STARS - Student Therapy and Resource Services

Changing the ADHD Brain: Moving Beyond Medication - Live Webcast
2023-03-24 06:00 - 14:00 (America/Phoenix)
Many persons 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 will learn more about these reasons, as well as alternative interventions for ADHD.
Looking at ADHD from a developmental perspective, we will consider reasons for the apparent increase in ADHD diagnoses over the past two decades. By understanding the way the brain works in ADHD, you will be able to better identify a variety of strategies to significantly impact the nervous system and positively influence symptoms of ADHD in your clients.
Not only will you walk away with information about some of the most common non-medication interventions for ADHD such as computerized cognitive training, mindfulness meditation, and neurofeedback, you will also learn a variety of practical strategies that can be implemented immediately and at low cost.
We will 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.

Transgender and Non-Binary Youth: Advanced Practice Gender-Affirming Interventions to Help Clients Live an Authentic Life - Live Webinar
2023-03-23 06:00 - 14:00 (America/Phoenix)
Our transgender and non-binary youth are being hurt by overt discrimination, microaggressions, and health disparities. It’s a heartbreaking reality—society attacks them for just trying to be themselves.
If you’re not already seeing trans and non-binary young clients facing mental health issues, you will. Statistics show this is a growing population, with increasing cases of trauma, shame, fear, depression, and suicidal ideation. Your ability to provide gender-affirming mental health care could be lifesaving.
It’s critical that you’re prepared. An LGBTQ-friendly practice is not the same as one that is LGBTQ-informed. It’s time to become an ally.
This one-day training is your chance to de-pathologize treatment and reduce the vulnerabilities that can lead to significant negative outcomes for kids and teens. Susan Radzilowski, MSW, LMSW, ACSW, is a therapist, advocate, and ally whose decades of experience as a practicing clinician, along with her personal experience as a mother of a transgender child, make her uniquely qualified to teach you about working with trans and non-binary young clients.
From learning safe language, knowing the fine-points of assessment, gaining knowledge about hormones, navigating transitions, managing stigma, and beyond – Susan will cover all the bases so you not only understand these young people, but can truly advocate for them!
Register for this seminar and you’ll learn:

Tangible ways to create a welcoming clinical space
Interview strategies and questions for youth and parents
Essential strategies for support through transitions
Child-specific gender support plans for all settings
The most effective guidance and planning recommendations for parents
How to reconcile parental disagreements related to youth’s transition

It’s time to strengthen your practice with a modern skill set for helping transgender and non-binary youth. Don’t miss your opportunity to transform the lives of young clients, register now!

Oppositional, Defiant & Disruptive Children and Adolescents: Non-medication Approaches to the Most Challenging Behaviors - Live Webcast
2023-03-23 06:00 - 14:00 (America/Phoenix)
Children and adolescents with ODD, ADHD, Asperger’s, anxiety, mood and disruptive disorders provide constant clinical and parenting challenges. Attend this seminar and learn new, effective non-medication strategies for your client’s most challenging behaviors including:

Tantrums
Running out/away
Noncompliance
Nagging
Refusing to work/help
Yelling/screaming
Bullying
Panic/anxiety reactions
Lack of follow through
Not following directions

You will walk away with immediate strategies for out of control behaviors and techniques for emotional regulation along with long-term treatment strategies to help kids at home and school. Robert Marino is a clinical expert and has worked with the most challenging kids both in clinical and school settings. Through the use of case studies and action oriented handouts, you will leave this seminar with solutions to turn your most challenging kids around.

In-Person Training; Pixels to Paper with Tony Vincent
2023-03-22 08:30 - 15:30 (America/Phoenix)
Greetings,
The ADE/ESS Assistive Technology (AT) team is excited to announce our next 2022–23 national presenter: Tony Vincent. Tony’s workshop is designed for special educators and related service providers.
Pixels to Paper with Tony Vincent
Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Time: 8:30 a.m.−3:30 p.m.
Fee: $30 (breakfast and lunch included)
Where: Helios Education Foundation
Address: 4747 N. 32nd St. Phoenix AZ, 85018
Tony Vincent
About Tony Vincent
Tony Vincent started out teaching fifth grade in Omaha 25 years ago. Several years later, he took on the role of his school’s technology coach. Eventually, he left school teaching to be a self-employed consultant, sharing friendly ways for teachers to reach, empower, and inspire their students. Tony is a prolific sharer, approachable, and he consistently selects practical tools and strategies that can be implemented right away. Tony went back to teaching for the 2018–2019 school year, where his fifth graders became Chromebook superusers and creative communicators. Tony posts lots of handy tech tips on social media, and he hosts a series of digital drawing challenges for kids called Shapegrams. Most importantly, Tony is the father of 10-year-old twins.
Pixels to Paper
Discover visual design techniques that you can apply to a variety of printable creations. These creations are not ordinary printouts! Learn to make tear-off sheets, table toppers, bookmarks, multipage posters, door hangers, brochures, dice, scratch cards, and foldable mini-books. As a bonus, they can include QR codes that open webpages, Google Forms, documents, or videos. These kinds of productions can be great for teachers to package instructional materials, and they can be used for student-made learning artifacts. There are lots of possibilities to explore when we turn our digital designs into tangible products. Bring your Chromebook, PC laptop, or MacBook, because you’ll get time to create your own designs.

Register for Pixels to Paper

Maximizing Mobility with Myofascial Release - Live Webinar
2023-03-21 17:30 - 20:00 (America/Phoenix)
Course Description
Explore how myofascial release can contribute to functional performance by increasing flexibility, reducing pain, and improving quality of life in this brief introduction. Fascia is a network of connective tissue surrounding all structures in the body. Abnormal tension in the fascia from stress, injury or disease contributes to a multitude of pain problems, including fibromyalgia and myofascial pain syndrome. Its role in mobility, biomechanics and human performance is being recognized by researchers around the world. The latest evidence will be discussed to confirm the benefits of myofascial work. This course includes photos of a variety of myofascial techniques to illustrate how this gentle stretching technology can transform mobility.
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the participant will be able to:

Describe the anatomy and function of the fascial system.
Define myofascial pain syndrome and fibromyalgia and discuss the differences between them.
Explain the use of selected myofascial interventions to improve mobility and reduce pain.
Discuss the evidence-based research regarding the impact of the fascial system and efficacy of myofascial release

Sports Rehab - Webinar
2023-03-20 16:00 - 18:00 (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

Assistive Technology—Just One Thing (AT-JOT) Register For The Lunch Or After-School Session.
2023-03-15 11:30 - 12:00 (America/Phoenix)
Why Does My Paper Have Red Squiggly Lines?
Composing and editing written material can be a difficult and frustrating process for many students with disabilities, especially as the demands continue to increase in middle and high school. Fortunately, many previously specialized tools are now built into word processing programs and available to all students as part Universal Design for Learning (UDL). For example, Microsoft Office 365 has tools such as Read Aloud, Dictate, and Editor easily accessible to help students in the writing process. We just have to teach students how to access and use these tools effectively. Come to this session to learn more about the various tools in Office 365 and for some ideas such as simple checklists and instructional videos to help your students find and use the tools independently.
Register for 11:30am
Register for 3:00pm

Trauma-Focused Therapy for Autistic Children: Using EMDR, TF-CBT and Sensorimotor Therapy with Kids and Teens on the Spectrum - Live Webinar
2023-03-15 07:00 - 15:00 (America/Phoenix)
So many kids today are on the autism spectrum…and up to 70% of them have trauma or other co-occurring disorders. It’s a rapidly growing population needing services.
And if you provide therapy for kids and adolescents, the current lack of those services will push them into your care… and push you beyond your traditional scope of practice.
How can you work with this growing wave of trauma clients in a way you feel comfortable?
Sean Inderbitzen, APSW has worked with hundreds of clients with autism and co-occurring disorders. And not only does Sean work with clients with autism he himself is on the autism spectrum.
In this live one-day training Sean will show you simple solutions for adapting the skills and techniques you already know to successfully treat trauma in kids and adolescents with autism.
Full of insights from the perspective of both a clinician and a person on the spectrum, Sean will show you how you can:

Use strategies for overcoming therapy interfering behaviors and concrete thinking
Employ a Polyvagal lens to make trauma treatment clear and understandable
Create visual aids for enhanced psychoeducation on trauma symptoms
Bring specific simplified language into your work with ASD clients
Adapt proven techniques from EMDR, TF-CBT and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy

Whether or not you consider yourself an autism expert, these kids and teens need your help.
Don’t miss this one-of-kind chance to grow your clinical skills and expand your scope of practice, so you can comfortably and confidently treat trauma in kids with autism.

My Ears Are Causing Me To Fall? Understanding And Treating Vestibular Hypofunction - Live Webinar
2023-03-14 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Phoenix)
Course Description
The vestibular system is a small balance system that is located behind the inner ear. In this course, you will learn what causes one of the most common issues with the vestibular system: hypofunction. Discussions will include vestibular anatomy and physiology, common causes and symptoms of hypofunction, medical and clinical testing for hypofunction, and treatment strategies to reduce symptoms and improve balance.
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the participant will be able to:

Understand the basic anatomy and physiology of the vestibular system
Understand the signs, symptoms, and causes of vestibular hypofunction
Describe medical testing that can be performed to diagnose vestibular hypofunction
Perform a basic evaluation, including clinical testing, for vestibular hypofunction
Be able to select appropriate treatments, write goals, and perform documentation for vestibular hypofunction

Mastering Differential Diagnosis with the DSM-5-TR™: A Symptom-Based Approach - Live Webinar
2023-03-13 07:00 - 15:00 (America/Phoenix)
A recent study found that more than a third of all diagnoses assigned to individuals with severe mental disorders include errors, and over half of clients with major depressive disorders are incorrectly diagnosed. Such errors in diagnosis can greatly harm clients by preventing them from receiving proper treatment. Fortunately, most of these errors are easily preventable in the first place, and that’s where the DSM-5-TR and this webinar can help!
Using a differential diagnosis process with every client and applying the updated diagnostic criteria sets and specifiers for mental disorders in the DSM-5-TR, the latest version of the DSM manual, will improve the professionals’ accuracy in diagnosis and help prevent missed diagnoses.
This advanced seminar is designed specifically for mental health professionals seeking to master clinical differential diagnosis using the DSM-5-TR, the ICD-10 and online assessment tools. Case examples and studies are provided throughout – giving you the opportunity to learn and practice a symptoms-based, four-step diagnostic method. In this workshop you will also learn:

Key symptoms for each diagnosis
Common differential diagnoses
DSM-5-TR additions to the DSM-5
Frequent comorbid disorders of anxiety, depressive, trauma-related, substance-related, psychotic, and neurodevelopmental disorders
How to conduct an effective diagnostic intake interview
Online assessment tools to narrow diagnosis and potential comorbidities

Get caught up with the latest diagnoses and codes in the new DSM-5-TR!
Don’t forget to have your DSM-5-TR manual handy!

Emotional Eating, Chronic Dieting, Bingeing and Body Image: What Every Clinician Needs to Know - Live Webinar
2023-03-13 06:00 - 14:00 (America/Phoenix)
“I’m too fat.” “I’m on a diet.” “Today is a cheat day.” Once I lose weight, I’ll be happier.” “My eating is out of control.”
This kind of language runs rampant in our society and has no doubt made its way to your office. Clients who struggle with weight and food issues get caught in a vortex of shame, preoccupation and hopelessness. Trapped between the rigidity of dieting and the chaos of overeating, every day can be an emotional battle that may exacerbate or even result in low self-worth, eating disorders, anxiety or depression.
Treatment of these issues is more than a matter of weight loss or self-control. In fact, many times these very interventions do more harm than good!
Join Judith Matz as she shows you how to help your clients identify the shame that is woven into the diet-binge cycle, challenge unhelpful thoughts and feelings, and repair dysfunctional relationships with food – no willpower necessary!
Packed with practical tips and backed by research, this comprehensive 1 day seminar will teach you how to:

Identify issues related to food, weight and body image in your very first session.
Utilize CBT, mindfulness and attuned eating strategies to transform shame into empowerment.
Discover personal bias and attitudes that may be counterproductive to the therapeutic process.
Help clients develop a healthy framework that ends out of control eating and is not subject to fad diets.
Learn why clients get stuck in the diet/binge cycle and how to finally break it.

Sign up today!

2-Day Intensive Training: Cognitive Processing Therapy: An Evidence-Based Approach to Treat PTSD and Related Conditions - Live Webinar
2023-03-09 09:00 - 2023-03-10 17:00 (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 ($38 value!)
Included in your registration is your own copy of Cogntive 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.**

If You Can Make It, You Can Take It: An AT Maker Workshop - Live
2023-03-08 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Phoenix)
Come to this make-and-take workshop to learn how to create a variety of easy-to-assemble learning tools made with paper, PVC pipe, and other materials that are found in your storage rooms, garages, and hardware stores. Leave with lots of DIY learning tools to use in your classroom the very next day, including iPad stands, tactile rulers, weighted pencils, and more.

Wednesday, March 8, 2023, 4:00–6:00 p.m.
Hosted by Yuma Elementary District
Address: 2353 Otondo Dr., Yuma, AZ 85365 (Castle Dome Middle School)

Food and Mood: A Therapist’s Guide to The Role of Nutrition in Mental Health - Live Webinar
2023-03-08 07:00 - 15:00 (America/Phoenix)
Diet is an often-ignored aspect of the prevention of poor mental health and the promotion of good emotional health. The causes of behavioral health problems are complex, and nutrition is a valuable yet often missing piece of the puzzle to help clients improve their emotional state.
Imagine if you could feel more confident talking with clients about nutrition from a therapist’s point of view, and do so while adhering to our ethical code.
Kathleen Zamperini, LPC, NCGC-1, CMHIMP, brings a unique perspective as a licensed professional counselor with a degree in nutrition and certification with the Mental Health Integrative Medical Institute. She uses the language of a therapist to explain key concepts of integrating a cognitive behavioral approach with nutritional strategies to improve treatment outcomes.
Discover the clinical applications to transform the way your clients view food and revolutionize your clinical toolbox to ethically educate clients about nutrition and how they can make lasting changes.

Anxiety, ADHD and Anger in the Classroom: 60 Activity-Based Coping Skills to Effectively Manage “Big Feelings” - Live Webinar
2023-03-08 07:00 - 15:00 (America/Phoenix)
Managing the emotional climate of your classroom is crucial to learning. When children are struggling to manage anxiety, ADHD and anger, they can’t focus on the academic tasks expected of them in a classroom setting. By teaching kids simple, healthy and safe ways to express their emotions and calm their bodies, they will be better able to concentrate on their work during the school day. The positive impact healthy coping skills will have on a child’s academic performance is truly transformational.
In this seminar, we’ll learn how coping skills impact a student’s nervous system, and how to use that knowledge to help kids calm their bodies and get ready to learn. Join coping skills expert and experienced school counselor Janine Halloran, LMHC as she shows you coping skills and techniques ideal for a classroom.
Walk away with a coping skills toolbox:

Deep breathing printables
Check in sheets
”Anxiety thermometer”
Relaxation exercises
”What’s your play personality?”
And many more

Be prepared for experiential learning and movement as we try different coping skills like grounding techniques, breathing exercises, and big body movements throughout the day.

The Price is Right: Free Assistive Technology Tools for Schools - Live
2023-03-07 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Phoenix)
A common misconception about assistive technology is that it is always a budget-buster. But is that true? Not always! Come to this session to learn about free and easily available options to support students who struggle with literacy, math, and executive function. These same tools can be used as a part of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), IEPs, transition plans, or 504 plans. Leave with a Wakelet full of free resources.
Tuesday, March 7, 2023, 4:00–6:00 p.m.
Hosted by Yuma Elementary District
Address: 2353 Otondo Dr., Yuma, AZ 85365 (Castle Dome Middle School)

Smart But Scattered: Executive Dysfunction at Home and at School - Live Webinar
2023-03-07 06:00 - 14:00 (America/Phoenix)
Children who have deficient executive skills often have trouble getting started on tasks, get distracted easily, lose papers or assignments and forget to hand in homework. They make careless mistakes, put off work until the last minute and have no sense of time urgency. Workspaces are disorganized and teachers often refer to their backpacks or lockers as “black holes.” Often considered chronic underachievers, these children are at risk for academic failure as well as emotional and behavioral difficulties.
Dr. Dawson, co-author of the best-selling books Executive Skills in Children and Adolescents, 3rd Ed. (2018), Smart but Scattered (Guilford, 2009) and Smart but Scattered Teens (2013, Guilford) uses case examples along with interactive discussion to demonstrate how the executive skills manifest in daily home and school activities. Learn how to assess these skills and take home evidence-based strategies to help children and adolescents overcome executive skills weaknesses.
Leave this seminar with a set of tools that includes strategies for task/environmental modifications, skill development through cognitive/behavioral techniques and creation of incentive systems. You will be able to give teachers and parents a means for developing and improving the following:

Organization
Time management
Impulse control
Goal-directed persistence
Executive skills critical for independent functioning

Boundaries in Clinical Practice: Top Ethical Challenges - Live Webinar
2023-03-06 07:00 - 15:00 (America/Phoenix)
Boundary issues present some of the largest challenges you’ll face as a clinician. How you communicate and interact can be interpreted differently by each client. Your professional liability is at risk by not following clear guidelines and best practices when it comes to boundaries.
This seminar will provide you with answers to the top challenges you face. You’ll get guidance on the following ethical boundary pitfalls:

Social Media
Email & Text
Self-Disclosure
Gifts & Receiving Gifts
Contact Outside of Session
Dual Relationships
Financial & Business Boundaries

Sign up today and avoid ethical entanglements that risk your professional liability!

Impact of Visual Deficits on Motor and Cognitive Development In Infants and Toddlers - Webinar
2023-03-04 08:00 - 10:00 (America/Phoenix)
Visual deficits often get masked as cognitive deficits where lack of engagement is blamed on lack of motivation and attention. It is a known fact that sub-optimal visuo- sensory abilities affect performance of non-verbal tasks. This course will teach healthcare professionals how to improve infant and toddler engagement in the appropriate developmental activity using practical treatment techniques that lead with vision. The attendee will receive tools to identify visual deficits and improve their ability in analyzing and planning interventions towards treatment outcomes. Addressing vision is the missing piece of the puzzle which when addressed with sensory, motor and cognitive deficits allows healthcare professionals to provide comprehensive care.
Highlights

Clinical observations, standardized tests and practical interventions for functional deficits, underlying conditions, andco-morbidities you can use the next day through case examples and videos
Identify treatment resources and strategies to improve visual perceptual and visuo-motor skills in infants andtoddlers

LIVE WEBINAR Over 75 Quick "On the Spot" Techniques for Children and Adolescents with Emotional and Behavioral Problems
2023-03-03 08:00 - 16:00 (America/Phoenix)
Leaving nothing to the abstract, “75 Quick, ‘On-the-Spot’ Techniques for Children and Adolescents with Emotional and Behavioral Problems” will guide you through focused, clear and successful methods for treating children. Every professional who seeks to fill their toolbox with tested methods will leave this seminar with a wealth of fresh ideas and rejuvenated spirits.
If you do not have a lot of experience working with children and teens, you will leave with a defined strategy for success. If you are a seasoned professional, you will learn new tricks and techniques to re-energize and revitalize your practice!

Play-Based CBT for Children with Anxiety: Innovative Techniques that Work - Live Webinar
2023-03-03 06:00 - 14:00 (America/Phoenix)
We know CBT is effective to help kids manage their anxiety. The problem is, traditional CBT that is talk-focused and workbook-based falls flat.
By integrating therapeutic games, art, stories, and puppets into CBT, you’ll captivate children’s interest, put them at ease, and motivate them to learn and apply core skills.
This one-day event will offer you an opportunity to walk alongside an expert and learn creative therapeutic techniques to engage, assess and treat anxious children. You’ll learn to forge a more positive therapeutic experience for kids as they get out from underneath the anxious chatter in their minds.
Join award-winning author and international speaker Liana Lowenstein, as she brings CBT to life through her innovative approach.
You’ll learn to make CBT engaging through PLAY interventions to:

Create a safe and trusting therapeutic environment
Assess anxiety symptoms and its impact on the child
Provide kid-friendly psychoeducation about anxiety and CBT basics
Foster treatment readiness and navigate resistance
Implement developmentally appropriate cognitive restructuring techniques
Develop gradual exposure plans that fit the child’s needs
Teach effective relapse prevention skills

Watch the activities come alive through videos of client sessions and activity demonstrations and come ready to play and immerse yourself in hands-on experiential exercises.
Make CBT interventions come alive – register today!

Current Concepts of Shoulder Tendinopathies: An Exercise & Manual Therapy Approach - Live Webinar
2023-02-27 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Phoenix)
Course Description
The shoulder is an area that is highly susceptible to tendon-related pain and injury. Given the complexity of tendon overlay at this area and high level of mobility in the shoulder complex, tendinopathy can be a difficult condition to manage conservatively. The rotator cuff and biceps tendons are common sources of pain generation. Characterized by painful mechanical loading of an involved tendon, tendinopathy is a common clinical condition associated with significant limitations in daily activities. Recent research has improved the understanding and management of tendinopathy; however, clinical management of this condition continues to be variable in both type and theory of intervention. Current standard of therapy practice has yet to leverage the latest literature for effective treatment of tendinopathy.
Progressive mechanical loading has been found to be an effective management strategy, but the research is variable between the upper and lower extremities. Different modes of strength training, including isometric, isotonic, isolated eccentric, and isokinetic, can be used to control pain, improve motor control, and enhance function in pathological tissue.
Tendinopathy of the upper extremities can have profound negative effects on an individual’s ability to participate in and return to their previous level of functional activities. This presentation will highlight current available evidence related to shoulder tendinopathy and provide simple, effective, and easy-to-implement clinical management strategies for pain, progression of functional activities, and treatment of the entire kinetic chain. The emphasis of this course will be on exercise and manual therapy strategies.
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the participant will be able to:

Understand the most current research related to upper and lower extremity tendinopathy
Describe examination components in the evaluation of tendinopathy
Utilize strategies for pain management and treatment of the entire kinetic chain.
Develop a rehabilitation program that incorporates guidelines for tissue loading progression and return to activity

The Ten Best-Ever Anxiety Treatment Techniques: Updated Strategies to Help Even the Most Challenging Clients - Live Webinar
2023-02-27 06:00 - 14:00 (America/Phoenix)
Helping your clients overcome anxiety is challenging. You’ve tried the common techniques but aren’t confident you applied them correctly and worse, your client is still struggling. If you’re feeling frustrated and unsure of what to do next? Then don’t miss this opportunity! Join neuroscience and anxiety expert, Dr. Daniel van Ingen as he teaches you the 10 Best-Ever Anxiety Techniques and help you master:

Applying the techniques with difficult cases
Using the techniques with different age groups
Treating clients with co-morbid diagnosis
Options to use with groups and individuals that work in every clinical population
Applying the neuroscience of memory reconsolidation and the default mode network to create successful exposure therapies and reduce rigid, anxious thought process

This fresh approach will give you a complete set of tools to work with anxiety symptoms. You’ll learn what the latest research has proven and you’ll be confident that you can apply these techniques in clinical practice. Most importantly, Dr. Daniel van Ingen’s pragmatic approach will provide you with practical strategies you can immediately use with all clients.

Therapeutic Taping Strategies for the Upper Extremity - Live Webinar
2023-02-24 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Phoenix)
Course Description
This course will incorporate an evidence-based approach using techniques to reduce trigger points and apply neuroplasticity principles to reset pain thresholds. This course will also provide an overview and background on the role of traditional inelastic taping (ie, McConnell taping techniques) and various forms of elastic taping using kinesiology tape for deloading/facilitation/inhibition strategies. There will be a review of the relevant literature produced in this area with an emphasis on cervical and Upper Extremity conditions that are most suited for the use of therapeutic taping including lateral epicondylitis, upper crossed syndrome, carpal tunnel syndrome, rib fractures, and myofascial trigger points. This course will include basic taping techniques for clinicians that are new to taping – but it will also include taping strategies and parameters based on recent literature. A summary table of contemporary research published in the past 15 years will also be provided to all course attendees.
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the participant will be able to:

Describe the type of tape available (inelastic vs. elastic) for musculoskeletal interventions.
Explain the contraindications for the use of therapeutic taping application.
Explain the applications of taping for various conditions such as lateral epicondylalgia, trigger point related pain, and carpal tunnel syndrome in order to decrease pain and improve function and the ability to participate in ADLs.
Identify appropriate strategies for the use of taping for patients with postural deficits.
Discuss the role of available evidence as it relates to the clinical practice of therapeutic taping

Trauma-Informed Pediatric Practice - Webinar
2023-02-24 08:00 - 10:00 (America/Phoenix)
All individuals working with pediatrics benefit greatly by being trauma informed. Statistically, children living with both primary and secondary trauma will have difficulty meeting their developmental milestones at the same rate as their peers. This course will provide clinicians with a better understanding of trauma of both children and their families. Participants will be able to return to their clinic, school, or early intervention program with strategies to support the functional goals of their clients, students, and families who are living with and through traumatic events.
Highlights

Provide evidence-based strategies to support the functional goals of clients and their families who have experienced trauma
Integrate learning to your PT/OT/SLP practice through case examples

"Break Through" Self-Regulation Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Autism, ADHD, Sensory or Emotional Challenges - Live Webinar
2023-02-23 06:00 - 14:00 (America/Phoenix)
Message from Your Presenter …
No one ever said that working with children with autism, ADHD or sensory disorders is easy. Theo will only eat white foods, tends to be buried in his own world and melts when he is transitioned too quickly. Steven, in 6th grade, has ADHD, poor organization skills and an attitude that is hard to break through. But, how do we help a child break through the self-regulation issues that limit their achievements?
That was the question I posed to myself twelve years ago. I set out to learn as much as I could about theories, techniques, and research that could help make the lives of these young people much more manageable and promising. I took intensive courses on multi-sensory approaches, sensory integration, self-regulation, yoga, autism, ADHD and became a Certified Autism Specialist in 2016. I have extensive experience adapting these techniques to make them usable in a variety of settings while working closely with teachers, aides, child study professionals and parents.
Join me as I guide you through a broad set of self-regulation interventions culled from my years of research and practice along with strategies for adapting them to your setting. You will leave my program with the essential skills, interventions and strategies to help children find harmony with themselves, their families and the world around them!
You will learn:

The most effective calming, sensory, motor or behavioral techniques for a given type of behavior
Peer-to-peer video feedback as a social intervention for children and teens with ASD
Sleep interventions for children with erratic sleep schedules
Interventions for Repetitive and Restrictive Behaviors for a child with stereotypy
Organization strategies for home and school for teenagers with ADHD
And more!

The Get Permission Approach to Tube Feeding with Love
2023-02-22 17:00 - 2023-02-24 23:30 (America/Denver)
You will learn to:

Identify different types of feeding tubes, including: a nasogastric tube (NG tube), a gastrostomy tube (G-Tube), gastro-jejunal tube (G-J Tube), and a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube.
Implement strategies to support the feeding relationship between parents and tube-fed children
Identify red flags that may indicate a need for changes in tube-feeding routines (including a child’s distress with feeding)
Identify when a child demonstrates readiness to transition off of a feeding tube.
Understand the importance of internal motivation and factors that contribute to a child’s development of appetite
Use tube feedings to help a child learn to eat orally
Incorporate information from growth charts into treatment planning
Collaborate with a child’s family and medical team in order to problem-solve tube feeding challenges

Course Description

Get Permission is a trust-based approach to pediatric feeding intervention. This three-day (16.5 hours) long workshop will provide a comprehensive overview of feeding tubes using the Get Permission framework. Content will include an introduction to the mechanics of feeding tubes, why a child may receive a feeding tube, and how feeding tubes can be used to support a child’s growth. There will be a special emphasis on helping course participants learn how feeding tubes can be used to support the relationship between parents and their children. Participants will learn how feeding tubes can be used to promote emotional well-being of parents and support a child’s mealtime participation. A significant portion of the course will be devoted to helping participants develop clinical reasoning skills to identify when a child may be ready to transition off of a feeding tube and begin oral eating. Additional topics will include: The benefits of a homemade blended diet, strategic use of hunger, oral-motor skill acquisition, and application of Get Permission strategies for treatment success. Video examples and real-life case studies will be used to help participants apply Get Permission principles to their own practice. This workshop is filled with practical mealtime and treatment suggestions.

CEU Info

Certificates will be issued verifying participation in 16.5 hours of continuing education once full attendance has been verified. Please allow 1 week for certificates to be sent. Check with your professional organizations licensing bodies to determine exactly what may be accepted for you. This course is eligible for ASHA’s professional development hour requirements. You will not require ASHA pre-approval for this. See here [https://www.asha.org/certification/FactDef/] for more information. This course is eligible for AOTA credits. Please check your state’s guidelines for specific information about how this continuing education activity may apply to your state’s CEU guidelines.

Audience

This intermediate level course is appropriate for OTs, SLPs, PTs, assistants, educators, early intervention providers, parents/caregivers, and other professionals (social workers, nurses, registered dieticians, etc.) working with children with feeding tubes. Please contact us at hello@getpermissioninstitute.com with any needs regarding accommodations.

What is Get Permission?

Get Permission is a relationship-based approach used to support families who have children with feeding challenges. The approach is rooted in the principles of responsive feeding and actively promotes a child’s autonomy while fostering connection, trust, and consistent communication between the child and caregiver. In this approach, adults support children to “give permission” by demonstrating physical and emotional readiness for eating. Get Permission strategies are based on typical development and help children discover their internal drive to eat through appetite, enjoyment, and relationships.
Children who participate in feeding therapy using the Get Permission Approach develop the skill, confidence, and internal motivation they need to thrive. Families who adopt the principles of the Get Permission approach learn to respect a child’s individual differences while helping them to participate in mealtimes, feel celebrated, and develop a positive relationship with food. As a result, children learn to try new foods independently and enjoy eating without pressure. Therapists who use Get Permission benefit from understanding how they might support parents and children in a pressure-free way that is rich with practical strategies for treatment.

Assistive Technology—Just One Thing (AT-JOT) Register For The Lunch Or After-School Session.
2023-02-22 11:30 - 12:00 (America/Phoenix)
An Eye on Visuals: Strategies to Support All Learners
We all need and use visual supports every day. For students with disabilities, visual supports can be critical tools to support social-emotional, behavioral, learning, and communication skills. Beth Poss will review why and how visual supports should be used and show a range of printed, hands-on, kinesthetic, and digital tools like first/then boards, visual schedules, token economies, and social stories that are easy to create and implement. Beth Poss is a speech/language pathologist, educational and technology consultant, accessibility advocate, and former assistant principal. She is currently the Director of Educational Programs for LessonPix
Register for 11:30am
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Manual Therapy for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome with Clinical Practice Guidelines - Live Webinar
2023-02-21 17:00 - 20:00 (America/Phoenix)
Course Description
Are you frustrated by the lack of positive outcomes for your clients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)? Wish you had a better approach to offer? It is time to see the light at the end of that dark carpal tunnel.
Some clinicians simply continue the old modalities and exercise approach for CTS, and watch their clients going for surgical decompression despite their best efforts. Did you know there are established clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) to help you manage this debilitating condition more effectively? Move beyond standardized rehab protocols and get a grip on CTS with manual therapy, a key component of successful outcomes for people with CTS, based on current CPGs. Streamline your exam and treatment when you home in on what tests are critical to identify CTS, what interventions really work, and begin to incorporate those interventions into your plan of care rapidly.
Chronic strain and repetitive motion contribute to the inflammation of the flexor tendons and median nerve, with resultant fascia restriction, tingling, numbness, weakness, pain and stiffness. Managing the adhesions or scar tissue is key to restoring better mobility and function, to allow clients to tolerate exercise and activities with less pain. Integrate quality manual interventions with appropriate bracing and client education for successful results. Accelerate recovery with proven assessment and therapeutic techniques based on the latest CPGs for CTS and feel the satisfaction of success.
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the participant will be able to:

Recognize signs and symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)
List 5 risk factors for CTS
List 5 examination tools for CTS
Perform an assessment of progress to document response to CTS treatment
Summarize clinical practice guidelines (CPG) for CTS
Describe 7 manual therapy interventions to address CTS impairments
Implement a plan of care for CTS using manual therapy in order to restore mobility and function
Discuss current research on manual therapy for CTS

The Three Major Differences Seen in a Dyslexic Brain: Class 3 – Retinal Ganglion Cells and Multimodal Neurons - Live Webinar
2023-02-20 17:00 - 20:00 (America/Phoenix)
Course Description
We are living in a society where we are seeing more and more of our kids, especially from a low socioeconomic background, struggle with reading. Why? Is Dyslexia becoming more prevalent? In this class we will not only develop an understanding of what Dyslexia is, but we will also identify and delve into one of the three major differences seen in a Dyslexic brain. Class 3 looks at the most common difference seen in the visual system in Dyslexic students. It identifies secondary deficits that are common in students with Dyslexia and are often misdiagnosed and mistreated. Most importantly, this class gives real world treatment techniques to remediate these challenges.
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the participant will be able to:

Explain the Scotopic Sensitivity, Multimodal Neurons, and the role of retinal ganglion cells in reading, writing and light sensitivity.
Identify how this type of Dyslexia affects a student’s world, their home, community and classroom.
Determine what is the complete testing process for Dyslexia and why one test by itself cannot correctly identify Dyslexia.
Choose a treatment plan and treatment strategies that address the primary challenges seen in dyslexia (reading, spelling and writing) and the most common secondary challenges seen.
Summarize the treatment progression for the most effective outcome with this type of Dyslexia.
