On-Demand Visual-Perceptual-Motor Interventions for Developmental Coordination Disorders
Rhoda Erhardt
Originally Recorded on December 2, 2020
Location: Online learning available via Integrative Education’s Thinkific platform
CEUs: 1 Contact Hour (.1 AOTA CEUs)
Course Level
Beginner
Audience
OT, PT, SLP and interested others
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.
Course Objectives
Participants will be able to:
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Describe Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) and associated co-concurrent conditions.
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List how gross motor, fine motor, and oculomotor deficits can interfere with motor learning, skill development, and functional performance.
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Identify specific visual-perceptual-motor activities that are meaningful in home, school, and community environments for children with DCD.
Agenda
30 minutes: Definition of Developmental Coordination Disorder, Application of Kephart's Theoretical Model of Perceptual-Motor Development to Occupational Performance
30 minutes: Intervention Examples
Course Requirements
Following the passing score of 80% on the post-course quiz, the participant will be sent a course completion certificate.
Continuing Education
1 Contact Hour (.1 AOTA CEUs) awarded if course requirements are met. Integrative Education is an AOTA Approved Provider, number 11607, for Distance Learning - Interactive, Distance Learning - Independent Self-Study, and Blended/Hybrid courses that include both interactive and independent study aspects. Course approval number: 1442. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA. For additional continuing education information for PT, SLP, and social work, click here to access our CEU policy information.