About this Event
Deadline of registration is on 9/9/22.
This is an in-person class with maximum of 20 participants.
SEMINAR DESCRIPTION
Play is a critical foundation for children and is the vehicle for expanding skills. This course will look at the importance of play and how to build in play when working with children who have developmental challenges. Along with the emphasis of play, this interactive, problem-solving course will utilize Neuro-Developmental Treatment and Sensory Integration principles as applied to children with neurological involvement during both assessment and intervention in order to optimize participation and functional skills.
SEMINAR OBJECTIVES
Course participants will learn to:
• Implement developmentally appropriate play activities for children with neuromuscular, (oral, fine, and gross motor) sensory, and developmental challenges as a preparation for functional tasks.
• Analyze the essential elements of a functional skill, and identify playful interventions to facilitate specific goals in the areas of mobility, daily living skills, tool usage, oral motor function, and respiration.
• Determine and apply critical elements in the theoretical frameworks of NDT, SI, and Motor Learning that facilitate play and ultimately the acquisition of a functional skill in children.
• Examine different methods for teaching, managing the environment, selecting equipment, and handling the child that will be playful and optimize function.
COURSE SCHEDULE
DAY ONE (7.50 hours)
7:30–8:00 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Registration
8:00–12:00 am . . . . . . . The evolution and importance of play, and how it leads to participation
Noon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LUNCH (on your own)
1:00–3:00 pm . . . . . . . Critical elements in NDT, SI, and Motor Learning – What does Motor Learning Have to do with Play, Function and Participation?
3:00–5:00 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Play Lab application
DAY TWO (5.50 hours)
8:00–10:00 am. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assessment/Intervention
10:15 am–12:15 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Task Analysis
12:15 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LUNCH (on your own)
1:00–2:45 pm . . . . . . . Problem-solving Lab: “Stump the Stars” the art and science of intervention– Function and Participation Addressed Through Play
INSTRUCTOR BIO
Kim Westhoff, OTR/L, C/NDT, is a registered occupational therapist with more than 30 years pediatric experience. She has a passion for sharing with others and offers ideas that are practical and easy to use. She brings a wealth of experience to her teachings having worked in a variety of settings including, but not limited to hospital outpatient and clinics, various specialty clinics, schools, co-founder of a private home and clinic-based practice, and community environments. She is currently in private practice serving First Steps (early intervention) and other school-aged children. She is certified in pediatric Neurodevelopmental Treatment, NDT baby-trained, and trained in sensory integration.
She has been an active member in the NDTA association for many years. In the past, she served on the NDTA Board of Directors; currently she is actively serving on various committees in the Instructors Group, and is a Pediatric OT Instructor for the NDTA. She is actively teaching a variety of courses (webinars, Seminars, certificate, etc.) nationally and internationally.
CEU
13.0 Continuing Education Hours will be awarded upon successful completion of this NDTA approved seminar.
13.0 Continuing Education Hours are available towards NDT Re-Certification. PT CE Hours will be available in the host state of the seminar.
Attendees will need to self apply in all other states.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
UCLA Outpatient Rehabilitation Services, 1000 Veteran Ave, Los Angeles, United States
USD 300.00