COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Explore common developmental profiles of infants and toddlers with Down syndrome with an emphasis on the expected trajectory of early motor skill acquisition. Evidence related to standardized assessment tools will be highlighted, along with strategies and resources to guide meaningful prognostic conversations with families. The session will include case examples and address behavioral characteristics commonly observed in young children.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Select an assessment tool that is appropriate for use with young children with Down syndrome
- Apply motor growth curves and probabilities to intervention planning for young children with Down syndrome
- Select an intervention that has been shown to promote positive outcomes in young children with Down syndrome
- Differentiate the four (4) main functions that drive human behavior
AUDIENCE:
Therapists working with the birth to three population.
SCHEDULE:
- Common Presentation of Children with Down Syndrome
- Examination of young children with Down syndrome
- Prognosis in Down syndrome
- Evidence-based interventions for young children with Down syndrome
- Mini case study application
- Managing challenging behaviors in intervention
- Mini case application
- Pulling it all together
- Post-test
Alyssa LaForme Fiss is a licensed physical therapist and Board-Certified Pediatrics Clinical Specialist. Dr. Fiss has practiced across various pediatric clinical settings including early intervention, school-based, outpatient, and home health settings. She is an International Collaborator of the CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research, participating in research collaborations to advance pediatric disability research. She served as a co-investigator on the international, multi-site, On Track research study, examining developmental trajectories for primary and secondary impairments, health conditions, performance of self-care, and participation for children with cerebral palsy.
Dr Fiss is Professor and Associate Dean of Academic Programs and Student Success in the College of Health Sciences at Texas Woman’s University. Her current research interests include examining interventions to support adaptive behavior in children with disabilities as well as examining strategies to promote motor development for children with Down syndrome. She has published widely and has presented her research at the regional, national, and international level. Dr Fiss is also the co-editor of the pediatric physical therapy textbook, "Meeting the Physical Therapy Needs of Children."
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