Live Webinar for Therapists. Complete Three Sessions for 9 Contact Hours (0.9 CEUs)
March 31, April 1 and 7, 2025
5:40 pm EST • 4:40 pm CST • 3:40 pm MST • 2:40 pm PST (US)
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Are you treating any students who appear clumsy and unaware of their surroundings? Students who can’t sit still in their chair and complete classroom tasks. Do they stand too close to other students, resulting in social and emotional issues? Do they have a generalized diagnosis that does not match their performance? Have you considered apraxia, dyspraxia, sensory processing, kinesthesia, coordination or neurological conditions? This course will address awareness of self in space from early childhood to adolescence. In addition, it will provide practical activities and tools to use with your students and how to organize your treatment plan from an OT/PT perspective.
OBJECTIVES
- Correlate body awareness to its impact on overall safety and function in children.
- Examine the correlation of sensory dysregulation, cognition and motor function to decreased body awareness.
- Recognize how impairments can be related to decreased body awareness.
- Analyze components of typical body movements as a reference to determine motor deficits.
- Compare two assessment tools to evaluate a child’s awareness of self-in-space based on presenting issues.
- Determine prioritization of intervention strategies amongst skill building, adaptations or accommodations within a developmental framework.
- Apply an intervention strategy to enhance body awareness for improved participation in school or community.
AUDIENCE
This course is relevant for OTs, COTAs, PTs, PTAs working with Pediatric, Birth-3, Early Intervention and School-Age (3-21) populations in home care, outpatient, rehab or school settings.
Dr. Melissa K. Gerber, OTD, OTR/L is a seasoned and respected clinician with extensive experience in pediatrics. She began her career in Adult/Pediatric inpatient/outpatient rehabilitation and acute care. Currently, she has been working for the Great Neck Public Schools for the past 21 years. She is president of 4MYKIDSOT, a private practice where she provides therapy and evaluations.
Dr. Gerber has presented "Visual Processing: Treat, Remediate, Refer" at Education Resources' "Therapies in the Schools Conference." She was also a Keynote Speaker at Therapies in the Schools Conference in 2016 and presented on Aligning Motor Needs with Educational Goals. She is enthusiastic to share her experiences and provide strategies that can be incorporated immediately. She is also affiliated with Puzzle Art Therapy, and enjoys sharing this program.
Financial Disclosures: Melissa Gerber receives a honorarium from Education Resources.
Non-Financial Disclosures: Melissa Gerber has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
Josephine Bardabelias, PT is a Graduate of Hunter College's Physical Therapy program, having over 30 years experience working in a variety of settings, with a focus in pediatrics. Throughout her career she have treated children in acute care, N.I.C.U., early intervention and school based facilities.
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This course meets the criteria for 9 contact hours (0.9 CEUs) Intermediate Level.
Education Resources Inc. is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. This Distance Learning-Interactive course is pending AOTA approval for 9 contact hours 0.9 CEUs (Intermediate, 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 9 units.
Approved provider of the FL Board of Occupational Therapy-CE Broker – 10.5 hrs. This course meets the approval of the TX Board of OT Examiners.
Application has been made to the FL Physical Therapy Association for 10.5 continuing education contact hours.
Application has been made to the MD Board of Physical Therapy Examiners.
Application has been made to the MN Board of Physical Therapy.
Application has been made to the NJ Board of Physical Therapy Examiners.
Approved sponsor by the State of IL Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for Physical Therapy for 10.5 contact hours. Application has been made to the Illinois EI Training Program. Approved provider by the NY State Board of Physical Therapy for 10.5 contact hours (1.05 CEUs).
Education Resources, Inc. is an approved provider for Physical Therapy CEUs in the following states: CA, OK and TX.
The following state boards of physical therapy accept other states’ approval: AK, AR, AZ, DC, DE, GA, HI, ID, IN, KS, KY, 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.
9 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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