This session is part of two comprehensive series:
Therapies in the School 24th Annual Conference PROGRAM B – ON-DEMAND 10
and
Therapies in the School 24th Annual Conference 2023 – ON-DEMAND 10
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Ensuring student success in the classroom and beyond requires a collaborative, full-team approach. School-based therapists are in a unique position to ensure that their team’s approach aligns with contemporary advances in motor control, motor learning, and neuroplasticity. This session will focus on practical application of recent research on motor control, motor learning, and neuroplasticity and will include school-based case scenarios.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Align school-based practice and feedback with contemporary motor learning principles. Compare contemporary research on motor control, motor learning, and neuroplasticity to school-based guidelines and professional recommendations
- Apply a principle of experience-dependent neuroplasticity to a school-based case scenario.
- Select a strategy to educate other educational team members on the application of contemporary motor learning and neuroplasticity to school-based practice.
AUDIENCE:
School-Based Therapists
COURSE OUTLINE:
- Motor learning in children who are typically developing
- Neuroplasticity influences on the developing brain
- Structuring practice conditions and feedback to align with motor control and motor learning research
- Motor learning in children with disabilities
- Alignment of motor learning in children with disabilities research with evidence-based practice in educational settings.
- Exploration of how recent research aligns with or may help inform guidelines and recommendations for school-based practice
- Introduction to materials to share and discuss advances in motor control, motor learning, and neuroplasticity with school-based teams.
Kimberly D. Wynarczuk, PT, DPT, PhD, MPH, is an assistant professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences at Moravian College in Bethlehem, PA. She is a board certified clinical specialist in pediatric physical therapy. She was previously a school-based physical therapist for 11 years and currently serves as the School-Based Special Interest Group representative to the Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy Research Committee. She has been a full-time faculty member in graduate-level physical therapy programs since 2011. Dr. Wynarczuk has conducted, published, and presented research on a variety of school-based physical therapy topics, including goal development and the participation of students with disabilities in school trips.
Financial Disclosures:
Kimberly D. Wynarczuk receives a speaking fee from Education Resources.
Non-Financial Disclosures:
Kimberly D. Wynarczuk has no non-financial relationships to disclose.
Jennifer Elinich, PT, DPT, a board-certified clinical specialist in neurologic physical therapy who has practiced in a variety of settings and is currently in an outpatient setting. She has conducted, published, and presented research on the impact of mindset on learning, burnout in physical therapists, and diversity, equity, and inclusion in physical therapy education. She is an assistant professor in the School of Rehabilitation Sciences at Moravian University and has been a full-time faculty member in the DPT program at Moravian University for 3 years. She continues to practice neurologic physical therapy in the outpatient setting.
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Continuing Education Hours for disciplines not listed below: 2 Contact Hours (0.2 CEUs). Intermediate Level. License #_________. Education Resources Inc. is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval ID#08243. This Distance Learning-Independent course is offered at 2 contact hours 0.2 CEUs. (Intermediate level, OT Service Delivery & Foundational Knowledge). AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures. This course can be used toward your NBCOT renewal requirements for 2 units. Approved for FL OT's for 2 continuing education hours CE Broker #20-11864421. Approval #2403-98 by NJ State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 2 CEC's. This course has been approved by the MD State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 2 Continuing Education Hours. Approved sponsor by the State of IL Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for PT for 2 contact hours. This session applies 2 contact hours (0.2 CEUs) toward approval but this must combined with another session of this series to receive CEUs and approval number by KY Physical Therapy Association. This activity is provided by the TX Board of PT Examiners accredited provider #1910017TX for 2 CCUs and meets continuing, competence requirements for PT's and PTA's licensure renewal in TX. Education Resources is an approved agency by the PT Board of CA for 2 contact hours. Approved provider by the NY State Board of PT for 2.4 contact hours (0.2 CEUs). Approved Provider for OK State Board of Medical Licensure & Supervision #BAP202310003. The following state boards of physical therapy accept other states’ approval: AK, AR, AZ, DC, DE, GA, HI, ID, IN, KS, MA, MI, MN, 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
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