Title: Strategies for Treating the Child with Neurological Impairments.
This course will challenge clinicians to look at familiar things through new lenses and will enhance clinical problem solving skills through case analysis. New therapists as well as seasoned therapists will improve their effectiveness in treating children with neurological deficits from infancy through young adulthood. Videotaped treatment sessions will cover topics from spasticity to hypotonia and athetosis to ataxia. Group discussions will allow critical analysis of treatment techniques as well as discussion regarding setting realistic and achievable goals for each patient shown. The information shared in this course is intended to add to the participant’s existing knowledge base to continue the learning of clinical strategies and the overall understanding of patients who present with movement deficits.Videotaped treatment sessions will cover topics from spasticity to hypotonia, athetosis and ataxia. Group discussions will allow critical analysis of treatment techniques as well as brainstorming sessions to set appropriate goals for each patient shown. The information shared in this course is intended to be added to the participant’s existing knowledge base to continue the learning of clinical strategies and the overall understanding of patients who present with movement. Therefore, therapists from beginners to advanced are encouraged to attend this interactive seminar.