Physical Therapy for Children- Module 8: Special Settings and Educational Environments

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 8: Special Settings and Educational Environments covers chapters 27, 28, and 30.

• Chapter 27: The Environment of Intervention
• Chapter 28: The Special Care Nursery
• Chapter 30: The Educational Environment 

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 core concepts of child development
2. Identify Barnard's four features of successful parent-child interactions
3. Recognize the importance that culture plays in successful interventions
4. Differentiate between Stewart's five social support theories
5. Identify strategies to help families engage in the intervention process
6. Recognize the history of the neonatal intensive care environment
7. Recognize the incidence of prematurity and low birth weight
8. Differentiate between neonatal pulmonary conditions
9. Identify common signs and symptoms of neonatal seizures
10. Differentiate between the stages of retinopathy of prematurity
11. Identify the eight core concepts of family-centered care
12. Recognize the purposes of the neonatal physical therapy examination
13. Recognize the current physical therapy evaluation and examination tools for the neonatal patient
14. Recognize current federal legislation in the educational environment
15. Identify federal definitions of children with disabilities
16. Recognize Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
17. Recognize areas that have prompted due process hearings involving physical therapy services
18. Identify the least restrictive environment
19. Identify models of team interaction
20. Recognize requirements of the IEP document under IDEA 2004
21. Recognize successful components of educational based physical therapy goals and outcomes 

Criteria for Obtaining Continuing Education Credits:

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