Live Webinar for Therapists. Complete four sessions for 12 Contact Hours (1.2 CEUs)
October 21, 23, 28 and 30, 2025
5:40 pm EST • 4:40 pm CST • 3:40 pm MST • 2:40 pm PST (US)
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Therapists looking to both clarify and broaden their lens for fine motor development and participation will benefit from this holistic, clinical reasoning course. Skillfully and intentionally analyze and apply multiple perspectives that drive your approach to supporting fine motor development. From evaluation to intervention, integrate the lenses of emotional regulation, sensory regulation, motor development, cognition and environmental influences to target the skills and occupation-based outcomes children need in their daily lives. This course goes deeper than offering intervention activities to improve dexterity and coordination to a thorough understanding of why and how to interpret assessment data and design multidimensional interventions that most efficiently meet children’s fine motor needs. When fine motor challenges are not improving as expected, broaden your lens so you can zoom in on the interventions and strategies that will work to meet the child’s goals.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Distinguish between typical and impaired, delayed or different fine motor development in young children.
- Relate fine motor performance and participation with a variety of factors in addition to motor development.
- Select assessment procedures to obtain relevant data on fine motor functioning.
- Recognize multiple perspectives in developing a holistic interpretation of assessment data on fine motor function.
- Synthesize assessment findings with progress monitoring in an intervention plan that addresses fine motor participation.
- Choose interventions that account for sensory processing, emotional regulation and/or cognitive impacts on fine motor participation.
- Determine intervention strategies to address environmental factors impacting fine motor participation.
AUDIENCE
This course is appropriate for OTs, OTAs, PTs, PTAs and Educators working with Pediatric, Birth to 3, Early Intervention and School (ages 3-21) populations in Home Care, Outpatient, Rehab or School-Based settings.
Dr. Benson has over 30 years working in pediatrics with extensive experience in school-based practice and as an educational consultant for schools and families. She is certified to administer the Sensory Integration and Praxis Test, is a certified infant massage instructor and is trained in Neurodevelopmental Treatment for children with cerebral palsy. As a full Professor at Duquesne University, she teaches both undergraduate and graduate coursework in the areas of lifespan occupational performance, neurological and sensorimotor function, occupation-based theory, and advanced practice. Her research interests include school-based practice, sensory processing and occupation. Her goal is to make an impact by researching best practices in an educational setting ensuring that children have the tools to fully participate in their educational, social, and community environments. Dr. Benson is currently the Editor of AOTA Children & Youth SIS Quarterly Practice Connections.
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This course meets the criteria for 12 contact hours (1.2 CEUs) Intermediate Level.
Education Resources Inc. is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. This Distance Learning-Interactive course is pending AOTA approval for 12 contact hours 1.2 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 12 units.
Approved provider of the FL Board of Occupational Therapy-CE Broker – 14 hrs. This course meets the approval of the TX Board of OT Examiners.
Application has been made to the FL Physical Therapy Association for 14 continuing education contact hours.
Approved by the MD Board of Physical Therapy Examiners.
Application has been made to the MN Board of Physical Therapy.
Approved by the NJ Board of Physical Therapy Examiners.
Approved sponsor by the State of IL Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for Physical Therapy for 14 contact hours. Application has been made to the Illinois EI Training Program. Approved provider by the NY State Board of Physical Therapy for 14 contact hours (1.4 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.
12 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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