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Occupational Therapy for Children- Module 3: Motor Control & Learning/Sensory Integration/Visual Perception

Text Course
Product #1081OT
Purchase Individually $120.00 for this course
Text Course
10 Hours
Profession OT/OTA

Course Description:

This course is derived from the textbook Occupational Therapy for Children by Jane Case-Smith, EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA and Jane Clifford O'Brien, PhD, OTR/L.  Occupational Therapy for Children focuses on children from infancy to adolescence and gives comprehensive coverage of both conditions and treatment techniques in all settings. The course includes author contributions, new research and theories, new techniques, and current trends to keep the therapist in step with the changes in pediatric OT practice.  The text provides a strong focus on evidence-based practice with the addition of key research notes and explanations of the evidentiary basis for specific interventions. 

This course covers chapters 9, 11, and 12

  • Chapter 9: Application of Motor Control/Motor Learning to Practice
  • Chapter 11: Sensory Integration
  • Chapter 12: Visual Perception

Methods of Instruction:

Online course available via internet 

Target Audience:

Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapist Assistants 

Educational Level:

Intermediate 

Prerequisites:

None 

Course Goals and Objectives:

At the completion of this course, participants should be able to:

 1.  Identify the components of the dynamical systems theory
 2.  Recognize factors that affect motor performance
 3.  Recognize the contributions of the visual system
 4.  Identify the motor control components of posture/balance control
 5.  Differentiate between the Williams' Motor Learning Principles
 6.  Identify goals of motor performance intervention
 7.  Recognize the roles of sensory integration
 8.  Recognize the sensory challenges of the prenatal period
 9.  Identify childhood occupation landmarks
10.  Differentiate between sensory integration problems
11.  Identify commonly used clinical observations
12.  Recognize key characteristics of SI intervention
13.  Recognize the expected outcomes of occupational therapy
14.  Identify the visual-receptive components
15.  Differentiate between commonly used Visual-Perceptual tests
16.  Recognize intervention strategies for visual attention
17.  Differentiate between appropriate reading methods based on reading style 

Criteria for Obtaining Continuing Education Credits:

A score of 70% or greater on the post-test

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