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This on-demand includes newly updated information from February 2026. If you previously attended Janine Wiskind’s Reflex Integration course through ERI, this offering reflects updated course content and a revised presentation schedule. You can expect a thorough review of familiar concepts, along with expanded material and deeper integration—especially as it relates to the connection between reflexes and emotional regulation. The updated schedule also provides greater emphasis on the role of sensory processing within each reflex.
COURSE DESCIPTION:
This dynamic, evidence-informed course explores the clinical application of primitive reflex integration with a focus on improving function in children. Through a therapeutic lens, participants will examine how retained reflexes impact postural stability, motor coordination, emotional regulation, and participation in daily routines. The course emphasizes hands-on strategies that integrate reflex work with sensory processing insights—highlighting the ways in which movement and sensory input intersect to support regulation, attention, and skill acquisition.
Rather than addressing sensory integration as a stand-alone framework, this course weaves sensory concepts into the context of each reflex. Participants will learn to link clinical observations with developmental neuroscience, assess underlying systems, and design interventions that promote functional change. Real-life case studies, clinical reasoning tools, and reflex-specific strategies make this course highly practical and immediately applicable.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Utilize motor control, sensory integration and primitive reflex integration theories simultaneously to facilitate improvement in function and occupation-based interventions.
- Correlate the findings from a research study to the evaluation and treatment of retained primitive reflexes.
- Determine how the structural development and alignment of the pelvis and trunk can impact a functional activity.
- Choose an appropriate primitive reflex integration assessment to address a functional impairment.
- Select a functional and individualized goal based on a primitive reflex integration assessment.
- Update a treatment plan to address retained primitive reflexes that utilizes effective strategies to strengthen your client’s skills during functional
AUDIENCE:
This course is relevant for Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants.
SCHEDULE:
Schedule Day One:
- Research, and Theoretical Foundations: Neural Pathways, Research, and Relevance to Evaluation and Treatment
- Posture, the Ribcage and Pelvis:
Impact of Structure on Reflex Integration
- The Somatosensory System: Where Reflex Integration Begins
The Haller Method Body Mapping
- Evaluation and Treatment of Primitive Reflexes:
Hands Pulling and Hands Supporting Reflex
Tonic Labrynthine Reflex
Landau Reflex
Schedule Day Two:
- Evaluation and Treatment of Primitive Reflexes
Continue exploring reflexes that influence postural transitions, body awareness, and developmental stability:
-Hands Supporting Reflex
-Head Righting Reflex
-Symmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (STNR)
- Neuroanatomy Foundations
Explore the functions of the cerebral cortex, cerebellum, and basal ganglia in organizing
movement, regulating tone, and supporting reflex modulation
- The Emotional brain
Examine the influence of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems on emotional
regulation, behavior, and reflex express
- Evaluation with Treatment of Primitive Reflexes:
Focus on early protective responses and their impact on emotional and motor function:
-Moro Reflex
-Fear Paralysis Reflex
Schedule Day Three:
- Evaluation and Treatment of Primitive Reflexes
This session focuses on reflexes affecting core strength, trunk mobility, and developmental progression:
-Spinal Galant
-Asymmetric Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR)
-Amphibian Reflex
-Babinski Reflex
-Crossed Leg Extension Reflex
- Evaluation and Treatment of Primitive Reflexes
Focus on reflexes involving hand function, fine motor integration, and primitive postural reactions:
-Babkin-Palmomental Reflex
-Palmar Reflex
-Plantar Reflex
- Case Study – Pulling it all Together
Apply clinical reasoning skills through guided video analysis, discussion, and synthesis of course content
- Post test
To receive a certificate of completion all registered attendees are required to attend and participate fully in all applicable course activities (i.e., labs, discussions, post-tests with passing grade of 80% or greater etc.) and complete the evaluation form.
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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Once you purchase an online course, you will have the opportunity to take an exam to test your retention of the material. If you have purchased this course, please ensure you have logged in to your account in order to take the exam. The exam must be completed with a pass rate of 80% or more in order to receive your certificate of attendance.
Continuing Education Hours for disciplines not listed below: 12.5 contact hours (1.25 CEUs). Intermediate level. License #______________.
Education Resources Inc. is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval ID# 04770. This Distance Learning-Independent is offered at 12.5 contact hours 1.25 CEUs, Intermediate Level, OT Service Delivery. AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products or clinical procedures. Approved by the FL Physical Therapy Association for 15 CE Hours - approval #20-1374870. This course has been approved by the MD State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 12.5 Continuing Education Hours. Approved by the MN Board of Physical Therapy for ____ CE Hours, #______. Approval #____ by the NJ State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for ___ CEC's. Approved sponsor by the State of IL Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for Physical Therapy for 15 contact hours. The Illinois Early Intervention Training Program has approved this event for 10.5 hours of EI credential credit in the area of Intervention. Approved provider by the NY State Board of Physical Therapy for 15 contact hours (1.5 CEUs). Education Resources is an approved agency by the PT Board of CA for 12.5 contact hours. This activity is provided by the TX Board of PT Examiners accredited provider #2810017TX for 1.25 CCUs and meets continuing competence requirements for PTs and PTAs licensure renewal in TX. Approved Provider by the NM Board of Physical Therapy for 12.5 CE Hours. Approved Provider for OK State Board of Medical Licensure & Supervision #BAP202310003. 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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