Physical Therapy for Children- Module 5: Developmental Coordination Disorder, Motor/Intellectual Disabilities, & Brain Injuries

Course Description:

This course was adapted from the textbook: Physical Therapy for Children, 4th Edition.  It provides the essential information needed by PTs, both student and professional, when working with children. Like the previous bestselling editions, the 4th edition follows the practice pattern categories of the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice and uses the IFC model of the disabling process as it presents up-to-date evidence-based coverage of treatment. In this latest edition, Suzann Campbell DeLapp, PT, PhD, FAPTA, Robert J. Palisano, PT, ScD and Margo N. Orlin, PT, PhD, have added more case studies and video clips, additional chapters and Medline-linked references online, and Evidence to Practiceboxes to make it easy to find and remember important information. 

Module 5: Developmental Coordination Disorder, Motor/Intellectual Disabilities, and Acquired Brain Injuries covers chapters 16, 17, and 21.

• Chapter 16: Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)
• Chapter 17: Children with Motor and Intellectual Disabilities
• Chapter 21: Acquired Brain Injuries: Trauma, Near-Drowning, and Tumors 

Methods of Instruction:

Online course available via internet 

Target Audience:

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants and Athletic Trainers. 

Educational Level:

Intermediate 

Prerequisites:

None 

Course Goals and Objectives:

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

1. Recognize the diagnostic criteria for Developmental Coordination Disorder
2. Identify the primary impairments of Developmental Coordination Disorder
3. Identify activity limitation and related body structure and function deficits in children with DCD
4. Recognize current methods of examination and evaluation for children with DCD
5. Recognize the evaluation methods of motor impairment for children with DCD
6. Identify appropriate referral to other disciplines
7. Differentiate between direct intervention and education as intervention approaches
8. Identify occupations categorized by motor skill difficulty
9. Recognize the origin and pathophysiology of intellectual disabilities
10. Recognize common neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, and cardiopulmonary impairments of children with intellectual disabilities
11. Identify common characteristics of children with Autism
12. Recognize Giangreco and colleagues five valued live outcomes for all children including those with severe disabilities
13. Identify age appropriate physical therapy goals for children with Down Syndrome
14. Recognize the roles of positive reinforcement on behavioral programming intervention
15. Identify the four basic rights and responsibilities of self-determination
16. Recognize the epidemiology of traumatic brain injury
17. Recognize the pathology of near-drowning and brain tumors
18. Identify the physical therapy management techniques for a child with an Acquired Brain Injury
19. Differentiate between the Rancho Pediatric Levels of Consciousness
20. Recognize appropriate interventions for varying levels of consciousness 

Criteria for Obtaining Continuing Education Credits:

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