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In-Person Course for Therapists. Complete Both Days for 15 Contact Hours (1.5 CEUs)
May 3, 2025: 8:15 am – 6:00 pm CST (US) Registration 8:00 – 8:15 am
May 4, 2025: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm CST (US) Registration 7:45 – 8:00 am
Texas Children’s Hospital
Feigin Center – 1st Floor, Conference Room A
1102 Bates Ave.
Houston, TX 77030
Registration includes access to 2 sessions and handouts. Please download the above Brochure for the full schedule.
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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Children with cerebral palsy and other neuromuscular disorders seeking improved outcomes rely on providers with accurate assessment skills, sound clinical decision-making and precisely designed interventions. Through instruction, demonstration and hands-on lab work, participants will be able to select intervention strategies, including handling techniques, that facilitate children’s participation in meaningful daily activities. The Neuro-Developmental Treatment Practice Model will serve as the framework for evaluation and clinical decision making to guide precise treatments for feeding, communication, mobility, ADLs and motor outcomes. As participants complete task analyses of video scenarios, they will be able to design interventions that are functional and goal-directed for the child. During lab work, participants will develop and improve clinical handling skills that impact posture, alignment and movement. Subsequent changes in oral, pharyngeal and respiratory function, along with changes in movement lead to improved participation and functional outcomes for the child. Participants will be able to implement newly learned skills the next day!
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Apply basic NDT facilitation/handling techniques to impact function and participation in children.
- Demonstrate the NDT concepts of facilitation/handling and key points of control as it relates to feeding, communication, ADLs, gross and fine motor skills.
- Apply the ICF model when assessing a video patient/ treatment demonstration.
- Select a handling technique to address decreased sustaining postural muscle activation.
- Choose an evidence informed intervention strategy to address poor head control.
- Determine a handling technique to facilitate improved functional mobility and/or participation in the home.
- Modify a treatment plan to address increased tone in a child with cerebral palsy.
- Select an appropriate assessment tool to evaluate a child’s ability to participate in functional activities.
AUDIENCE:
This intermediate-level course is designed for OTs, COTAs, PTs, PTAs and SLPs with no background knowledge of NDT.
COVID INFORMATION:
COVID safety measures for in-person courses. Any guidelines issued by the hosting facility will be shared with you and must be reviewed. Please do not attend the course if you are experiencing any symptoms of illness such as cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fever, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, or new loss of taste or smell. Please do not attend the course if you believe you have been exposed to someone with a suspected and/or confirmed case of the Coronavirus/COVID-19.
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.
Bethanne Mazurczak has a financial relationship with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (employment) and receives an Honorarium from Education Resources, Inc. for this course.
Bethanne Mazurczak has a non-financial relationship with NDTA as a volunteer Instructor.
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.
Leslie Paparsenos receives an honorarium from Education Resources, Inc. for this course.
Leslie Paparsenos has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
VENUE ADDRESS
Texas Children's Hospital - Feigin Center
1102 Bates Ave.
1st Floor, Conference Room A
Houston, TX 77030
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Continuing Education Hours for disciplines not listed below: 15 contact hours (1.5 CEUs). Intermediate level. License #______________.
Education Resources Inc. is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval ID#09810. This Live Course is offered at 15 contact hours 1.5 CEUs. (Intermediate Level, OT Service Delivery & Foundational Knowledge). AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products or clinical procedures. Provider for the FL Occupational Therapy Association CE Broker for 18 CE Hours - approval #20-1164454. ASHA CEUs are awarded by the ASHA CE Registry upon receipt of the CEU Participant Form from the ASHA. Approved CE Provider for up to 1.5 CEU’s. Approved by the FL Physical Therapy Association for 18 CE Hours - approval #CE25-1164454. This course has been approved by the MD State Board of Physical Therapy for 15 Continuing Education Hours. Approval #2401-84 by the NJ State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 15 CEC's. Approved sponsor by the State of IL Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for Physical Therapy for 18 contact hours. Approved provider by the NY State Board of Physical Therapy for 18 contact hours (1.8 CEUs). Education Resources is an approved agency by the PT Board of CA for 15 contact hours. This activity is provided by the TX Board of PT Examiners accredited provider #2210017TX for 15 CCUs and meets continuing competence requirements for PTs and PTAs licensure renewal in TX. Approved Provider for OK State Board of Medical Licensure & Supervision #BAP202310003. 15 hours of this course qualify towards the discipline-specific hours for the 20-hour requirement for NDTA re-certification or qualify towards the 8-hour NDTA Instructor requirement for re-certification.
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