The Pediatric Hand Explained

Course Description:

Let’s just be honest…. if you aren’t a certified hand therapist, working with a pediatric hand patient can be intimidating. But maybe it doesn’t have to be out of your comfort zone.  Dr. Aditi Mehra, DHS, OTR/L breaks down all aspects of the pediatric hand. Dr. Mehra will show you step-by-step how to do a thorough evaluation and set up effective intervention plans.
Dr. Mehra will cover:

• Anatomy and Physiology, including contextual factors and body functions influential in pediatric hand skill development
• Typical patterns and classification of fine motor skills development
• The component skills required to develop hand skills in children to perform ADLs
• Motor problems and other limiting factors that affect hand skill development
• Various standardized and non-standardized assessments to evaluate hand skills in children
• Research-based guidelines for intervention

Methods of Instruction:

Online audio/video course

Course Instructor:

Dr. Aditi Mehra, DHS, OTR/L

Target Audience:

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Occupational 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. Differentiate between hand muscles and their subsequent function
2. Recognize Somatosensory: Haptic Perceptual Skills
3. Identify the Scheiman Model and the Cattell Horn Carroll Model and differentiate between types of visual analysis
4. Identify the age-appropriate sequential development of in-hand manipulation
5. Differentiate between Patterns of the Hand: The Big 6
6. Identify the Classification for in hand manipulation skills including the 5 basic types of patterns
7. Recognize the 5 Stages of Bilateral Coordination and underlying deficits that impact hand skills
8. Identify tools and methods used in comprehensive evaluation of hand skills
9. Recognize the proximal to distal plan of care
10. Recognize specific hand skills needed for ADLs

Criteria for Obtaining Continuing Education Credits:

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