Understanding Primitive Reflexes: How They Impact Child Development and Intervention Strategies for Integration

Name: Understanding Primitive Reflexes: How They Impact Child Development and Intervention Strategies for Integration
Price: 129.00 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 5 (10048 reviews)

Course: #5028Level: Introductory 1 Hour 10048 Reviews

This course looks at entry-level knowledge of primitive reflexes. Participants will identify retained reflexes and utilize strategies to support integration to facilitate child development.

Early Intervention and School-Based Neurological and Physical Disabilities Pediatrics

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Course Type: Video, Text

CEUs/Hours Offered: AOTA/0.1 Introductory, OT Service Delivery, Foundational Knowledge, 01650; CE Broker/1.0 Home Study, 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 #20-817490; IACET/0.1; NBCOT PDUs/1.25 Beginner, Pediatrics

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Learning Outcomes

After this course, participants will be able to identify primitive reflexes when assessing a pediatric client.
After this course, participants will be able to recognize when primitive reflexes are not integrated at the expected age.
As a result of this course, participants will be able to identify and utilize strategies to support children with retained primitive reflexes.

Course created on March 1, 2021

Agenda

0-5 Minutes	Introduction; course objectives
5-15 Minutes	Overview of primitive reflexes, general reasons for retention, intake/initial evaluation questions, and assessments
15-55 Minutes	9 most common primitive reflexes, purpose of each reflex, age it appears and expected to integrate, signs of retention, impact on development, intervention strategies to integrate
55-60 Minutes	Summary; Q & A

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Presented By

Samantha Heidenreich
OTD, MOT

Samantha Heidenreich, OTD, MOT, Samantha completed her Doctorate of Occupational Therapy at the University of St Augustine for Health Sciences and completed her Masters in OT at the University of St Augustine for Health Sciences with a Bachelors in Special Education K-12 from Coastal Carolina University. Samantha has been in clinical settings with a focus on pediatric occupational therapy, and an emphasis on feeding intervention. She has completed advanced coursework in multiple areas of pediatric intervention, including sequential oral sequencing approach to feeding, AEIOU, primitive reflexes, and sensory integration, and Hanen SPARK communication. For her OTD program, her capstone project focused on nutritional implications for feeding for children with autism, sparking her interest and professional investment in this topic area.

Presenter Disclosure: Financial: Samantha Heidenreich received an honorarium for presenting these course materials. Non-financial: Samantha Heidenreich 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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