2219 – Pediatric Handling

Intermediate / Pool Workshop

 

Fort Myers, FL / Thursday, July 3, 2008 – 1:40-4:00 pm – 2.0 credit hours equal to 2.0 CECs/.2 CEUs

(Pool: 1:40-2:40 pm / Classroom: 3:00-4:00 pm)

 

Faculty: Dori Maxon, PT, PCS, MEd, ATRIC

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION: 

By designing your pediatric treatment session plan with consideration for developmental motor learning, handling skills, and sensory needs, you are more likely to be successful in achieving your goals. This course will look at pediatric handling techniques and session planning strategies to address the needs of children with higher or lower tone. We will look at addressing, strength, body awareness, motor learning, functional skills, endurance, and social needs.

 

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

·         Design a treatment session for a child with higher tone.

·         Design a treatment session for a child with lower tone.

·         Demonstrate handling skills to address strength, body awareness, and functional skill.

·         Gain a sense of adapting handling techniques to meet the needs of individual children.

 

FACULTY: Dori Maxon PT, PCS, MEd, ATRIC, is a physical therapist, specializing in pediatrics and aquatics. In 1991, she founded SNAP, a non-profit community-based aquatic program in Berkeley, CA, serving children with special needs. Dori has been honored with the 1999 Tsunami Spirit award, the 2001 ATRI Professional of the Year, and the 2004 John K. Williams Award.