Bring Your Team Along
Learning together leads to stronger collaboration, greater consistency, and lasting impact. Take advantage of discounted group rates and special offers to train your team, earn CEUs, and save. Start building a more confident, connected team today.
Live Webinar for Therapists. Complete all sessions for 11.5 Contact Hours (1.15 CEUs)
February 22 and 24, 2027
10:40 am EST • 9:40 am CST • 8:40 am MST • 7:40 am PST (US)
EARLY BIRD RATE!
Register by January 11, 2027 to receive $20 off your registration. Enter coupon code EARLYBIRD20 at checkout to receive the discount. Must be used at the time of registration.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
A comprehensive seminar that provides valuable tools for evidence-based evaluation, assessment and treatment of pediatric toe-walking with a descriptive, organized approach for health care professionals.
Gain comfort with the evaluation and treatment of pediatric toe walking:
It is common for the practitioner to feel lost when a child presents with a toe walking gait pattern. Both evaluation and treatment of these children are often frustrating for all involved and frequently results in inaccurate evaluation with ineffective intervention and poor achievement of results. Long term results are rarely achieved with either resultant surgical intervention and/or a reoccurrence of the problem. However, establishing a specific approach to treating this type of patient can be made less frustrating and more rewarding by asking the right questions and forming a deliberate approach.
This course is excellent for alleviating a chaotic approach to the treatment of pediatric toe walking. Through an organized evaluation procedure, specific data will be used to direct the clinician to potential etiologies. Causes and appropriate intervention strategies are identified in order to utilize a systematic approach to developing an effective treatment plan.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Identify specific etiologies relevant to pediatric equinus gait
- Choose evaluation tools to determine etiology of toe walking in the pediatric population
- Apply an evidence-based treatment strategy based on etiology of a child who toe walks
- Prioritize the treatments within an individualized treatment plan for the pediatric patient, based on the needs of the child and family
- Determine the future consequences of incorrect intervention
AUDIENCE:
This course is designed for Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants.
Liesa Ritchie, PT, DPT, PCS, is a licensed physical therapist with 37 years' experience in the field of pediatric therapy. Liesa is the owner of "Know To Change," an organization dedicated to advancing the knowledge and skills of clinicians in pediatric practice. Both nationally and internationally, she has educated healthcare professionals in advanced treatment techniques, performed specialized practical training and provided consultative services. Liesa has worked in a variety of settings, including private pediatric clinics, schools, private homes, hospitals and long-term care facilities, as well as facilities overseas. Dr. Ritchie-Persaud is a Credentialed Clinical Instructor and also taught human anatomy, physiology. She received her Associate degree in 1993 and worked as a Physical Therapist Assistant while earning her B.S. in Organizational Leadership from Southern Nazarene University in Tulsa, OK.
Dr. Ritchie earned her Master’s degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Findlay in Findlay, OH in 2003. She received her post-graduate Doctorate from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions in 2011 and is a Board Certified Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy. Liesa’s passion for helping others extends into her private life. She has volunteered as a Call Rape Advocate and Salvation Army volunteer. Her passion for travel has led her to teach and treat in Australia, New Zealand, Turkey, the Arab Emirates and Mexico, plus organizing and participating in mission work in Mexico, Ukraine and Palestine.
Liesa’s wide range of clinical experience, organizational leadership, proficient teaching skills, motivation to improve the standard of care and enthusiasm and passion for her field make her an exciting and compelling instructor.
Financial Disclosure: Liesa Ritchie receives an honorarium from Education Resources, Inc.
Non-Financial Disclosure: Liesa Ritchie has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
"Excellent, practical and realistic approach to treatment of a wide variety of toe walkers. Liesa is a dynamic speaker who has the ability to captivate attention and promote active learning through lecture and lab. Thank you for putting the pieces of the puzzle together." -N. Falcone, PT
Leisa was extremely knowledgeable about the subject matter, and her passion truly showed. She was extremely accessible throughout the course, and was willing to answer any/all questions she received throughout. I am excited to take more courses with her in the future and to apply some of the skills I learned to my daily practice. -Annmarie C., PT
Leisa was an amazing instructor, she dug into the details and made sure to explain every nook and cranny and answering all questions with appropriateness and to the best of her knowledge. -Kali S., PT
This course meets the criteria for 11.5 contact hours (1.15 CEUs) Intermediate Level.
If your state is not listed below and you have three or more therapists interested in attending, please contact us at info@educationresourcesinc.com or call 800-487-6530 to speak with a team member. We will review whether approval can be obtained for your state.
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, group work, polls, post-tests with passing grade of 80% or greater etc.) and complete the evaluation form.
AOTA – American Occupational Therapy Association
AOTA - Education Resources Inc. is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. This Distance Learning-Interactive course is offered at 11.5 contact hours 1.15 CEUs. Intermediate level, OT Service Delivery. AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures.
FL OT - Approved provider of the FL Board of Occupational Therapy-CE Broker – 13.5 hrs. This course meets the approval of the TX Board of OT Examiners.
PT – Physical Therapy by State
FL PT (FPTA) - Application has been made to the Florida Physical Therapy Association for 13.5 continuing education contact hours. Accreditation of this course does not necessarily imply the FPTA supports the views of the presenter or the sponsors.
MD PT - Approved by the Maryland Board of Physical Therapy Examiners.
MN PT - Application has been made to the Minnesota Board of Physical Therapy.
NJ PT - Approved by the New Jersey Board of Physical Therapy Examiners.
IL PT - Approved sponsor by the State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for Physical Therapy for 13.5 contact hours.
ILEI - Approved by the Illinois Early Intervention Training Program for 12 hours of EI credential credit in the area of Intervention.
NY PT - Approved provider by the New York State Board of Physical Therapy for 13.5 contact hours (1.35 CEUs).
Education Resources, Inc. is an approved provider for Physical Therapy CEUs in the following states: CA, NM, OK, TX and the assignment do not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures for these.
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.
NDTA - 11.5 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.
Education Resources Inc. 266 Main St, Suite 12, Medfield, MA 02052 • 800-487-6530
