STARS - Student Therapy and Resource Services

Understanding Cognitive and Adaptive Behavior Profiles in Autism - Webinar
2025-04-17 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Denver)
This intermediate-level webinar provides an overview of profiles of adaptive behavior in autism spectrum disorder and highlights the importance of these everyday skills in optimizing self-sufficiency throughout life. Dr Saulnier will discuss the types of adaptive deficits commonly found in autistic individuals, their association with co-occurring cognitive challenges such as intellectual disability and executive functioning impairments, and the implications of these for managing the activities of daily life. The importance of addressing adaptive functioning in diagnostic evaluations and treatment/intervention programs is highlighted.
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe adaptive behavior profiles frequently observed in ASD
2. Explain the contribution of adaptive behavior skills to a person’s ability to live independently, irrespective of cognitive and/or language proficiency
3.Identify at least 2 reasons why it’s important to evaluate adaptive behavior when working with autistic individuals
• Your name will appear on your certificate of attendance exactly as provided in the form below. Please ensure the name submitted is accurate and free of errors. You must participate for the full hour to be eligible for a CEU/Certificate.

The Functional Anatomy Series: Quadratus Lumborum - Webinar
2025-04-17 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Phoenix)
The quadratus lumborum is an important muscle group to understand for rehabilitation professionals. Dysfunction of this muscle group has been researched and shown to contribute to lower back pain, decreased athletic performance, and increased sports injury risk. This course will review the functional anatomy of the quadratus lumborum and how it relates to human movement. In addition, the course will delve into the potential clinical presentations of dysfunction of this muscle group and treatment options to manage it.
Highlights

Immediately improve your knowledge of the function of the quadratus lumborum muscle
Concise information regarding the functional anatomy of the quadratus lumborum and how it relates to rehabilitation interventions

Clinical Applications of DBT for Teens and Young Adults - Live Webinar
2025-04-18 06:00 - 14:00 (America/Phoenix)
Feeling “stuck” in your clinical work with teens and young adults?
Are you, like so many of your colleagues, seeing more and more clients in the 12-25-year old age range who continue to struggle with sadness, anxiety, and anger in spite of your best efforts in therapy?
This is your chance to learn Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) directly from expert Charles Jacob, PhD, and integrate it into your practice to effectively address the nuanced needs of this generation.
After just one day under Dr. Jacob’s renowned expertise, you will walk away with:

Evidence-based DBT skills to address stress, depression, trauma, suicidal and self-destructive behaviors in teens and young adults
A start-to-finish roadmap to help your most challenging young clients reach new levels of healing
Clinical tools to address trauma, improve emotional regulation, and build resilience immediately
In-session DBT strategies and homework assignments to use immediately

Register today to get the skills and confidence you need to successfully help your teen and young adult clients with the power of DBT!

Insights and Strategies for Supporting Students with ASD & ADHD - Webinar
2025-04-23 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Phoenix)
Early diagnoses and interventions for children with co-occurring autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are crucial for academic success and social development. With up to 70% of students with ASD also presenting with ADHD, educators must navigate unique challenges in learning, behavioral regulation, and peer interactions. This intermediate level session explores the intersection of ASD and ADHD, providing research-based strategies for early identification, effective classroom interventions, and fostering an inclusive learning environment. Attendees will gain practical tools to support diverse learners, ensuring they receive the necessary accommodations to thrive both in school and beyond. Learning Objectives: * Define and differentiate autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), including their core symptoms and challenges, based on current diagnostic criteria. * Describe the prevalence and trends of co-occurring ASD and ADHD, including factors contributing to increased diagnoses and implications for educational settings. * Identify the key challenges that students with co-occurring ASD and ADHD experience in academic achievement, behavioral regulation, and social interactions. * Apply evidence-based instructional strategies and classroom modifications to support students with ASD and ADHD, promoting engagement, organization, and social-emotional learning. * Demonstrate an understanding of collaborative approaches by outlining ways to engage with families, school-based specialists, and community resources to ensure comprehensive support for students. • Your name will appear on your certificate of attendance exactly as provided in the form below. Please ensure the name submitted is accurate and free of errors. You must participate for the full hour to be eligible for a CEU/Certificate.

#7367 The Pediatric Foot Part 1: Why Fuss Over A Flat Foot (& other pediatric problems!) - Live Webinar
2025-04-23 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Phoenix)
This webinar describes pediatric lower extremity alignment, and other structural conditions commonly seen by pediatric physical therapists, orthotists & podiatrists. Further, the importance of ossification is identified, and the differences between growing pains and pain related to biomechanical etiologies are explained. Liesa presents the relationship between foot position & core recruitment in a clinically relevant manner. In addition, she describes the significance of history of use & sensorimotor function. Specifically addressed, is how poor alignment negatively affects frontal plane stability, base of support, muscle balance, over all balance, coordination, & postural control. Intervention strategies, including specific considerations for orthotics, are provided.
Course instruction method includes: lecture, picture/graphs, videos, and question/answer session.

Instructor: Liesa Ritchie-Persaud, PT, DPT, PCS

Autism Spectrum Disorder: Advanced Practices in Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Treatment Across the Lifespan - Live Webinar
2025-04-24 06:00 - 14:00 (America/Phoenix)
In a world where 1 in 36 school-age children in the U.S. is diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and many adults are being diagnosed for the first time, understanding this multifaceted condition is not just crucial – it’s transformative.
But how do we move beyond outdated diagnostic processes and perceptions of treatment?
Join Celine Saulnier, PhD, a leading clinical psychologist, researcher, and author of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Third Edition, for a groundbreaking training that demystifies the autism spectrum. This isn’t just about diagnosis; it’s about embracing the full spectrum of human potential.
In this training, you’ll discover how to:

Confidently utilize gold-standard diagnostic measures with clients of all ages, ensuring accurate and respectful assessments.
Identify and understand the intricate influences of age, language, cognition, gender, and cultural backgrounds on ASD to provide tailored support.
Address co-occurring conditions that often complicate the diagnostic process, ensuring clarity and compassion in care.
Select meaningful, evidence-based interventions that empower individuals with autism, rejecting punitive approaches in favor of fostering genuine growth and self-advocacy.

This training emphasizes compassionate, effective care, rooted in evidence-based strategies
You’ll leave with a toolkit that not only enhances your clinical practice but also supports individuals in the autism spectrum in a way that acknowledges and celebrates their unique strengths.
Register today!

Mastering the Art of Parent Engagement: Empower Parents to Be the Change Agent in Their Child’s Treatment- Live Webinar
2025-04-24 06:00 - 14:00 (America/Phoenix)
As therapists, parents are one of our biggest blindspots.
We feel like we have limited time and options for collaborating and working with them.
And honestly for most of us, it just wasn’t something we were taught.
But families are systems. One’s in which parents don’t know what to do or what to say…often taking things from bad to worse.
So if you’re not working with the entire system in which your young clients live, every bit of progress you make in individual sessions will soon fall away.
As an internationally recognized therapist known as “The Parent Whisperer” I’ve spent my career mastering the art of engaging difficult to reach parents.
Now in this must-have one day training I’ll share the tools, strategies and how-to approaches you need to go beyond individual therapy and confidently integrate parents into treatment so kids and their families can live with more joy, greater ease, and lasting peace.
In just one day, you discover how you can:

Develop self-leadership skills for both parent and child
Achieve the goal to help parents see more clearly
Remove yourself from the tornado – lead them from chaos to clarity
Stay out of the drama – not your job to fix it
Support self-sufficiency – or you’ll burn out
Help parents come up with the answers – empower them
Bring certainty, clarity, and groundedness to parents

Join me for this transformational one-day event to empower parents to be the change agents in their children’s lives!
Register today!

#7368 The Pediatric Foot Part 2: Development, Function, Assessment & Intervention - Live Webinar
2025-04-24 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Phoenix)
Do you have appropriate knowledge of age appropriate foot development, and are able to apply it clinically, as it relates to the child’s lower extremity alignment & gait? To effectively assess a child’s lower extremity alignment & gait, thorough knowledge of age appropriate foot development is necessary. This course provides a review of ideal boney architecture and presents a greater understanding of ideal foot position & function, while discussing optimum muscle activity. Science & research findings are described from a clinical perspective. Age specific values & assessment procedures are presented, together with proposed reasons to intervene and suggested methods of intervention. Although a concise anatomy review is provided, the primary focus of this course is clinical relevance & application. As a result, the clinician will be better equipped to assess the pediatric foot & determine the appropriate intervention.
Course instruction method includes: lecture, picture/graphs, videos, and question/answer session.

Instructor: Liesa Ritchie-Persaud, PT, DPT, PCS

Engaging Neurodivergent Young Adults in Outpatient Therapy - Webinar
2025-04-25 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Phoenix)
Neurological differences are people differences. All too often clinicians approach clients thinking about a diagnosis instead of thinking about the person’s interests, strengths, and potential skill contribution to society. Career development and independence in adulthood can be reinforced by all stakeholders in the life of a teen/young adult including rehab professionals. Learn a new model for interacting through collaborative coaching. This course will provide more than just treatment plans for teen/young adults in outpatient therapy. Participants will build a relationship with young adult patients that reinforces, empowers, and turns autonomy back into the hands of our youth for their future. We will go over assessment tools for this population and discuss concepts tohelp improve job retention and attainment for young adults with learning differences. 85% of young adults who are Autistic are unemployed or working part-time positions that do not align with their career interests. Learn what you can do as a clinician to change this statistic.
Highlights

Co-active coaching and engagement strategies for older teens/young adults in therapeutic sessions
Common misconceptions related to Autism/ADHD.
Assessments to use with teen/young adult populations
Improve relationships with parents and families for support during adulthood transitions

Neurodiversity Affirming Goal Setting in Early Intervention Practice - Webinar
2025-04-26 07:00 - 09:00 (America/Phoenix)
In today’s culture, it is critical that therapy practitioners provide interventions and supports for families that are inclusive of their specific needs. This includes setting goals that are neurodiversity affirming and sensitive to every child and family. It is highly important to set our families up for success and this includes creating goals with them that reflect their needs as well as their child’s needs encompassing who they are and not who we wish them to be. Studies which include reflective information from neurodiverse adults indicate interventions focused on “fixing” an individual result in a negative perspective and understanding of behavior whereas inclusionary and accepting approaches lead to embracing their authentic selves. In order to do this, therapists can begin with developing goals, in collaboration with the family, that focus on strengths to help make progress and improve daily function. This course will describe components of strength based approaches to goal setting specific to the early intervention population and will provide opportunity for collaborative problem solving in creating goals that best meet our families’ needs.
The content of this program is germane to children, students and clients birth-3 years old.
Highlights

Immediately apply neurodiversity principles in goal development to provide better outcomes for the families you serve.
Collaborative problem solving strategies and practice developing goals during the course
Improve confidence in developing appropriate goals for your clients and their families that are applicable to their daily lives.

2-Day Intensive Training: Cognitive Processing Therapy: An Evidence-Based Approach to Treat PTSD and Related Conditions - Live Webinar
2025-04-28 05:00 - 2025-04-29 13:00 (America/Phoenix)
Endorsed by the U.S. Departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense, the International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies, and the U.K. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) as a best practice for the treatment of PTSD, Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is an evidence-based approach to treating trauma that helps clients:

Understand why recovery from traumatic events is difficult and how symptoms affect daily life
Reduce distress related to memories of the trauma
Decrease emotional numbing and avoidance of trauma reminders
Improve day-to-day living by decreasing depression, anxiety, guilt or shame

Presented by CPT co-developer Dr. Kathleen Chard, this 2-day intensive training will encompass every step of this highly structured, 12-session cognitive treatment approach from start to finish, complete with opportunities to practice, ask questions, and receive constructive feedback from both your peers and Dr. Chard herself.
Designed to prepare you to use CPT right away, this training will equip you with session-by-session instructions, scripts, worksheets, and handouts to help move your clients from suffering and despair to hope and healing. You’ll learn:

The who, when and how of CPT
Powerful cognitive restructuring skills to help clients overcome ways of thinking that keep them “stuck”
Effective ways to utilize structure and consistency to help clients become their own CPT therapist
How to help clients release themselves from shame, guilt and blame about the trauma
And more!

Don’t miss this opportunity to train with one of the leading trauma experts in the field – sign up today!

The CPT Manual is FREE with Registration ($52 value!)
Included in your registration is your own copy of Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD. It will be shipped to you after checkout. When you click “Add to Cart” be sure to select “Add Bundle to the Cart” to ensure the book is included with your registration.
You can get FREE SHIPPING for the book by adding promo code “CPTSHIP” on the Shipping Info screen at checkout in the “Discount Code” box on the right side of the screen.
**Please note: You will NOT have access to an archived version of this webinar after the program has ended.**

Building Solutions Through Sensory Integration, Play, and Creativity - Webinar
2025-04-28 06:00 - 13:00 (America/Phoenix)
Managing sensory processing challenges is crucial in the success of learning. Sensory integration has become an area of focus for many different reasons, including environmental factors resulting in global sensorial challenges impacting language, motor, and social communication. Children with sensory processing disorder benefit from sensory treatment strategies impacting physical and neurological outcomes. By attending this course, you will take-away practical concepts, effective treatment strategies and everyday solutions for improved outcomes.
This interactive and relevant course emphasizes how creativity is the key to building solutions for children with sensory-related challenges. The purpose of this presentation is to introduce key elements and concepts on how creativity can best meet the needs tailored to children with sensory challenges. This course will provide tips, tools, and tidbits in applying creative strategies to achieve desired outcomes. In addition, we will explore the critical do’s and don’ts for therapeutic activities for children experiencing sensory-related challenges. This course is designed for physical therapists,occupational therapists and speech – language pathologists working with children with sensory- related challenges.
Highlights

Novel ways of implementing sensory strategies for improved outcomes and classroom behaviors
Utilize simulation and activities for speech and language development
Enhance treatment approaches for sensory-related challenges
The impact sensory has on improving motor skills, social communication, and overall functional development
Overcome roadblocks due to sensory-related behaviors impacted by sleep and bed-time routines

Autism Focus 2025 - Webinar
2025-04-30 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Phoenix)
Take a break and join us for a casual and informative, one-hour Zoom event where we will bring together educators, clinicians, allied professionals, and Pearson product experts to discuss the latest autism assessments and resources. Learn about some of the top tools at your disposal, new products, and real-world success stories to help build your autism toolkit and support you throughout the year. Bring your questions as there will be plenty of time for conversations.

AzTAP Final Spring Maker Workshop - LIVE
2025-05-01 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Phoenix)
ADE and the ADE Loan Library invite you to join us for our Final Spring AT Maker Workshop of 2025.
In this workshop, participants will:

Switch-adapt a Walking Dinosaur (for playtime or art time!)
Assemble a 3-D printed switch

What a “DINO-mite” way to celebrate with your students on National Dinosaur Day (Third Tuesday in May)!
Date: Thursday, May 1, 2025
Time: 1:00PM – 3:00PM
Location: AzTAP (office)
300 W. Clarendon Avenue, Suite 475
Phoenix, Arizona 85013
Cost: $25* (includes all materials and supplies)
Please register here. (Once you have registered, you will be contacted with information about how to submit your payment.)
We hope to see you there!
*NOTE: Space is limited to 15 people working in a school district, and payment of $25 is due prior to the workshop to hold your slot.

Rehab for the Hand, Wrist and Elbow - Webinar
2025-05-01 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Phoenix)
Our hands are how we engage with our world, however our upper extremities also take the brunt of injuries, whether acute or through wear and tear. Hand, wrist and elbow injuries are extremely common in clinical practice but treating them appropriately is anything but. Dive into this course on the hand, wrist and elbow to improve your understanding of anatomy, mechanics, testing, diagnoses and rehab to improve your own clinical outcomes with patients.
Highlights

Delve into the key anatomy of the hand, wrist and elbow to increase clinical understanding for rehabilitation
Education on common diagnoses affecting the hand, wrist and elbow
Special tests for diagnoses that you can do in the clinic
Rehab protocols and treatment strategies

7342 Changing High and Low Muscle Tone Through Neuroplasticity In Pediatrics - Live Webinar
2025-05-01 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Phoenix)
High or low tone in the muscles interfere with active movements and milestones in the pediatric population. When tone is treated through the sensory systems, neuroplasticity will take place and new functional neural connections develop. The results can positively affect self-feeding and developmental play. Skills acquired in this presentation introduction to Neuroplasticity techniques for tone can be used the next day in your clinic. Course instruction method includes: Lecture, Demonstration, Videos, Pictures, Case Studies and Question/Answers

Instructor: Karen Pryor PhD, PT, DPT, ND, CH, CPRCS

Social Media, Reality TV & Influencer Culture: CBT, EFT, and More for Enhanced Treatment of Clients Impacted by Toxic Content - Live Webinar
2025-05-02 06:00 - 14:00 (America/Phoenix)
Creating lasting change in therapy is hard work – especially when your client is distracted, disengaged, or lacks the necessary skills to retain therapeutic interventions…
If you’re struggling to make progress with your young clients, you’re not alone! Social media, reality TV, and influencer culture immersion have caused a critical thinking drought. And it’s making therapy harder.
Understanding how social media and reality television impact your clients – decreased self-esteem, increased anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation − is vital for the whole picture of mental health and has a direct impact on you as the professional.
Join Janine Oliver, PhD, LCSW, clinician and researcher of reality tv and social media, as she demonstrates the connection to critical thinking decline and shares ways to improve your efforts as a therapist to make your interventions more effective, efficient, and durable. You’ll get:

Strategies to sustain lasting critical thinking skills
Confidence grounded in new skills and research to navigate social media and reality tv
Proven strategies to enhance engagement and problem-solving to help your client come up with their own solutions
Exercises and assessment tools to build resilience and grit to enhance clients critical thinking

Register now and walk away confident and grounded in new skills and research to navigate social media, virtual reality and external influences impacting people today!

#306 CAN-EAT Approach …Using medical, motor, & therapy strategies in pediatric feeding - Web Conference
2025-05-02 06:00 - 2025-05-03 14:00 (America/Phoenix)
Pediatric feeding and swallowing problems that effect infants and children may be complex and often involve a combination of factors including issues that can make eating painful or difficult. In order to successfully remediate feeding problems, clinicians must understand how medical and nutritional issues can contribute to feeding disorders and use a comprehensive approach to intervention. The CAN-EAT Approach© is a 2-day workshop focusing on medical, nutritional, and therapeutic strategies for children with pediatric feeding disorders.

This course will allow participants to describe how pediatric feeding disorders are defined in the literature, what the contributing factors include, and how this relates to clinical practice. Identify primary gastrointestinal issues (gastroesophageal reflux, constipation, motility disorders, eosinophilic esophagitis, and visceral hyperalgesia) during a feeding evaluation and explain how these issues affect a child’s feeding skill development and ability to progress. Participants will analyze a child’s oral motor function and apply the knowledge in treatment making recommendations for appropriate diet, utensil use, and development of a therapy plan for skill development. Identify signs and symptoms of pharyngeal dysphagia or risk for pharyngeal dysphagia in a child and make appropriate recommendations for further assessment or treatment. Analyze moderate and complex pediatric feeding cases identifying barriers to feeding progression and apply principles to prioritize treatment strategies and write appropriate goals. Describe and apply examples of therapeutic techniques to reduce gagging, improve liquid and food acceptance, improve chewing skill, and wean from a feeding tube.

In the CAN-EAT Approach© “CAN” stands for comfort and nutrition which come first. Day one will focus on strategies to build GI comfort and good growth as well as explore other medical issues that interfere with feeding progression. Day two will focus on therapeutic strategies from a variety of philosophies. “EA” represents establishing acceptance of the spoon, easy textures or mealtime routine. Then “T” stands for therapy for skill development and feeding progression. Therapeutic strategies for common feeding problems will be explored in depth through lecture and video demonstration.

Information is applicable to infants and children from birth to 21 (class will discuss infants but is not focused on infant feeding issues)

Instructor: Krisi Brackett PhD, CCC-SLP, C/NDT

Virtual Workshop | MYOTools 102: Targeting the Four Myo-Domains
2025-05-04 05:30 - 13:00 (America/Phoenix)
Virtual streaming workshops and webinars are recorded during the time of broadcast; THIS WORKSHOP’S RECORDED PRESENTATIONS WILL BE ACCESSIBLE TO PARTICIPANTS UNTIL NOVEMBER 17 through their learner profile on the TalkTools Training site.
In MYOTools 101 the foundation for improved airway health, sleep, oral resting posture, feeding, and speech was learned with the MYOScreener tools for assessment, and beginners were trained to start recognizing orofacial myofunctional students and patients on their own caseloads.
In MYOTools 102, we will take a deeper dive into the form function balance and participants will learn how to start incorporating strategies into therapeutic practice. With Robyn’s extensive background in feeding, oral placement, and orofacial myofunctional therapy, she has a unique approach to targeting the four MYO-Domains of Airway, Structure, Feeding, and Speech across the lifespan. Learn techniques that you can immediately use in your practice such as massage to support open nasal passageways, scent training for nasal breathing, the Sensi Tool for oral placement targets, mastication strategies, bolus collection, and more. Each domain will be supported by internal and external evidence.
NOTE: Myotools 101 is not a requirement but is recommended.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will be able to:

Describe 2 techniques for improving nasal breathing.
Implement 2 tactile cues to stimulate improved tongue tip elevation for speech and swallowing.
Cite at least two evidence-based studies that support the use of oral myofunctional therapy.

PD OPPORTUNITY: Meaningful Activities to Increase Participation, Access & Communication for Students with Complex Bodies and Communication Needs - Live
2025-05-06 08:00 - 15:30 (America/Phoenix)
The ADE/ESS Assistive Technology (AT) Team is pleased to announce the final installation of our 2024–2025 AT National Presenter series, Meaningful Activities to Increase Participation, Access & Communication for Students with Complex Bodies and Communication Needs, with Julie Marzano, M.S., OTR/L and Emily McCarthy, M.S., CCC-SLP. This presentation is intended for special education administrators, special education teachers, general education teachers, related service providers, and assistive technology specialists.

Date/Time: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
8:00 AM – 3:30 PM (Seats are limited; register now!)
Please bring your own device

Fee: $25
Where: Gilbert Community Education Center
Address: 6839 E. Guadalupe Rd., Mesa, AZ 85212
Julie Marzano, M.S., OTR/L, is a nationally certified occupational therapist who works and resides outside of Philadelphia, PA, with her husband and three children. She has over 20 years of experience working in the public school system and currently works at an approved private school serving students aged 3-21 with MANY abilities. Julie loves her job and enjoys the creative aspect of “thinking outside the box” to develop solutions from an OT perspective.
Emily McCarthy, M.S., CCC-SLP, is a nationally certified and licensed speech-language pathologist. She worked in the public school setting for 12 years before transitioning to early intervention. Emily now works with the birth-to-three population in Pennsylvania. Emily lives with her husband and three children just a few streets away from Julie in the suburbs of Philadelphia, PA.
Julie and Emily are co-creators of Fine Motor Boot Camp and Tooth Camp.
Workshop Description:
Only 2% of students with IEPs in the United States are classified as having multiple disabilities. This population is often under served in our community. Individuals who work with children with multiple disabilities sometimes struggle to find new and exciting ways to meet the needs of these students. Let’s “think outside the box” and focus on what our students can do! Learn how to use a strengths-based approach to guide active and meaningful participation for our students with multiple disabilities and complex needs in the areas of literacy, math, vocation, and recreation/leisure. Attend and leave re-energized, creative, and equipped with cost-effective activities that can be easily implemented the next day.
Objectives:

Understand and apply a strength-based approach, including the concepts of “presuming competence” and “presuming potential” for students with multiple and complex needs.
Gain knowledge of basic language development and modes of communication.
Define and differentiate between core and fringe vocabulary.
Define “active participation” for students with complex needs.
Develop skills to differentiate curriculum and activities to enhance active participation for students with multiple and complex needs.
Define and understand “active communication responses.”
Gain knowledge of assessments for communication, including switch, touchscreen, and eye-gaze access methods.
Increase active participation and access to education for students with complex needs.
Learn strategies for using switches to increase participation in activities of daily living (ADLs), group activities, math, English Language Arts (ELA), vocational tasks, and recreation/leisure activities.
Explore Speech Generating Device mounting options and hacks.

Sports Rehab - Webinar
2025-05-08 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Phoenix)
Participation in sport and exercise is an essential part of health at all life stages, with benefits for physical, mental, and social well-being. However, participation in sport and exercise-related activities carries an inherent risk of injury. This webinar will help minimize the burden and long-term consequences of sport and exercise-related musculoskeletal injures. Participants will be able to assess and provide evidence-based, patient-centered management strategies for the most common sport injuries.
Highlights

Review relevant and most recent sports injury research
Practical assessment strategies you can use for sport injuries the next day
Effective, evidence-based interventions for the most common sport injuries

#7369 Understanding How Trauma Affects the Sensory Systems in Pediatrics - Live Webinar
2025-05-08 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Phoenix)
The purpose of the course is to better understand skill vs will. Often, children who grow up with adverse experiences face unrealistic expectations. This course will explore how the brain develops in relation to adverse experience and provide tools to help understand how to best encourage and support children who have experienced neglect or abuse. Tips will also be given to best support caregivers and professionals who work with children who often are resistive to therapeutic interaction due to lack of trust and felt safety. Attainment of common goals such as sleep, nutrition, over activity, and avoidance will be discussed. (Intermediate Level)

Instructor: Marti Smith, OTR/L

24 Must-Have Mindfulness Techniques for Clinicians: Skills and Tools from DBT, ACT and More for Enhanced Treatment of Trauma, Anxiety, and Grief - Live Webinar
2025-05-09 06:00 - 13:30 (America/Phoenix)
Unlock the transformative potential of mindfulness with this training designed to elevate your skills and allow you to quickly harness the proven benefits of mindfulness across a wide range of therapeutic applications.
In just one day you’ll get a carefully curated collection of 24 indispensable mindfulness techniques used in top treatments like DBT and ACT. And since these techniques have been meticulously selected by mindfulness expert and acclaimed trainer Katelyn Baxter-Musser, you can rest assured you’re getting the very best mindfulness has to offer the clinician.
Whether you work with clients struggling with stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, or interpersonal conflicts, Katelyn will make mastering these techniques feel simple and have you fully prepared to use them the very next day.
When you join Katelyn you’ll discover the keys to clinical mindfulness so you can:

Use proven tools to help clients manage their trauma triggers and interrupt anxiety
Skillfully utilize exercises that cultivate present moment awareness and reduce avoidance
Heighten clients’ consciousness of thoughts, emotions and physical sensations
Master techniques to regulate intense urges and impulses
Seamlessly integrate mindfulness into your therapeutic practice with Katelyn’s pro tips
Reinforce what you learn through real-life case examples and specific therapeutic scenarios

Bringing the very best mindfulness-based interventions into your practice has never been easier.
Take the guess work out of “what mindfulness intervention should I use in this situation” with Katelyn’s expert guidance and make your treatment more effective than ever before.
Register now!

Strategies for Helping Today's Teens Cope with Modern Stressors and Pressures - Webinar
2025-05-13 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Phoenix)
Description
This webinar, designed for educators, counselors, and school-based professionals who work with teens, discusses the modern teen experience and highlights common stressors and their impact on mental health, academic performance, and overall well-being. The presentation aims to equip participants with actionable strategies they can use to help teens build resilience and manage stress effectively.

Learning Objectives: * At the conclusion of this presentation, attendees will be able to: *Describe three common stressors affecting teens in contemporary society *Articulate two ways in which excess stress and pressure can affect a teenager’s cognitive and social-emotional abilities *List at least three strategies that could be explored with teens to help them manage stress in order to lead more productive and fulfilling lives * Recognize key indicators of stress related to language, social expectations, and pragmatic challenges in adolescents, and apply strategies to address these areas. • Your name will appear on your certificate of attendance exactly as provided in the form below. Please ensure the name submitted is accurate and free of errors. You must participate for the full 60 minutes to be eligible for a certificate.

#7481 It’s a Wrap: Introduction to Taping and Strapping As an Adjunct to Therapy - Live Webinar
2025-05-14 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Phoenix)
This webinar will introduce the concept and use of taping and wrapping as an adjunct to therapeutic interventions in the treatment of adults and children with neurologic and orthopedic impairments. The course will introduce the use of static and dynamic taping techniques to facilitate improved alignment and muscle reeducation for function. Materials discussed include: rigid strapping tape, elastic therapeutic tape, and neoprene wraps. The course is intended to familiarize participants in the use of these modalities as an adjunct to treatment and to guide interest for future coursework and learning opportunities. Course instruction method includes: Lecture, Demonstration, Videos, Cases Studies, Answer/Question. (Introductory Level)

Instructor: Patricia (Trish) Martin, PT, Certified Kinesio Taping ® Instructor

FREE LIVE EVENT - Changing the ADHD Brain: Moving Beyond Medication - Live Webinar
2025-05-16 06:00 - 14:00 (America/Phoenix)
Many of our clients diagnosed with ADHD prefer not to take medication. There are various reasons for this including side effects and concerns with long-term use. In this seminar, you’ll learn more about these concerns, as well as alternative interventions for ADHD.
Viewing ADHD from a developmental perspective, we will consider the apparent increase in ADHD diagnoses over the past two decades. By understanding the way brains with and without ADHD function, you’ll be able to better identify a variety of neurodivergent-affirming strategies to significantly impact the nervous system and better manage ADHD symptoms in your clients.
Not only will you walk away with updates about evidence-based non-medication interventions for ADHD such as computerized cognitive training, mindfulness meditation, and neuro feedback, you’ll also learn a variety of practical strategies that you and your clients can implement immediately and at low cost.
We’ll navigate the vast research on exercise, movement, diet, sleep, disruptive technologies, supplements, and the impact of the environment on ADHD, summarizing the findings and applying the information to “real life”. You will leave this seminar with the tools and knowledge to develop a holistic approach to working with adults and children with ADHD.

Extended Adolescence - When 25 Looks More Like 18: Clinical Strategies for Clients Struggling to Meet the Demands of Adulthood - Live Webinar
2025-05-16 06:00 - 14:00 (America/Phoenix)
The interplay of new technologies, socio-cultural shifts, and educational stressors have created obstacles for young people like never before.
Research suggests that while today’s youth enter adolescence much sooner, they actually reach adulthood much later…resulting in an “extended adolescence.” Our traditional therapeutic tools now fall short, as we endeavor to help clients meet the demands of adulthood.
Join national trainer and child/family consultant Steve O’Brien, Psy.D., for an enlightening experience designed to redefine and redesign your treatment approach to help young people forge a path to adulthood.
You will learn strategies to:

Navigate ADHD, anxiety, autism and other obstacles to develop life skills
Reprogram the dopamine dependent brain
Cultivate openness and flexibility with Gen Z culture
Collaborate with well-intended but over-involved parents
Instill motivation to advance real-world engagement
Promote “connected independence” in young adults

This timely and engaging training will shed new light on Generation Z youth and equip you with practical, contemporary tools for empowering these young people to shift gears and move toward a rewarding and meaningful adulthood.

NDT Treatment Strategies for Maximizing Function in Pediatrics - Webinar
2025-05-28 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Phoenix)
This course will expand your toolkit of treatment strategies to creatively and effectively address the challenges of working with children of all functional levels. Using the foundational principles of the Neuro-Developmental Treatment (NDT) Practice Model, participants will focus on hands-on techniques for improving functional outcomes. The course highlights the role of strength, endurance, and movement in multiple planes, offering practical guidance on utilizing key points of control and therapeutic touch to facilitate progress. Attendees will leave with a deeper understanding of how to set realistic, functional goals for children with varying abilities.
Highlights

Practical insights into the Neuro-Developmental Treatment Practice Model to effectively treat pediatric neurologic impairments and other disorders throughout the lifespan.
Proven techniques for improving movement patterns and structuring effective treatment sessions for immediate application.
Develop and implement treatment goals and long-term outcomes through engaging demonstrations using didactic and video formats.
Master the Goal Attainment Scale to create clear,measurable outcomes that drive progress in your clinical practice.

Navigating Behavior and Communication in Pediatric Therapy - Webinar
2025-05-30 07:00 - 09:00 (America/Phoenix)
As therapists, we are charged with the expectation to improve our client’s ability to complete a task, master a skill, or decrease the presentation of an unwanted behavior. Throughout the ever-evolving world of pediatric therapy interventions, therapists are faced with the challenges of managing behaviors throughout a session. These behaviors can be a combination of age-appropriate behaviors such as refusal behaviors or difficulty transitioning to non-preferred tasks, but some behaviors can manifest due to a breakdown in communication, frustration, sensory concerns, and inability to effectively communicate basic wants and needs, among a myriad of other possibilities.
Through this course, you will learn the difference between age-appropriate behaviors and other behaviors, how to identify the link between communication and behavior, how to use the ABCs of behavior to prevent negative behaviors and proactively support your client’s needs, and how to incorporate behavioral techniques into your daily therapy sessions. Join us for a crash course in the interlocking connection between behavior and communication and learn how to better serve your current clients.
The content of this program is germane to children, students and clients ages 0- 10.
Highlights

Assess age-appropriate behaviors and those rooted in communication breakdown that impact the productivity of a therapeutic session
Innovative strategies to target negative behaviors to increase success and obtain desired outcomes

#7309 Therapeutic Intervention for Children with Severe Involvement … Care for medically complex diagnosed patients - Webinar
2025-06-05 07:00 - 11:30 (America/Phoenix)
Designing, implementing, and measuring success of therapy sessions for children with severe involvement and/or medically complex diagnoses can be challenging. This webinar will provide you with the tools to create playful treatment sessions that are focused on a measurable functional outcome referencing current concepts of motor learning, motor control, neuroplasticity and the NDTA™ Contemporary Practice of NDT. Case studies and video analysis with guided discussion will provide an opportunity for fine tuning assessment skills, prioritizing identified impairments, developing goal attainment scale (GAS) goals, and formulating intervention strategies for improved patient performance of functional activities and activities of daily living (ADL’s). Appropriate adjuncts to traditional therapy for the child with severe involvement and/or medically complex diagnosis will be discussed.

Instructor: Leslie Paparsenos, PT, Physiotherapist, MS, C/NDT
