On-Demand
Lunch & Learn Series, On-Demand Bundle & Save
Michelle Emanuel, Rhoda Erhardt, & Kim Barthel
Available for purchase February 1, 2021 - April 30th, 2021
CEUs: 3 contact hours (.3 AOTA CEUs)
Recording available for 30 days following your purchase
Cost: $75 USD
Course Description
The Lunch & Learn series presented in November 2020, December 2020 and January 2020 are bundled together for a unique 3-hour on-demand learning opportunity. In this course, there are three modules of these topics:
-
Michelle Emanuel, Polyvagal PopUp: The Neuroscience of State Behavioral Organization, held as a live webinar on November 6, 2020.
-
Rhoda Erhardt, Visual-Perceptual-Motor Interventions for Developmental Coordination Disorders, held as a live webinar on December 2, 2020.
-
Kim Barthel, Sleep as a Contribution of Regulation, held as a live webinar on January 7, 2021.
Each module includes the recording, course handouts, references and chat transcript from the live events.
On-Demand PolyVagal PopUp: The Neuroscience of State Behavioral Organization
Michelle Emanuel
Available for purchase February 1, 2021 - April 30th, 2021
CEUs: 1 contact hour (.1 AOTA CEUs)
Recording available for 30 days following your purchase
Cost: $30 USD
Course Description
This course covers the essentials of autonomic nervous system function as seen through the lens of the Polyvagal Theory. Understanding the neuroscience behind dysregulation and regulation provides a strong foundation for therapists to provide helpful interventions which optimize regulation and resiliency. State behavioral organization is the key to safe and meaningful negotiation through the sensorimotor territory of human development in the pre-crawling period.
On-Demand Visual-Perceptual-Motor Interventions for Developmental Coordination Disorders
Rhoda Erhardt
Available for purchase February 1, 2021 - April 30th, 2021
CEUs: 1 contact hour (.1 AOTA CEUs)
Recording available for 30 days following your purchase
Cost: $30 USD
Course Description
This course will focus on practical approaches for providing services to children with Developmental Coordination Disorder, which is recognized by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - Fifth edition (DSM-5). Theoretical foundations for impairments in skilled motor movements that are linked to implications for occupational performance will be explored. Participants will walk away with examples of intervention strategies including principles for individualizing therapeutic activities.
On-Demand Sleep as a Contribution to Regulation
Kim Barthel
Available for purchase February 1, 2021 - April 30th, 2021
CEUs: 1 contact hour (.1 AOTA CEUs)
Recording available for 30 days following your purchase
Cost: $30 USD
Course Description
Virtually every neurological and mental health issue manifests in sleep-wake dysregulation (Garcia-Rill, 2019). Therapists who evaluate, support and enhance function are constantly questioned by their clients “How do I help myself or my child sleep better?” This lunch and learn session will focus upon the science of sleep and its impact upon regulation.
On-Demand The Pervasive Impact of Breath on Function: What to Know and What to Do
Eileen Richter & Patricia Oetter, On-Demand Webinar
Available for purchase February 26th, 2021 - May 30th, 2021
Community of Practice Q&A session, June 15th, 11:30 am - 12:30 CT
CEUs: 3 contact hours (.3 AOTA CEUs)
Recording available for 30 days following your purchase
Cost: $90
Course Description
Breath has not always been a focus in pediatric treatment. New information is shedding light on how respiration impacts many aspects of development. It is therefore necessary for us to take a more in-depth and active approach to breathing function in our clients with regulatory, sensory processing and/or sensory motor dysfunction.
Current study of breathing restrictions be they structural, functional, or the result of trauma or allergies is identifying associations with regulatory disorders such as sleep apnea, sleep patterns, ADD, and ADHD; as well as motor skills such as feeding, posture and other skills. Observation of respiratory patterns leads to a better understanding of development and sensory motor outcomes. Identifying where 3-dimensional rib cage expansion, i.e. breath, is restricted (diaphragm, upper chest, neck, mouth, nose) provides clues to function and is a foundational focus for treatment. Rate, depth, rhythm and gradation are required for attention, self-regulation, endurance, postural control, eating, voicing for speech, and many other development achievements.
This workshop will emphasize the process of respiratory development, from in utero on, as it relates to typical and atypical sensory processing, and sensory motor processing and development. We will discuss how this applies to assessment and treatment of pediatric clients with varied diagnoses. Using lectures, slides, & videos, we will explore assessment and treatment options to address various dysfunctional respiratory patterns.
Inner Ear, Inner Drive: Unlocking the contributions of the auditory & vestibular systems
Sheila Frick, On-Demand
Available for Purchase April 1st - June 30th, 2021
CEUs: 3 contact hours (.3 AOTA CEUs)
Recording available for 30 days following your purchase
Cost: $90
Course Description
The inner ear plays a critical role in forming the “felt sense” of ourselves relative to the world around us, which is a necessary foundation for emotional regulation, praxis, and higher level cognitive skills. This felt sense and its associated perceptions helps us to develop a working map of our bodies and our physical environment, as well as a foundation for connection. Furthermore, the development of the vestibular-postural-ocular connections support both stable and dynamic positioning of our body relative to the salient events around us.
Starting from the sensory and neurophysiological roots, we will explore the vestibular and auditory portions of the inner ear and their relationship to our innate drive to adapt and gain mastery over our environment. Beyond the role of the inner ear in the development of our physical mastery over our body in space, this course will discuss the relationship of vestibular and auditory sensory processing to our innate drive to connect with another. Ultimately, at the highest level, our innate inner drive contributes to the development of the sensory motor foundation for social engagement, play, and learning.