This session is part of two comprehensive series:
Birth to Three Annual Conference PROGRAM B – ON-DEMAND
and
Birth to Three Annual Conference – ON-DEMAND
COURSE DESCRIPTON:
Learn how integrating primitive reflexes in the maturing nervous system can greatly enhance a child’s sensory-motor and emotional development maximizing their innate potential. Discover reflex assessments and intervention strategies to facilitate change and progress a child toward their developmental and participation goals at home or in the community.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Utilize play-based primitive reflex integration strategies to build head control against gravity in infants and toddlers
- Relate primitive reflex assessment to the functional deficits noted in the B-3 population
- Apply a treatment plan to build fluid and rotational movements in the B-3 population
AUDIENCE:
Birth to three therapists including OTs, PTs, SLPs, and Special Educators.
COURSE OUTLINE:
Primitive Reflexes
- What are they and why are they important?
- Are we seeing a higher prevalence of retained primitive reflexes? Why?
- Emergence of primitive reflexes in utero, during and after birth
Primitive Reflexes and Their Relation to Infant Development
- Building movement against gravity
- Building flexion/extension (co-contraction of the trunk) to facilitate movement against gravity in all planes.
- Establishing head control and strength in all planes of movement
- Building body awareness and a sense of self
- Testing and activities for:
- Hands pulling reflex
- Tonic labyrinthine
- Landau
- MORO
- Establishing trunk rotation and fluid movement
- Testing and activities for ATNR reflex
- Does it need to emerge and integrate? Why or why not?
- Developing strength, tone, and stability in the feet
- The Babinski reflex and the feeling of “groundedness”
- Oral Motor Skills & Feeding
- Mouth Reflexes and their relation to oral motor skills & feeding.
Janine Wiskind, MS, OTR/L is a pediatric occupational therapist with over 20 years of clinical experience. She began her career in brain injury rehabilitation, transitioned into school-based practice, and now serves as the founder of On Solid Ground, a private pediatric clinic in Atlanta specializing in reflex integration, sensory processing, and family-centered care.
Janine is known for her dynamic, engaging teaching style and her ability to make complex neuroscience and clinical concepts practical and accessible. For more than 15 years, she has been presenting nationally for a variety of organizations and professional groups, sharing evidence-informed strategies that help therapists not only understand what to do, but also the critical why behind children’s behaviors and developmental needs.
In addition to her clinical and teaching work, Janine is the founder of Body & Brain Parenting, an online platform that provides parents with accessible education and tools to view parenting through the lens of occupational therapy.
As a clinician, educator, and mother of two teenagers, Janine brings both professional expertise and lived perspective to her teaching. Her curiosity and commitment to lifelong learning inform a well-rounded, compassionate approach that equips therapists to grow in confidence and creativity while supporting the children and families they serve.
Financial Disclosure: Janine Wiskind receives an honorarium from Education Resources, Inc.
Non-Financial Disclosure: Janine Wiskind has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
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This course meets the criteria for 3 contact hours (0.3 CEUs) Intermediate Level. License #_________.
Education Resources Inc. is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval ID#09073. This Distance Learning-Independent course is offered at 3 contact hours 0.3 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 3 units. Approved Provider for the FL Occupational Therapy Association CE Broker for 3.5 CE Hours - CE Broker #20-1214890. This course meets the approval of the TX Board of OT Examiners. ASHA CE Provider (Intermediate level)This session applies 0.3 ASHA CEUs toward approval but must be combined with all Part B Sessions to receive 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. This course has been approved by the MD State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 3 Continuing Education Hours. Approval #2407-33 by the NJ State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 3 CEC's. Approved sponsor by the State of IL Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for Physical Therapy for 3.5 contact hours. The IL Early Intervention Training Program has approved this event for 3 hours of EI credential credit in the area of 1.5 INT, 1.5 AS. Approved provider by the NY State Board of Physical Therapy for 3.5 contact hours (0.35 CEUs). Education Resources Inc. is an Approved Agency by the Physical Therapy Board of CA, PTs will receive 3 CEUs. Approved by the Kentucky Physical Therapy Association for 3 Category 1 contact hours, expiration Date: 3/6/25, approval # CS61-2023-APTAKY. Approved Provider for OK State Board of Medical Licensure & Supervision #BAP202310003.This activity provided by the Texas Board of PT Examiners accredited provider Approval #2210017TX for 3 CCU's and meets continuing competence requirements for PT's and PTA's licensure renewal in Texas. 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. 3 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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