OVERVIEW

Functional Strengthening and Fitness Interventions for Children with Developmental Disabilities is organized by Education Resources, Inc. (ERI) and will be held from Nov 02 - 11, 2020.

Accreditation:
NEW! Live Webinar for Pediatric Therapists. Complete all four sessions for 14 Contact Hours (1.4 CEUs)

Session Details:
• Monday, November 2, 2020, 6:00pm- 9:30pm EST (US)
• Wednesday, November 4, 2020, 6:00pm- 9:30pm EST (US)
• Monday, November 9, 2020, 6:00pm- 9:30pm EST (US)
• Wednesday, November 11, 2020, 6:00pm- 9:30pm EST (US)

Description:
Designing effective intervention programs to improve strength, endurance and function in school-aged children aged 5-21 years with disabilities can be challenging. This course will help clinicians evaluate fitness and function, set realistic goals, prioritize treatment and implement successful programs for children with developmental disabilities such as cerebral palsy, genetic conditions, autism, and developmental coordination disorder. An evidence-based approach to outcome measures and intervention design including exercise prescription (frequency, intensity, duration and types) is presented to improve strength and function.

The course is a four-part webinar series. Each webinar is 3.5 hours and scheduled twice/ week for two weeks. The webinar topics are: 1) Strength Training; 2) Outcome Measures: 3) Aerobic Capacity/Endurance Training; and 4) Interventions in Different Environments & Using Different Strategies. The webinar learning strategies consist of remote lecture and discussion, and video case ‘labs’ for demonstration and discussion on application of interventions and measures. Specific interventions included are progressive resistive exercises (weights and resistance bands), therapeutic exercises using moveable surfaces, treadmill training, aquatic exercise, yoga and active video games to promote fitness, physical activity, functional mobility and participation. Evidence on the effectiveness of existing community-based fitness programs and ideas for accessing existing programs or developing new programs will be discussed.

Objectives:
Following completion of this course, participants will be able to
• Incorporate evidence-based strategies into interventions to promote strength and endurance to maximize function in children with disabilities
• Integrate evidence from clinical and community-based strength and endurance programs to improve and sustain functional outcomes in children with disabilities
• Utilize systematic and objective measures to document changes in function, strength and endurance at impairment, activity, and participation levels
• Identify clinical and community-based programs that provide evidence to support function, strength and endurance in children with disabilities