From Primitive Reflexes to Occupational Performance
Mary
Kawar, MS, OT/L
6
Contact Hours
.6 ASHA CEUs & .6 AOTA CEUs
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Miami, FL.
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Florida Board of Occupational Therapy Approved Provider of Continuing Education -
CE Provider #: 50-12314
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November 12, 2010
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The tuition for this 1-day course is $275.00*
Discount Deadlines:
on/before 9/17: $245
on/before 10/1: $260
on/before 11/5: $275
after 11/5: $300
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tuition includes book, handouts, lab materials, morning beverage, and
afternoon refreshments.
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Description:
Reflex Integration has re-emerged as a “hot” therapeutic topic. This course is designed to bridge the gap between reflex oriented treatment and sensory integrative and occupational performance intervention. Observing components of dysfunction through a “reflex” lens can offer the clinician new insight which may expand therapeutic options. Participants will be guided to scaffold reflex assessment and treatment procedures into more typical occupational therapy practice. Learning how to intersperse quick, “power up” strategies into the treatment session will facilitate the achievement of more adaptive occupational performance while manifesting optimal dynamic postural control, emotional well-being, social ease and cognitive facility.
Wear comfortable clothing to participate in the movement labs.
This course is offered for .6 ASHA CEUs (Introductory Level; Related Area)
This course is offered for .6 AOTA CEUs, Performance Skills
This course requires the book Reflexes, Learning and Behavior by Sally Goddard. A book fee of $30 is included in your tuition.
Suggested Audience: Occupational Therapists and Physical Therapists
Objectives: Participants will be able to:
1. Practice testing primitive reflexes, righting reactions, and equilibrium responses.
2. Demonstrate homologous, homolateral, and contralateral
developmental movements as basic movement patterns and when expressed in functional activities.
3. Demonstrate a sensory integration activity for each of 4 different
reflexes which facilitates their emergence and integration.
4. Describe the 3 most prevalent residual reflexes found in
underachieving children and how these reflexes thwart subsequent
developmental achievement.
Schedule* (6 contact hours)
8:30 Overview of primitive & postural reflexes/primary movement patterns, righting responses, and equilibrium responses as related
to sensory integration, postural development, and
occupational performance
9:00 Lecture – Lab for major symmetrical reflexes:
Review of each reflex in terms of emergence/integration,
how to elicit, description, supporting reflexes, functional
contributions, retention blocks, activities to facilitate,
activities to integrate into occupational performance
10:00 Break
10:30 Lecture – Lab for major symmetrical reflexes continued...
11:30 Lecture – Lab for major unilateral reflexes:
Review of each reflex in terms of emergence/integration,
how to elicit, description, supporting reflexes, functional
contributions, retention blocks, activities to facilitate,
activities to integrate into occupational performance
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Lecture – Lab for major unilateral reflexes continued...
1:30 Lab for testing Righting responses and Equilibrium
reactions and strategies to utilize in treatment activities
2:30 Break
3:00 Lab for developing homologus, homolateral, and
contralateral movements, core strengthening, and how to
transition into functional activities
4:00 Discussion and wrap-up
4:30 Adjourn
* Topic times may vary; contact hours do not
Participant comments
"The course was fabulous."
"I feel as though I learned a lot. I can apply a lot of information presented to treatment sessions."
