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1. Recognize normal development for children from 0-3, including the development of 7 sensory systems – starting with in utero development
2. Develop communication strategies with family and caregivers to decide on best practices to support therapy goals and maximize outcomes
3. Duplicate tools to assess motor skills, self-regulation, growth, and coping strategies of premature infants
4. Recognize 4 strategies for treating infants and young children with cerebral palsy
5. Examine the most current equipment used with young children, including the Go Baby Go program
6. Implement Massery’s Multi-system analysis, the Goal Attainment Scaling, the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure, and the ICF-CY

TYPICAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN

• Information from 0-12 months from Amazing Babies
• The “creeping” stage
• Gross Motor Development and Manual Control 1-3 years

DEVELOPMENT OF THE 7 SENSORY SYSTEMS

• Vision
  • Visual check list for children under 12 months of age
• Touch/Somatosensory
  • Use of massage and “cultural awareness”
• Smell/Olfactory
• Taste/Gustation
• Hearing/Auditory
  • Causes of hearing impairment
  • Tubes or no tubes
• Proprioception
• Vestibular
  • Vestibular stimulation
• Testing Sensory Function in Infants
  • Specific Standardized Assessments
  • Month-Specific Sensory Motor Checklist from Pathways Awareness
  • Gravitational Insecurity Test for Children 2-5 years

MUSCULOSKELETAL CHANGES TAKING PLACE

• Hip joint
• Knee joint (genu varum, valgum)
• Foot/ankle

DEVELOPMENT OF WALKING

• Crucial Elements, postural control, IQ, FPA
• Baby Walkers?

GATHERING INFORMATION

• 7 Key Principles of Early Intervention
  • What to do before, during, and after administering a screening
• Perlman Development Screening Checklist
• Pathways Awareness Information
• Hawaii Early Learning Profile
• PIQ – video of child using PIQ
• Bly’s information
• Assessment of Family Activities & Routines, Thomas Jefferson University (2009)
• Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM)
• Goal Attainment Scaling
• Mary Massery: Multi-System Analysis
• Standardized developmental assessments
• BSIDIII, PDMS-2, AIMS
• LAB: Practice recording parent goals and establish strategies to work towards those goals (Example given from The Early Intervention Workbook.)

EVALUATING AND TREATING DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY AND PREMATURITY

• Video of premie
• Pathways Awareness video of typical and atypical development of 6-month old boys
• Definition of prematurity; research related to prematurity
• Evaluating motor skills in premature infants
  • Posture in positions; TIMP; Early Motor Questionnaire; GMs (video)
• Treatment Strategies for Premature Infants and Infants with Delay
  • Perlman Center Evidence-Based Practice Ideas
  • Ideas from Dr. Minja Hadders-Algra
  • GAME (Goals, Activity, Motor Enrichment)
  • 4 Ingredients for treating children with CP (Fetters)
  • Evidence-based practice: 2 systematic reviews
• High-intensity PT for children under 2 years old
  • Predictors of independent walking in children with CP
  • Training Head Control in Infants: Group Experience!
  • Teach To Reach program
  • Gymboree Baby Play, Happiest Baby on Block, NDT-based activities
  • COPCA vs Traditional NDT-based PT - Early use of COPCA
  • Focus on Function RX ideas
  • Reading and Responding to Infant Cues
    • Getting to Know Your Baby
    • Understanding My Signals & Taking Care of Me
  • Early Coping Inventory (for children 4-36 months)
  • Ideas from Ginny Paleg at AACPDM conference
• Equipment Use
  • Go Baby Go
  • Standers (for hip abduction as well) gait trainers/walkers
  • PWBS
  • Theratogs
  • Home-made devices
• Case Study With Documentation Options
  • ICF-CY – electronic document
  • Case study: use of ICF-CY document, COPM, GAS

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Listed below are the continuing education credit(s) currently available for this self-study package. Please note, your state licensing board dictates whether self study is an acceptable form of continuing education. Please refer to your state rules and regulations.

Certificates of Successful Completion are available for email, download and/or printing from your online account immediately following the successful completion of the post-test/evaluation.

**Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of mental health professionals. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your professions standards.

Continuing Education Information
This educational offering is designed to qualify for continuing education for many professionals in every state.


Materials that are included in this course could include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice for your profession. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your professions standards.


Listed below are the continuing education credit(s) currently available for this educational offering. Please note, your state licensing board dictates what is an acceptable form of continuing education. Please refer to your state rules and regulations. If your profession is not listed, please contact your licensing board to determine your continuing education requirements and check for reciprocal approval. For other credit inquiries not specified below, please contact customerservice@vyne.com or 800-397-0180.


CE information is based on 100% attendance.

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Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants

Vyne Education, LLC. is an AOTA Approved Provider of continuing education. This educational offering is offered for .5 AOTA CEUs. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA. AOTA Educational level Intermediate, Category 1: Domain of OT, 2: Occupational Therapy Process.

Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants - Florida: Vyne Education, LLC. is an approved provider #50-466 with the Florida Department of Health Board of Occupational Therapy Practice. This educational offering is approved for 5 contact hours for Occupational Therapist and Occupational Therapy Assistants.

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants: This educational offering qualifies for 5 continuing education hours as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your course outline and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific filing requirements.

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants - Illinois: Vyne Education, LLC. is a Registered Physical Therapy Continuing Education Sponsor through the State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation. License #:216.000309. This educational offering qualifies for 5 CE Credit Hours.

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants - New York: Vyne Education, LLC. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Physical Therapy as an approved provider for physical therapy and physical therapist assistant continuing education. This educational offering is awarded 5 contact hours.

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants - Arkansas: This educational offering has been approved by the Arkansas State Board Of Physical Therapy for 5 contact hours for Physical Therapists.

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants - Indiana: This meets the IN-PT approval under 844 IAC 6-8-5 Approved Organizations #9, please contact IN Board or Association if you have questions.

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants - Kentucky: This educational offering has been approved by the Kentucky Physical Therapy Association for 5 contact hours (Category 1) Approval #CS74-2011-KPTA. This approval is valid until 10/31/2019.

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants - Louisiana: This educational offering has been submitted to the Louisiana Physical Therapy Board for approval of 5 contact hours for Physical Therapists and Physical Therapy Assistants.

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants - Maryland: This educational offering has been submitted to the Maryland Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for pre-approval of 5 continuing education hours.

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Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants - North Carolina
NCBPTE approval by virtue of approval by The New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, State Board for Physical Therapy licensure board or state APTA chapter Approval good through 8/31/2018.

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants - Oklahoma: This educational offering has been submitted to the Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure & Supervision for preapproval of 5 contact hours.

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants - Tennessee: This program has been submitted to the Tennessee Physical Therapy Association for 5 contact hours.

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Early Intervention
This educational offering qualifies for 5 continuing education hours as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your course outline and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific filing requirements.

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Other Professions
This educational offering qualifies for 5 continuing education hours as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your course outline and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific filing requirements.

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Educators: This educational offering may qualify toward your professional development requirement. The educational offering consists of 5 clock hours. Use this information and your board rules and regulations to calculate professional development/continuing education credit.

Educators, Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Physical Therapy, Physical Therapy Assistants