function using the video case study provided.
- Choose a specific treatment strategy related to motor planning, alignment, upright postural control, and/or unlock rib cage and pelvis to facilitate improved function and participation based on video case study analysis.
- Collaborate to problem solve an evaluation and subsequent treatment strategies to maximize client independence using the provided case study and information from other professionals/disciplines.
PARTICIPANT REQUIREMENTS:
Each participant of this webinar should have a 14-inch doll with a soft body, movable joints OR a second participant to directly work with.
AUDIENCE:
This Intermediate Level webinar will utilize lecture, facilitation, video case studies, demonstrations and self-practice. The intended audience is for OTs, OTAs, PTs, PTAs, SLPs and SLPAs; all practice areas, applies for children of all ages (EI, school, outpatient), and of all levels of ASD (mild to severe).
Bethanne N. Mazurczak MS, CCC-SLP, C/NDT has been a practicing clinician since 1990, specializing in the pediatric rehabilitation of infants, children and adolescents. Bethanne has a wide range of experience in working with children of all ages with neurological and developmental disabilities. She is certified in Neuro-Developmental Treatment, SOS Feeding and is currently completing the process as an NDT Candidate Instructor for the NDTA. Bethanne continues to serve the pediatric population with oral- motor/feeding and swallowing as well as communication disorders through her practice as a Speech Pathologist and is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. She has presented at the local, national and international level on various topics.
Leslie Paparsenos, PT, MS, C/NDT is an independent, pediatric therapy provider, licensed Physiotherapist in Australia, and licensed Physical Therapist in the United States of America. She specializes in evidenced based, pediatric rehabilitation, serving babies, children and adolescents across a spectrum of neurological and developmental disabilities, and their families. Leslie is a certified Pediatric NDTATM (USA) Instructor, certified in NeuroDevelopmental Treatment (NDTATM (USA), and a certified clinical instructor by the APTA (USA). She has been teaching both internationally and nationally since 2007. Leslie is committed both to supporting therapists in their clinical development and assisting families and children in their journey to independence.
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This course meets the criteria for 12 contact hours (1.2 CEUs) Intermediate Level.
Education Resources Inc. is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval ID #03230. This Distance Learning-Interactive course is offered at 12 contact hours 1.2 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 12 units.
Approved provider of the FL Board of Occupational Therapy-CE Broker – 14.5 hrs. This course meets the approval of the TX Board of OT Examiners.
ASHA CE Provider (Intermediate level) 1.2 ASHA CEUs. ASHA CE Provider approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures. ASHA credits are accepted by the TX Department of License and Renewal.
Application has been made to the FL Physical Therapy Association for 14.5 continuing education contact hours.
Approved by the MD Board of Physical Therapy Examiners. Application has been made to the MN Board of Physical Therapy. Approved by the NJ Board of Physical Therapy Examiners. Approved by the OH Physical Therapy Association.
Approved sponsor by the State of IL Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for Physical Therapy for 14.5 contact hours. Application has been made to Illinois EI Training Program. Approved provider by the NY State Board of Physical Therapy for 14.5 contact hours (1.45 CEUs).
Education Resources, Inc. is an approved provider for Physical Therapy CEUs in the following states: CA, KY, OK and TX.
The following state boards of physical therapy accept other states’ approval: AK, AR, AZ, DC, DE, GA, HI, ID, IN, KS, MA, MI, MO, MS, NC, OR, PA, RI, SC, UT, VA, VT, WI, WY. The following state boards of physical therapy either do not require course pre-approval or do not require CEUs for re-licensure: AL, CO, CT, IA, ME, MT, NE, ND, NH, SD, WA.
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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