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Social Media, Reality TV & Influencer Culture: CBT, EFT, and More for Enhanced Treatment of Clients Impacted by Toxic Content - Live Webinar
2025-06-13 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!

Integrating Sensory Strategies for All Ages: Neurodiverse Approaches to Support Clients with Sensory Disorders, Developmental Delays, and Motor Impairments - Live Webinar
2025-06-13 07:00 - 14:30 (America/Phoenix)
Protocol-driven therapies for sensory processing disorders are one-size-fits-all.
But you’re not treating ALL clients with sensory needs.
You’re treating Dave, who has Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and is hoping to get his drivers license soon.
And Jill who has Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) and struggles with anxiety triggered by sensory overload.
Good news – for you, for Dave, for Jill, and for each and every one of your unique clients …
Through firsthand practice, real world experiences, and enlightening travels, Michelle Lindsey, PT designed an approach to step outside the box and break the boundaries of traditional sensory therapies.
In her all-new training, you’ll learn how to transform your treatment sessions by calling on new therapeutic ideas loaded with unique, neurodiverse, sensory integration and regulation techniques that drive proven results to …

Connect with clients without experiencing fear, anxiety, or sensations of appearing inadequate
Develop awareness through gaining skills to observe and better understand your clients
Embrace neurodiverse care forming neurological connections through multiple sensory strategies to accelerate goal progression, functional skills, and participation in daily activities
Adapt to any environment with tools to progress therapeutic activities in the client’s home, classroom, or work to foster community integration, independence, and fulfillment
Let go of your ego and foster a therapeutic alliance with your patient founded on active and empathetic listening without personal assumptions, judgements, or bias

This training will leave you with a fresh perspective when addressing clients with sensory disorders and developmental delays across the lifespan. Get ready and be prepared to see the world differently – with all your senses!

Screen Time and the Impact on the Development of Young Children - Webinar
2025-06-14 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Phoenix)
A recent meta-analysis found that there was an increase in screen time of 52% during the pandemic. As professionals treating young children for developmental delays, we are increasingly in the position of explaining to parents that too much screen time is detrimental to development. Although families are often given guidelines about limiting screen time, they are often lacking in information about why those guidelines were developed. Participants will learn how too much screen time affects developmental domains including speech and language, social-emotional, executive functioning, and cognitive skills. Attendees will also learn strategies to share with parents on when and how it is appropriate to introduce screens to young children.
The content of this program is germane to children, students and clients ages 0-5.
Highlights

Technology’s impact on speech and language, social-emotional issues, executive functioning, and cognitive skills
Analyze the research behind screen time recommendations for young children
Discover resources and talking points to share with parents about the dangers of too much screen time
Compare quality educational media and best practices for introducing digital educational content

Trauma-Informed CBT for Children & Adolescents: A Clinical Playbook for Integrating Structure with Client-Centered Flexibility - Live Webinar
2025-06-16 07:00 - 15:00 (America/Phoenix)
Sometimes we struggle to balance individual kids’ needs with implementing evidencebased care.
We know evidence-based treatment is an important goal, but statistics and research only go so far if the intervention isn’t the right fit for the child in the room.
Part of the experience of trauma is a sense of loss of control and disempowerment. Traumatized young clients need an active hand in their treatment, and as therapists we must foster this while implementing evidence-based care.
Dr. Amy Marschall, psychologist certified in TF-CBT and expert in evidence-based care for children and adolescents, will teach you how to balance the structure of CBT and the flexibility of a trauma-informed approach, in a way that meets each child’s unique needs.
In this one-day event, you’ll learn to:

Integrate effective CBT techniques with a trauma-informed approach
Adapt your approach when you feel “stuck” in treatment
Gain confidence treating children with histories of trauma
Choose from a robust arsenal of techniques and tricks that are useful in-themoment
Reduce trauma-related symptoms: hypervigilance, rumination, people pleasing, dissociation, aggression, and more
Teach kids concrete therapeutic skills while staying attuned to their traumarelated needs
Empower kids to take an active role in their treatment!

Don’t miss this opportunity to create your go-to trauma-informed playbook…
Register today!

AUTISM Virtual Summit
2025-06-17 05:00 - 13:00 (America/Phoenix)
Join us for a transformative one-day virtual autism summit, where the world’s leading experts come together to share their knowledge, insights, and groundbreaking research. Featuring distinguished presenters like Dr. Cecil Reynolds, Dr. Celine Saulnier, Dr. Cynthia Arnold, Dr. Fiona Gullon-Scott, Dr. Haylie Miller, Dr. Jordan Wright, Dr. Sam Goldstein, and Dr. Winnie Dunn—each a renowned author and pioneer in autism assessments—this summit offers an unparalleled opportunity for educators, clinicians, and parents to gain practical tools, evidence-based strategies, and profound understanding to support autistic individuals.
This summit is more than just a conference; it’s a chance to connect with a community of passionate professionals and caregivers committed to making a difference in the lives of autistic individuals. Whether you’re looking to enhance your professional practice, gain a deeper understanding of autism, or learn new ways to advocate and support, this event will inspire and equip you to create meaningful change. Don’t miss the chance to learn from the experts who are shaping the future of autism research and intervention. Your journey toward greater knowledge and impactful change starts here.
All sessions will be recorded and available to registrants to view for 30 days post event.

CLINICIANS:
Earn up to 8 CE/CPD credits! Learn more on the FAQ tab.
*CE/CPD credits are not available from recorded live sessions.

Who should attend?
This event will provide professional development for psychologists, SLPs, OTs, educators, allied professionals interested in learning how to improve outcomes for autistic individuals and their families through discussion of research and evidence-based practices. This event is also open to the autism community, including autistic adults and their partners, and parents of autistic children, to come together and learn more.

Fine Motor Success: Boost Skill Development with Hands-On and DIY Solutions - Live Webinar
2025-06-18 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Phoenix)
Achieving remarkable improvements in your patients’ fine motor skills and development doesn’t have to involve costly tools or complicated methods.
Sometimes, all it takes is a creative, hands-on approach with innovative interventions to transform your treatments and elevate outcomes.
Investing your time and resources in this training will provide you with practical, easy-to-implement strategies to enhance your clients’ fine motor skills and overall sensorimotor development.
Led by Kim Wiggins, OTR/L, a highly sought-after expert in the field, this 1-hour training will give you valuable insights into key areas such as posture, upper extremity stability, and bilateral coordination.
You’ll walk away with actionable tools that can be immediately applied in any setting, including:

Easy-to-implement strategies for developing essential fine motor skills, from hand dominance to functional grip!
Low-cost DIY adaptations that promote posture, shoulder stability, and hand function – without breaking the budget.
Evidence-backed strategies to enhance patient precision, dexterity, and functional hand movements.

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to expand your skills and support your clients’ development more effectively while improving your practice.

#7376 Pediatric Lower Extremity Torsion: Assessment & Intervention Live Webinar
2025-06-18 17:00 - 20:00 (America/Phoenix)
This course explains the often confusing terminology related to pediatric torsion conditions. A correct understanding of the terminology leads to a comprehensive assessment of the problem, & therefore the best intervention options. Liesa explains the potential causes of pediatric torsional conditions, with related etiology-appropriate interventions. Specifically, science & research findings are described from a clinical perspective, including age specific values. As a result, the clinician will be better able to assess pediatric torsion & determine effective interventions.
Course instruction method includes: Lecture, demonstration, videos, and question/answers.

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

Building Leg Strength Across the Lifespan - Webinar
2025-06-19 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Phoenix)
This course will cover the development of leg strength throughout the life cycle. Research continues to mount showing the importance of leg strength from the youngest ages to the last years of life. Rehabilitation practitioners will often see patients throughout the phases of their lives with injuries that can be attributed to leg strength deficits. This course will cover how to develop leg strength in ages from young to old. It will also cover the importance of leg strength in areas ranging from athletic performance to healthy aging.
Highlights

Immediately improve your knowledge base on the physiological factors that contribute to leg strength
Clinically applicable strategies to improve leg strength across the spectrum of ages encountered in rehabilitation

#7368 The Pediatric Foot Part 2: Development, Function, Assessment & Intervention - Live Webinar
2025-06-19 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

#7368 The Pediatric Foot Part 2: Development, Function, Assessment & Intervention Live Webinar
2025-06-19 17:00 - 20:00 (America/Denver)

Extended Adolescence - When 25 Looks More Like 18: Clinical Strategies for Clients Struggling to Meet the Demands of Adulthood - Live Webinar
2025-06-20 07:00 - 15:00 (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.

Helping the Anxious Generation: A Power-Packed Menu of Evidence-Based Interventions to Ease Anxiety and Build Resilience in Teens and Young Adults - Live Webinar
2025-06-24 11:00 - 14:30 (America/Phoenix)
There’s no doubt that a record number of teens and young adults are on the brink of crisis.
But it takes a special skill set to help this hurting and anxious generation.
This is your rare opportunity to learn the latest and most effective techniques directly from Dr. Ashley Smith, an award-winning psychologist, sought-after speaker, researcher and author of The Way I See It: A Psychologist’s Guide to a Happier Life!
Drawing on evidence-based clinical interventions and 20 years of specializing in youth anxiety, Dr. Smith designed this fast-paced, strategy-rich training to help you feel confident and competent in addressing this growing need.
In this training, you will:

Go beyond diagnostic labels and criteria
Learn rapport-building strategies that work with reluctant and resistant teens and young adults
Dive into the neurology of anxiety in the 15–25-year-old brain
Gain hands on experience in the implementation of cognitive, mindfulness, relaxation, and behavioral strategies
Leave with a menu of intervention options and a clear framework for deciding when to use which tool

Register now and prepare to meet the needs of this hurting generation that desperately needs your help.

#7366 Managing Pediatric Behaviors in Rehabilitation Treatment Sessions - Webinar
2025-06-26 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Phoenix)
Why everyone needs a hopping penguin! This course offers a guide to identifying behaviors and utilizing
antecedents and consequences effectively. The purpose of this course is to introduce the functions of interfering behaviors that can reduce or block progress towards attainment of therapy goals, as well as showing ways to utilize modifications of antecedents and consequences to reduce or eliminate these interfering behaviors. Using the research based approaches of behavior analysis, this presentation will provide guidance for changing the trajectory of sessions. The presentation will utilize a video samples of real kiddos to demonstrate application of material.

Instructor: Amy M Prince, MA-CCC, SLP, BCBA and Amber Ladd, MA-CCC, SLP, BCBA

A Comprehensive Approach to Sports Rehab - Livestream
2025-06-27 05:00 - 12:30 (America/Phoenix)
Now more than ever, people are more active and are participating in athletic and recreational activities ranging from running to extreme sports resulting in a number of orthopedic injuries. Expectations in the rehabilitation of these injuries are to utilize an evidence-based approach to develop appropriate exercise programs. Therefore, it is imperative that the orthopedic rehab professional have a strong understanding o fall aspects of evidence-based research on exercise and sports science to create the link from injury to recovery to full return to sport.
This innovative course combines basic concepts of physics, biomechanics, and physiology with movement analysis to help participants develop sport specific training programs. Participants will learn how to systematically break down fundamental athletic movements using current research, in depth discussions, and video analysis. Evidence-based protocols for upper and lower extremity return to sport will be introduced as well as the concept of periodization. Participants will return to their practice with multiple tools to maximize recovery from injury for every patient from the weekend warrior to the professional athlete.
*Hands on lab will be modified for Web based delivery formats into recorded demonstrations
Highlights

Develop sound clinical reasoning strategies utilizing a combination of exercise physiology, biomechanics, and evidence-based research to develop more comprehensive strength and endurance exercises for rehabilitation
Become a movement expert! Enhance your clinical skills to systematically break down common athletic movements (running, sprinting, and throwing) to identify limitations or compensations that may lead to injury or pain
Improve your abilities to establish proper exercise progressions for post-operative rehab or in preparation for returning from injury to an active lifestyle (i.e. marathons, annual competition, club and seasonal sports, etc.)
Review important research findings on evidence-based return to sport testing for common sports related surgeries (such as ACL reconstruction or shoulder labral repairs) to establish appropriate rehab timelines and immediately determine if your patient is ready to return to play
Obtain practical assessment tools and references to help you easily implement these concepts into clinical practice the next day for your active patients

Animal-Assisted Therapy: Meeting Clients’ Therapeutic Goals One Paw at a Time! - Live Webinar
2025-06-27 07:00 - 15:00 (America/Phoenix)
Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) is a unique and powerful therapeutic approach that harnesses the positive effect of human-animal interactions.
However, it is more than bringing your pet to work. It requires a complex set of skills, knowledge, and considerations to ensure the safe and effective integration of animals into therapy – ultimately to achieve successful client outcomes.
Join Tara Moser, LCSW, and Certified Animal Assisted Intervention Specialist, as she teaches you how to confidently integrate AAT interventions that produce results even at the very first session! You’ll learn how to:

Build positive attachment and trust with clients
Reduce anxiety levels and induce a sense of relaxation
Support co-regulation between client and animal
Promote self-control and impulse management
Develop self-awareness, compassion, and empathy
Create strong social-emotional communication skills

But that’s not all, you’ll also learn to keep everyone safe, including how to:

Detect signs of stress in animal’s and client’s body language
Select animals that are well-suited for the client’s specific situation
Align your client’s therapy goals to appropriate AAT interventions
Integrate AAT with modalities you already use
Know when to and when not to include animals in therapy
Determine best practices for in-person vs telehealth
And so much more!

Through case studies, video demonstration and dynamic discussion you will leave this program with the skills and confidence to integrate dogs, cats and various other animals into your practice!

Advanced Concepts for Rehabilitation of the Overhead Athlete - Livestream
2025-06-28 05:00 - 08:15 (America/Phoenix)
An overhead athlete can be defined as an athlete who performs repeated sports-related activities in an overhead position. This can encompass numerous sports involving typical throwing motions like baseball or football to sports that require high degrees of overhead acceleration and velocity like volleyball and tennis. An overhead athlete may also play a sport that requires high levels of upper extremity power like gymnastics or Olympic weightlifting. It is imperative that healthcare providers that treat overhead athletes have a thorough understanding of overhead sports biomechanics, knowledge of appropriate evidence-based assessments, and a strong foundation in exercise prescription concepts to properly rehabilitate this athletic population. This comprehensive 3-hour course will help attendees expand their clinical skills and knowledge to effectively treat the overhead athlete, prepare them for return to sport, and help them optimize their athletic performance.
Highlights

Develop a thorough understanding of the basic biomechanics of the overhead athlete to identify major impairments and improve your assessment and treatment strategies
Apply practical and effective assessments and advanced exercise concepts to not only help resolve your patients’ symptoms and impairments but improve their overall sports performance
Utilize evidence-based testing and progression to prepare your patient for return to sport

Don’t Miss the Bus to Teach Camp—Registration is Closing Soon! 3 days Live
2025-07-08 08:00 - 2025-07-10 17:00 (America/Phoenix)
It’s hard being a new teacher. It’s hard being a special education teacher. It’s really hard being a new special education teacher. That’s where Teach Camp comes in!

Teach Camp is a professional learning opportunity designed specifically for special education teachers preparing for their first, second, or third year in the classroom. Beginning special education teachers who attend our three-day summer camp will make connections with other new teachers from across the state while learning about topics critical to their success in the coming school year.

This year’s campers were surveyed, and 100% of them agreed that Teach Camp “increased my work-related knowledge; 99% agreed that Teach Camp “increased my work-related motivation.” When asked if they would recommend Teach Camp to other new special education teachers, 99% said YES.

Here’s what some of our campers said they liked best about the Teach Camp experience:

“The best part of the training, in my opinion, was how we were guided on how to prepare, conduct IEPs, and how to monitor and keep track of students’ performance.”
“The training was very well designed to keep participants engaged and learning important, useful information. The opportunities to interact in small groups to reflect on learning were great.”
“How they have narrowed down everything for us. They said all the right things I needed.”

Teach Camp Eligibility:

We know there are many pathways to becoming a special education teacher in Arizona. Recent graduates from traditional teacher preparation programs, alternative certified teachers, and veteran general education teachers transitioning to special education are all welcome.
Teach Camp is available to special education teachers who will begin their first, second, or third year of teaching special education in the fall of 2025.
Participants must be directly employed by a school district or charter as a special education teacher.

The cost for Summer 2025 Teach Camp is $250 per teacher and includes:

3-day summer “camp” to be held July 8-10, 2025, at ASU SkySong, 1365 North Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85257
Follow-up support throughout the school year including virtual sessions and newsletters
A one-year membership to the Council for Exceptional Children
Additional valuable resources

Registration:
Registration for Teach Camp is open until Friday, June 13, 2025, on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration must be approved by the special education director and completed by the district or charter organization, not the special education teacher. Please note that there is a limit of ten registrations for each district or charter. More than ten teachers from any one district or charter will be placed on a waiting list. Please be aware we may reduce the group size per district or charter organization to accommodate the attendance of more districts/charters. On-site registration is not available.

Begin the registration process for Teach Camp!

Please email the ESS Recruitment and Retention Inbox with any questions about Teach Camp.

Exceptional Student Services
Arizona Department of Education
Exceptional Student Services website
Office: 602-542-4013

3-Day Dialectical Behavior Therapy Certification Training - Live Webinar
2025-07-09 06:00 - 2025-07-11 14:00 (America/Phoenix)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy is a powerful, evidence-based treatment that allows clinicians to provide positive outcomes for clients of all ages struggling with stress, depression, trauma, suicidal and self-destructive behaviors, and a variety of other clinical presentations.
This 3-day Certification Training will build the core competencies you need to bring DBT into your clinical practice and effectively use it with a wide range of client types. In just 3 days, you’ll be given a roadmap to treat individuals using the skills and techniques from DBT so you can help your most challenging clients reach new levels of healing.
Even if you’ve attended other Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) trainings, this program will increase your competency and clinical sophistication with DBT when working with adults, youth, substance users, and trauma survivors in a wide variety of settings.
Best of all, upon completion of this live training, you’ll be eligible to become Certified in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (C-DBT) through Evergreen Certifications. Certification lets colleagues, employers, and clients know that you’ve invested the extra time and effort necessary to understand the complexities of using DBT in counselling. Professional standards apply. Visit www.evergreencertifications.com/CDBT for details.
Sign up today and get the skills and confidence you need to successfully help your clients with the power of DBT!

#7337 Introduction to Sign Language for Healthcare Professionals – 3 Part Series ...Successfully Using Sign Language with Children Who Have Special Needs Live Webinar
2025-07-09 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Phoenix)
This is a fun, interactive workshop intended to help healthcare professionals be better able to communicate with their patients who use signs and also prepare them to introduce new signs to children. It covers 120+ single ASL signs, the manual alphabet, and numbers 1-20. Participants will learn and practice the signs and learn tips to help them effectively use signs in their practice. Participants will learn how sign language encourages speech and language development, enhances overall communication and can reduce frustration for children who are not yet able to effectively communicate using speech. The information presented is based in research and backed by the instructor’s 30 years of experience. (Introductory Level)

Instructor: Jill Eversmann, MS, CCC-SLP

Live Webinar Dates and Times:
#7337 on Wednesday, July 9, 16, 23, 2025 from (8:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET)

Utilizing Standing Devices for the Pediatric Patient - Webinar
2025-07-10 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Phoenix)
Children who are non-ambulatory are at increased risk for orthopedic and other medical complications that can be painful and impair quality of life. The use of a stander has demonstrated positive medical benefits and can improve quality of life. This course will review the research on positive medical benefits of utilizing a stander as well as review strategies to prescribe appropriate equipment. The learner will be able to make appropriate recommendations and complete documentation upon completion of this course.
The content of this program is germane to children, students and clients ages 9 months-21 years old.
Highlights

Effective and evidence-based use of standing devices for positive medical outcomes in the pediatric population
Assessment and decision-making strategies for the use of standing devices

Changing the ADHD Brain: Moving Beyond Medication - Live Webinar
2025-07-11 05:00 - 13:00 (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.

Pediatric Feeding Disorders - Webinar
2025-07-11 06:00 - 13:00 (America/Phoenix)
This course combines different types of feeding difficulties: structural-based, sensory-based, and experience- based feeding difficulties and creates a systematic approach for clinicians to address clients who have complex feeding concerns. Adopting an approach that accounts for individual differences and includes emotional support/counseling techniques/neurodiverse affirming care will create an influx of referrals due to the successfulness and parent support provided by this workshop. Clinicians involved in feeding therapy are called to examine various types of difficulties to provide caregiver support and evidence-based decision- making regarding treatment. This course will help you identify and improve referral process/treatment decision- making in relation to structural differences, sensory differences, and experience-based feeding differences. You will watch two frenectomies, discuss wound care afterward, and practice lingual, labial, and feeding exercises to share with your clients. After the course is complete, clinicians will have the competency to accept all types of feeding clients from birth- on.
The content of this program is germane to children, students and clients ages 0-18 (infants through childhood).
Highlights

Effective assessment tools for identifying functional deficits of structural differences, muscle weakness, abnormal motor patterns, tongue thrust swallow patterns, and sensory-modulation for age-appropriate feeding development in infancy, toddlerhood, and throughout the childhood years
Recommendations for emotional support to respect your client’s individual differences, while guiding your clients through the next stage of feeding development
Positive outcomes can be expected due to the overall improved understanding of various root causes of pediatric feeding difficulties with a systematic, evidence-based approach to evaluating and treating these disorders
Immediately enhance your knowledge surrounding comprehensive feeding difficulties to support all clients with feeding difficulties
Practical systematic approach to assessing and treating multifaceted (structural/sensory/experience-based) functional deficits in relation to feeding difficulties by identifying underlying conditions, and co-morbidities you can use the next day
Demonstration of lingual, labial, and feeding techniques to prepare for client demonstration

Complex Developmental Trauma: Attachment, Neurobiological and Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions to Heal the Traumatized Child - Live Webinar
2025-07-14 06:00 - 14:00 (America/Phoenix)
When children’s nervous systems are activated, they’re engulfed in a flood of stress hormones, setting off a chain reaction.
They experience feelings of unsafety, overwhelm, anger, and disconnection, trapping them in their “trauma brain” and hindering the development of executive functioning skills.
“As emotions and bodies spiral out of control, children are often mislabeled with a multitude of diagnoses—ODD, ADHD, anxiety.
We assume the behaviors are intricately connected, rather than just isolated incidents. But what if we approached each symptom individually?
Rather than assigning diagnoses, we’ll implement anxiety interventions to restore feelings of safety, attachment-based approaches to alleviate feelings of loneliness associated with depression, and sensory regulation techniques to better manage emotions activated by sensory memories.”
Join Dr. Christina Reese, a leading expert in attachment and trauma therapy for children, as she guides you through techniques to:

Restore developmental milestones to support recovery from developmental delays
Harness neuroplasticity to reshape beliefs to overcome oppositional behavior
Quiet the hyper-vigilant nervous system to facilitate emotional wellbeing
Bring dysregulated emotions back to a balanced state to strengthen relationships with caregivers
Unlock potential of executive skills by bringing safety and stability
Build treatment plans that focus on symptoms not disorders to bring healing

Let’s make it our mission to unlock the limitless potential residing within every child affected by complex trauma.
Register now!

Strategies for Improving Exercise Adherence - Live Webinar
2025-07-16 15:00 - 18:00 (America/Phoenix)
Are you a healthcare practitioner who gets frustrated when patients don’t follow through with your recommendations or exercise programs? Getting a successful outcome requires both the skill of the healthcare practitioner and the patient implementing the treatments. This is especially true in rehabilitation therapies which require consistent practice over time to be effective. It is estimated that patient adherence to exercise programs and other treatment plans is approximately 50% according to the World Health Organization. As practitioners striving for the best possible outcomes for our patients, we need as many tools as possible to maximize patient adherence.
This powerful course will identify the evidence-based factors that most influence adherence to exercise and treatment programs. Participants will learn the most up to date strategies in communication using motivational interviewing,goal setting, and monitoring which will greatly improve their ability to get patients to commit to their own success. Attendees will be equipped with a plethora of tools for understanding what drives their patients, designing relevant exercise programs, and overcoming barriers to adherence. Join us for this unique course and feel more confident in your ability to influence your patients for the better in both the short and long term.
Highlights

Evidence-based factors that most influence adherence to exercise programs
Immediately implement motivational interviewing strategies to understand what your patients really need and want out of therapy.
Improve communication of expectations, risks, and timelines with your patients
Implement strategies to address common barriers to exercise program adherence

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
2025-07-17 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!

#306 CAN-EAT Approach …Using medical, motor, & therapy strategies in pediatric feeding - Web Conference
2025-07-18 06:00 - 2025-07-19 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

Self-Regulation Interventions for Children & Adolescents: Reduce Frustration, Emotional Outbursts & Oppositional Behaviors - Live Webinar
2025-07-18 07:00 - 15:00 (America/Phoenix)
This seminar will help you to better intervene with the challenging child—the one who won’t sit still; doesn’t follow directions; often throws tantrums; or has difficulty waiting for their turn. They may “hit first and ask questions later”. They react impulsively and have difficulty expressing what they need or what is frustrating them. We know this child is intelligent, caring and kind, but their behavior doesn’t reflect these positive qualities. These are the children who confuse and frustrate parents and who overwhelm teachers and peers. They struggle to meet basic expectations and are unable to succeed in school, with peers and at home.
Join clinical psychologist Dr. Ehlert and learn to effectively intervene with the emotional and behavioral dysregulation of children with High-Functioning Autism, ADHD, Learning Disabilities and Sensory Processing Disorders. Through hands-on activities and dynamic discussion, you will learn techniques, behavioral strategies, problem-solving strategies and brain training exercises to:

Address the sensory, language and executive functioning processing deficits that trigger them
Increase their self-control, social success, emotional control and task completion
Teach flexibility, tolerance, thinking it through and decision-making
Reduce the frequency and duration of their tantrums and emotional outbursts

Register now. Walk away with proven emotional, behavioral and processing strategies that lead to social and academic success!

Sensory Integration and Childhood Trauma - Webinar
2025-07-21 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Phoenix)
Managing sensory processing challenges is crucial to the success of development. 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 and traumatic experiences 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 relevant course emphasizes how creativity is the key to implementing practical solutions for children with sensory- related trauma challenges. The purpose of this course is to introduce key elements and concepts on how to best meet the needs tailored to children with sensory challenges despite traumatic childhood events. This course will provide tips, tools, and tidbits on applying creative strategies to achieve desired outcomes. We will discover and discuss effective strategies through direct interaction. In addition, we will explore the critical dos and dont’s of 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 and childhood trauma experiences.
Highlights

Make connections by utilizing simulation and activities for social and emotional development
Enhance treatment approaches for sensory- related challenges and trauma-resulting behaviors
Examine sensory issues and its impact on improving motor skills, social communication, and overall functional development

Adoption and Mental Health: Must-Have Strategies for Navigating Trauma, Loss, and More with Clients of All Ages - Live Webinar
2025-07-23 06:00 - 14:00 (America/Phoenix)
Adoption, though a source of joy, is often accompanied by complex emotions, attachment struggles, and profound questions of identity …
… from young adult adoptees navigating feelings of loyalty and love while deciding whether to explore their cultural roots and biological heritage.
… to adoptive parents grappling with the complexities of adoption as they recognize their child’s unspoken grief and the expectations they had for parenting.
Without the specialized knowledge required to navigate the complexities of adoption, therapists may unintentionally invalidate or minimize client’s experiences or decisions, leading to disenfranchised grief, ongoing uncertainty, and missed opportunities for healing.
Join Jeanne Yoffe, a child psychotherapist, author, and expert in the areas of adoption & foster care, to discover how to navigate the invisible threads of separation trauma and birth family loss, support transracial and transcultural adoptees with identity integration, and open meaningful, age-appropriate dialogues about adoption.
You will learn:

Tools to assess the effects of in utero trauma, separation trauma, and attachment disruptions caused by adoption
Creative therapy techniques to address the 9 core vulnerabilities faced by adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents
Attachment-based interventions to support healthy bonding and secure relationships
Step-by-step guidance for identity discussions within transracial and transcultural families
Skills to build trust and navigate boundaries in open adoption relationships
Support strategies for clients during complex reunions or reconnections

With evidence-based techniques, you’ll learn to empower families and individuals through therapeutic interventions tailored to their unique experiences, transforming your clinical practice into one of true adoption competence. Register now.

Neuro-Developmental Therapy (NDT) to Optimize Functional Outcomes Live Webinar
2025-07-24 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Phoenix)
Treating children with any level of disability can present multiple challenges. There can be underlying issues that are not immediately obvious. An in-depth evaluation is required to uncover what might be interfering with function. This course will present how to use the ICF (International Classification of Function) and the use of a systems approach to analyze the challenges a child presents. We will explore the basic principles of the Neuro development Treatment (NDT) practice model and the importance of hands-on treatment to make changes for improved function.
We will discuss the importance of strength and endurance in relation to increasing function. Therapists will become comfortable using a systems approach to explore multiple systems that could be interfering with function, with a goal of understanding achievable goals for children of all levels of function.
The content of this program is germane to children, students and clients ages birth-21 years old.
Highlights

Examine the benefits of using the Neuro- Developmental Treatment Practice Model to treat a child with neurologic impairments and other pediatric disorders across the lifespan
Facilitation strategies for improved movement patterns and how to look at all aspects of the child to assess the primary areas influencing function
Use of the Goal Attainment Scale to develop measurable baselines that enhance outcomes
