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# 349 Treating Children with Severe Physical Disabilities

Motivations, Inc.

Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to: 1. Set a functional goal for at least three children who are severely physically disabled seen in treatment demonstration or on videotape for: a. one treatment session, b. one month, c. one year, d. ten years 2. List at least five unique physical problems that the child with severe physical disability is likely to have as an adult. 3. List 3-5 reasons for setting treatment frequency, initiation of services, and discontinuation of services for the child with severe physical disabilities. 4. Write and sequence a treatment plan after a functional goal is set for one treatment for a child seen on videotape. 5. Demonstrate on an adult lab partner at least 3 treatment techniques for each of the following: a. changing respiratory rate and pattern b. facilitating sustained postural muscle activity c. facilitating movement of the shoulder, trunk, and hip

Confirmation Notes

This is a 16-hour course equivalent to 1.6 CEUs. Course is approved by SCAPTA and physical therapy licensing boards and chapters of the APTA in states where the course is held. Motivations, Inc., is an approved CEU provider by AOTA. This course is offered for 1.6 ASHA CEUs (Professional area, Intermediate level). Because this is an intermediate course, participants should already be very familiar with the impairments of children with disabilities.
Wear comfortable, layered clothing. Each attendee needs to bring the following for lab: One full size bed sheet to serve as a practice mat; One step bench between 4 inches-24 inches high, most are 12"-16"; One physioball, can be between 16"-39" diameter; one Raggedy-Ann type doll. Participants also need to come prepared with one idea to share with the class about adaptive equipment. This idea should be a unique way you have altered existing adaptive equipment or designed equipment, assistive devices, splints, orthotics, etc. to meet a particular challenge. Please bring pictures, slides, videos, or the equipment for the class to see.

Agenda

Day One 8:00am Introduction 8:30 Impairments in the Child with Severe Physical Disabilities 10:00 Setting Treatment Goals: Present and Future 10:30 Break 10:45 Becoming an Adult: Planning and Treating During Childhood 12:00 Lunch served on site 12:30 Treatment Demonstration: Child with Severe Disability 2:00 Discuss Treatment: Set Goals 2:30 Break 2:45 Lab- Treating the Postural and Respiratory Systems 5:00pm Adjourn for the Day Day Two 8:00am Videotape Analysis: Setting Goals and Sequencing Treatment 9:30 Lab- continued from previous day 10:30 Break 10:45 Treatment Demonstration: Child with Severe Disabilities 12:00 Lunch served on site 12:30 Lab- Treating the Trunk, Shoulder and Hip 3:00 Break 3:15 Lab continued 5:00pm Adjourn

Description

This course is designed for physical, occupational therapists and speech pathologists who treat children with severe physical disabilities. The course includes lecture, labs where participants treat each other, problem solving and goal setting using videotapes, and treatment demonstrations by the instructor. This course reviews the concepts for evaluation and treatment of severely physically disabled children. Focus is on proper utilization of services and techniques for respiratory, posture and movement for treatment results. Emphasis of evaluation and assessment focuses on basic life support skills, such as respirations, cognitive/language abilities and impairments, and arousal/ attention states. Therapists learn examples of common functional outcomes desired in people with severe impairments and are provided with written treatment ideas augmented by line drawings. There are many examples of treatment ideas for respirations, including ribcage and thoracic spine mobility, facilitation of postural/ respiratory musculature for efficient respirations, and treatment ideas for head/ neck trunk alignment for oral control and swallowing.
Course Registration Rates:
$395 Consortium Registration - Group Discount – To see if your facility is already a Consortium Facility, click on the register button, then the "Fees and Locations tab"
$445 Association Registration - Member of APTA, AOTA, NATA-BOC, ASHA, SCARF, etc.
$495 Individual Registration

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