Course Overview Do you ever feel stuck when trying to move a child therapeutically through the stages of toy play? Do you ever feel at a loss when a child wants to get out the toys but isn’t really playing with them in a playful way, and you don’t know how to get in with
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Course Overview Meltdowns are part of child development, and in children with delays and special needs, meltdowns can be more intense, more frequent, and persist later through childhood than neuro-typically developing children. This course reviews why meltdowns occur, how to recognize when they are reactive versus deliberate, and how to support the child in a
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Course Overview This is a 3-part course that outlines and shows video examples of developmental skills beyond what is often represented in typical milestone charts. The intention is to help parents, caregivers, and daycare or preschool teachers understand when to seek out or recommend therapy services. The learner will gain skills in observing typical patterns
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Course Overview This course identities the reasons why handwriting should be assessed and why a child may be having difficulty with handwriting. It reviews the underlying biomechanics that impact handwriting, as well as the sensory systems that contribute to efficient and effective handwriting. It also reviews treatment strategies that can be used to remediate handwriting
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Course Overview Most neuro-typical people maintain a just-right state of alertness effortlessly throughout their day. If they get a little antsy or sleepy at work, they sometimes chew on a pencil, get a snack, or go for a walk to keep themselves in this just-right state. Children with developmental delays and learning challenges often have
Course Overview This course will focus on defining, identifying, and supporting changes in one of the primary foundations of our intervention, arousal level. Obtaining and sustaining an appropriate arousal level is not only key to making progress in therapy, but it is also instrumental in appropriately performing day to day activities at home, in school,
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Course Overview This course on Sensorimotor Levels of Play will review the importance of play in development. It will provide an in-depth description of the early levels of sensorimotor play, including the motor and language development within each level, as well as the sequence of the development of sensorimotor play into symbolic play. It will
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