Motor Planning: The Impact On Communication And Beyond
Course: #9548Level: Intermediate 4 Hours 8717 Reviews
Master skills to implement in your practice immediately with continued Master Class. This four-hour course will describe the components of motor planning and the areas of impact. Assessment, how to support clients with motor planning challenges, and strategies for discussing praxis with caregivers are also addressed.
On Demand
Course Type: Video
CEUs/Hours Offered: AOTA/0.4 Intermediate, OT Service Delivery, 04960; CE Broker/4.0 General (FL), Patient Related (AL), General Continuing Education (GA), Direct Client/patient Services In Occupational Therapy (SC), Related To OT (AZ), Related To OT (LA), Directly Related To OT (MS), Directly Related To OT (TN), CE Broker #20-926505; IACET/0.4; NBCOT PDUs/5.0 Intermediate, Rehabilitation
Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to examine the four steps of motor planning and analyze how motor planning impacts speech and language development and play and behavior.
- After this course, participants will be able to examine the process of a motor planning evaluation in the areas of speech/language and occupational therapy.
- After this course, participants will be able to analyze three strategies to support children with motor planning challenges and examine three ways to discuss motor planning with caregivers.
Course created on August 4, 2022
Agenda
| 0-60 Minutes | Components Of Motor Planning |
| 60-120 Minutes | Areas Of Impact Of Motor Planning |
| 120-180 Minutes | Assessment Of Motor Planning |
| 180-240 Minutes | Supporting Clients And Providing Strategies To Caregivers |
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Joleen R. Fernald
PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL
Joleen R. Fernald, PhD, CCC-SLP, was awarded Board Specialty Recognition in Child Language from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Dr. Jo follows Greenspan and Wieder’s DIRFloortime® model when working with children and families. She is the author of the "Comprehensive Guide to Selective Mutism" and has a special interest in the social-emotional development of young children and its impact on their speech and language skills. She co-founded a private school called REConnections Education Center in the Tampa Bay area of Florida, which supports children with various individual differences.
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Lyn Bennett
OTR/L
Lyn is an occupational therapist, play therapist, and DIRFloortime expert practitioner/training leader. Lyn is originally from England and moved to the US in the mid ’90s. She has worked extensively in pediatrics in hospitals, schools, early intervention, and private practice. Currently, she is co-owner of Play for Real Therapy Services in Rockledge, Florida.
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Financial: Joleen Fernald received an honorarium for presenting this course. Joleen is a Training Leader and Expert DIRFloortime provider and has a private speech-language pathology clinic. Non-financial: Joleen Fernald is a Board Certified Specialist in Child Language and Language Disorders.
Financial: Lyn Bennett was paid an honorarium for presenting this course. Lyn is co-owner of Play For Real Therapy Services with her husband, Peter. Nonfinancial: Lyn is certified in sensory integration.
Sponsor Disclosure: This Course is presented by OccupationalTherapy.com, a Continued site.
Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.
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