Handwriting: It Is A Big Deal

Name: Handwriting: It Is A Big Deal
Price: 129.00 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4 (8353 reviews)

Course: #5624Level: Introductory 1 Hour 8353 Reviews

The foundations of the upper extremity mobility needed for written communication will be reviewed in this course. Participants will also learn about fine motor and visual-motor skills that support written communication.

Early Intervention and School-Based Pediatrics

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Course Type: Video, Text

CEUs/Hours Offered: AOTA/0.1 Introductory, OT Service Delivery, Foundational Knowledge, 04851; CE Broker/1.0 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 #20-937252; IACET/0.1; NBCOT PDUs/1.25 Beginner, Rehabilitation

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Learning Outcomes

After this course, participants will be able to identify the foundational skills of upper extremity development for handwriting.
After this course, participants will be able to recognize the pyramid for learning and strategies used for promoting skills used in handwriting.
After this course, participants will be able to list the resources necessary to build treatment sessions and for further fine motor acquisition.

Course created on August 24, 2022

Agenda

0-5 Minutes	Introduction
5-10 Minutes	Foundational hand skills
10-20 Minutes	Developmental factors/stages
20-25 Minutes	Analysis of handwriting
25-35 Minutes	Senses/interventions
35-45 Minutes	Pyramid of learning
45-50 Minutes	Teams/adaptations
50-60 Minutes	Summary; Q & A

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Megan Paben
MOT, OTR/L, ASDCS

Megan Paben received her master’s degree in occupational therapy at the College of Saint Mary in Omaha, Nebraska, in 2007. Megan began her career as a school therapist in rural Nebraska, serving several small schools. After two years in the school setting, Megan transitioned into an outpatient pediatric clinic working with a variety of different diagnoses, and worked as the marketing coordinator. After a couple of years, Megan took over the manager position within the medical clinic. During this time, she worked in a school within the community as well as working with the adult population clinic that was connected to her medical clinic. In 2018, Megan and her family relocated to Colorado, where she is an occupational therapist for a growing school district. In her current position, Megan is the lead motor staff member. She serves 5 center-based classrooms for social communication as well as affective needs. Megan is a Crisis Prevention Intervention trainer for her district and an Autism Spectrum Disorders Clinical Specialist.

Presenter Disclosure: Financial: Megan Paben has received an honorarium for presenting this course. Non-financial: Megan Paben has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.

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Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.

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