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:
Working with children with medical complexity poses a variety of challenges such as how to effectively assess their skills, identify priorities for treatment, optimize their functional abilities and encourage participation in school. During this session, you will learn to identify strategies to provide meaningful therapy services and determine appropriate interventions, resources and equipment while working towards the child’s participatory goals.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Identify appropriate items to consider in a treatment plan considering the definition of children with medical complexity and using the ICF framework,
- Determine the appropriate equipment to support a child with medical complexity in achieving their functional goals.
- Choose an activity or intervention that promotes participation for a child with medical complexity.
- Select an appropriate assessment measure for a child with medical complexity.
AUDIENCE:
School-Based Therapists
COURSE OUTLINE:
- Defining Children with medical complexity and utilizing the ICF to identify participation difficulties and prioritize treatment.
- Assessments for children with medical complexity.
- Participatory evidence to support priority areas, goals, and interventions for children with medical complexity.
- Creating equipment-supported interventions and participatory goals across the ICF for children with medical complexity.
- Assessing outcomes and success of interventions for children with medical complexity.
- Small group break-out sessions using case studies to develop participatory resources, assessments, goals and intervention strategies for children with medical complexity across the school and community environment.
- Putting it All Together: Large group discussion
Tanya Myers has practiced for over 30 years with most of her time spent in pediatrics. She is currently a school-based PT serves children 3-21 and also works at a local outpatient facility providing services for children with SMA. Tanya is an active member of the Lititz AMBUCS, the APTA-PA, and the APTA as well as serving on the APPT-School-based SIG Subcommittee- Children with Medical Complexity.
AnnMarie Stauffer is a PT with 32 years of experience (25 years in schools). She is currently sees students with a variety of diagnoses and medical needs. She is the APTA-PA Southcentral District Director, the Pediatric Special Interest Group Secretary, and the APTA School to AADA SIG Liaison and is a member of the APPT-School-based SIG Subcommittee- Children with Medical Complexity.
Lisa Gradziel is a pediatric PT with over 19 years of pediatric experience and is works at the Center for Discovery in NY. She has an interest in promoting functional movement skills for individuals with complex disabilities, as well as an interest in adapted recreational opportunities. Lisa is a member of the Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy and the APPT School-Based SIG Subcommittee for Children with Medical Complexity.
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