Handling Interventions: Using NDT to Increase Function and Participation in Children
Presenter(s)
Bethanne Mazurczak, Leslie Paparsenos
Live Webinar for Therapists. Complete 2 sessions for 15 Contact Hours (1.5 CEUs), August 8 and 9, 2024 | 8:40 am EST • 7:40 am CST • 6:40 am MST • 5:40 am PST (US). Registration includes access to 2 sessions and handouts. Please download the brochure at link below for full schedule.
Children with cerebral palsy and other neuromuscular disorders seeking improved outcomes rely on providers with accurate assessment skills, sound clinical decision-making and precisely designed interventions. Through instruction, demonstration and hands-on lab work, participants will be able to select intervention strategies, including handling techniques, that facilitate children’s participation in meaningful daily activities. The Neuro-Developmental Treatment Practice Model will serve as the framework for evaluation and clinical decision making to guide precise treatments for feeding, communication, mobility, ADLs and motor outcomes. As participants complete task analyses of video scenarios, they will be able to design interventions that are functional and goal-directed for the child. During lab work, participants will develop and improve clinical handling skills that impact posture, alignment and movement. Subsequent changes in oral, pharyngeal and respiratory function, along with changes in movement lead to improved participation and functional outcomes for the child. Participants will be able to implement newly learned skills the next day! This intermediate-level course is designed for OTs, COTAs, PTs, PTAs and SLPs with no background knowledge of NDT.
Learning objectives: Apply basic NDT facilitation/handling techniques to impact function and participation in children. Demonstrate the NDT concepts of facilitation/handling and key points of control as it relates to feeding, communication, ADLs, gross and fine motor skills. Apply the ICF model when assessing a video patient/ treatment demonstration. Select a handling technique to address decreased sustaining postural muscle activation. Choose an evidence informed intervention strategy to address poor head control. Determine a handling technique to facilitate improved functional mobility and/or participation in the home. Modify a treatment plan to address increased tone in a child with cerebral palsy. Select an appropriate assessment tool to evaluate a child’s ability to participate in functional activities.