NDT Handling & Facilitation of the Developing NeuroAtypical Child
Presented by Dr. Tina Weisman, OTD, OTR/L
IN-PERSON WORKSHOP | NOV 12-13, 2023 | 8:30AM - 4:30PM
505 8th AVENUE, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK, NY
This 2 Day in-person workshop is designed for pediatric occupational and physical therapists working with birth to twenty-one-year-old clients with neuro-motor impairments. In today’s post-pandemic world, many therapists report psychosocial and sensorimotor complications unique to these times. This course will take a holistic approach to understand the complexity of the child with developmental and neuro-motor impairments and how to treat them. Participants will learn the primary biomechanical movement components of typical vs atypical movement patterns. Principles of handling and facilitation will be reinforced through lectures, hands-on movement facilitation, and treatment demonstrations. The participants will develop an NDT problem-solving approach for facilitating movement patterns needed to enhance functional fine and gross motor skill acquisition in clients with low and high muscle tone due to cerebral palsy and neuro-motor impairments. Didactic information will include contemporary neuroscience of the motor system, an overview of typical development, and the application of pediatric biomechanical principles.
NOTE: Please have a rag doll and small therapy ball available for the Hands-on session of the course.
Objectives:
-> The student will begin to identify typical vs atypical sensorimotor development in their pediatric population.
-> The student will begin to incorporate therapeutic play and postural positioning for optimal upper extremity functioning.
-> The student will begin to identify the role of the basal ganglia in social, emotional, and motor performance.
-> The student will begin to utilize NDT- based facilitation and handling strategies to address deficits and improve functional skill acquisition.
-> The student will analyze functional goals and begin to apply NDT treatment principles specific to their individual goals.
-> The student will begin to describe the biomechanical alignment needed to promote optimal musculoskeletal growth in the young developing child.
This Workshop Offers The Following CEUs:
13.50 NYSED OT CONTACT HOURS
New York State Education Department, Board of Occupational Therapy (NYSED OT)
Approval Period: 3/29/22 - 3/29/2027
Young Child Learning is an approved Continuing Education Provider by the New York State Board for Occupational Therapy. Young Child Learning maintains responsibility for the program. Occupational therapist professionals should contact their regulatory Board to confirm course approval for continuing education credits. Contact Young Child Learning with any questions or concerns at +1 347 627 0557 or via email at [email protected]
16.2 NYSED PT CONTACT HOURS
New York State Education Department, Board of Physical Therapy (NYSED PT)
Approval Period: 8/31/22- 8/31/25
Young Child Learning, is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Physical Therapy as an approved provider of physical therapy and physical therapist assistant continuing education. Young Child Learning maintains responsibility for the program. Physical therapist professionals should contact their regulatory board to confirm course approval for continuing education credits. Contact Young Child Learning with any questions or concerns at +1 347 627 0557 or via email at [email protected]
How to obtain your
CEU certificate:
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You MUST attend the workshop from start to finish (attendance sheets will be available during the workshop).
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You MUST answer and submit the evaluation form after the workshop.
Purchase This Workshop (Early Bird Rate $375 Until 10/20)
Testimonials from our 3/25/23 training:
"Tina Weisman was an excellent presenter. Very engaging even in lectures."
"The presenter was really knowledgeable and approachable!"
"I loved the enriched conversations we had along the way with some concepts that are tough to understand."
" I would say this was the most comfortable course I have attended in over 30 years of attending courses!"
"The instructor and staff made people feel welcome, provided a comfortable arena to ask questions and to learn, and to think proactively about individual needs for physical comforts...truly outstanding and sincerely appreciated!"
Speaker's Biography
TINA WEISMAN, OTD, OTR/L has been devoted to the treatment of children with neuropathology for over three decades. TINA WEISMAN currently serves as the OT/Clinical Supervisor at Cerebral Palsy of Westchester. She also is an adjunct OT faculty to Mercy College, and Touro University, and Guest Lecturer at Sacred Heart University MSOT program, as well as Assistive Technology and Seating.
TINA WEISMAN specializes in providing assistive technology and adaptive seating to children with mild to profound neurological impairments. She serves as a consultant to Enabling Devices, where she problem-solves with the Project Managing Team in developing and adapting toys and devices for children with special needs.
TINA WEISMAN received her NDT/Bobath training in 1989 and qualified as an NDTA/OT instructor in 1992. She has taught regularly, co-instructing the NDTA/Bobath 8-week pediatric course with Joan Mohr and continues to teach basic, intermediate, and advanced level NDT workshops in the United States and Israel.
