This workshop offers OT & PT CEU credits. Read more below for details:

Workshop: NDT Handling & Facilitation of the Developing NeuroAtypical Child

Date: November 12-13, 2023

Time: 8:30AM - 4:30PM each day

Facilitator: Tina Weisman, OTD, OTRL/L

Format: In-person

Location: 505 8th Avenue, Manhattan, New York, NY

Parking: Free & Onsite

LIGHT Breakfast & Lunch will be provided (contact us for any dietary allergies/restrictions).

Special Accomodations: please contact us if you need any other special accomodations. This location is fully wheelchair accesible.

Testimonials from our 3/25/23 training:

𓂂 "Excellent! I learned a lot." 𓂂

𓂂 "Tina Weisman was an excellent presenter. Very engaging even in lectures." 𓂂

𓂂 "The presenter was really knowledgeable and approachable!" 𓂂

𓂂 "I loved the enriched conversations we had along the way with some concepts that are tough to understand." 𓂂

𓂂 " I would say this was the most comfortable course I have attended in over 30 years of attending courses!" 𓂂

𓂂 "The instructor and Los Ninos employees 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!" 𓂂

LIMITED SEATING! 

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Workshop Rates:

$375 = Early Bird (Available Until 10/20)

$425 = Regular Rate 

$350 = Groups Of 3 Or More

Workshop Description:

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 & 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

Contact Hours/CEU: 

This workshop offers 13.50 Contact Hours (NYSED OT) & 16.2 Contact Hours (NYSED PT). In order to get CEU credits:

- You MUST attend the workshop from start to finish (attendance sheets will be available during the workshop)

- You MUST answer & submit the evaluation form after the workshop

Cancellation Policy:

If you cancel within 30 days before the event, the registration fee is not refundable. However, you will receive a credit for the registration fee which can be applied to another Young Child Learning event within the following 12 months. The processing fee is non-refundable.

Facilitator'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.

About Young Child Learning 

Young Child Learning (YCL) organizes Early Childhood Conferences/Workshops, Courses, and an Interactive Community. YCL offers Conferences, Workshops, and Courses in-person and online. The mission of Young Child Learning is to help all early childhood professionals learn, grow, and help young children get a good start in life and achieve their full potential. YCL was formerly known as Young Child Expo and Conference.

This workshop is presented by Young Child Learning & sponsored by Los Niños Services.

For more information, contact Cari Laroza (Administrator) at learn@youngchildlearning.com

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