STARS - Student Therapy and Resource Services

Anxiety, ADHD and Anger in the Classroom: 60 Activity-Based Coping Skills to Effectively Manage “Big Feelings” - Live Webinar
2021-11-12 10:00 - 18:00 (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.

Neuropathies of The Upper Quadrant - Live Interactive Webinar
2021-11-13 08:00 - 10:00
Course Highlights
Neuropathies of The Upper Quadrant

Identify numerous causes and functional impacts of nerve compression and neuropathy development within the upper quadrant
Effectively treat neurological conditions and entrapments in the upper quadrant

Foot & Ankle in the Adolescent Athlete - Live Interactive Webinar
2021-11-17 15:00 - 17:00
Course Highlights
Foot & Ankle in the Adolescent Athlete

Immediately improve your knowledge of common foot/ankle injuries in the young athlete
Evidence-based interventions to improve mobility, neuromuscular control, and strength in the foot/ankle

Therapeutic Yoga for the Neurological Patient - Live Interactive Webinar
2021-11-18 15:00 - 17:00
Course Highlights
Therapeutic Yoga for the Neurological Patient

Fill your toolbox with effective methods to decrease hyper tone and manage a patient’s anxiety, fear, or fatigue
Low-cost tools and methods that can be implemented in any setting to improve posture and balance

Early Intervention for Brain and Motor Skill Development - Live Interactive Webinar
2021-11-19 08:00 - 15:00
Course Highlights
Early Intervention for Brain and Motor Skill Development

Improve knowledge of brain development and how it relates to the treatment of infants and young children
Confidently assess and treat a young child with a clear understanding of typical motor development
Practical assessment of primitive and postural reactions, and their influence on motor development and motor delays
Effective treatment strategies to improve infant positioning and integrate primitive reflexes
Learn practical techniques for the development of motor skills

Kinesiology Taping - Live Interactive Webinar
2021-11-30 15:00 - 17:00
Course Highlights
Kinesiology Taping

Immediately improve your client’s functional activities using practical treatment taping techniques
Video labs: for demonstrating taping techniques for the arm and leg
Effective interventions for common orthopedic conditions

High-Functioning Autism: Proven & Practical Interventions for Challenging Behaviors in Children, Adolescents & Young Adults - Live Webinar
2021-12-03 09:00 - 17:00
This intensive, full-day seminar provides proven intervention strategies, essential treatment tools, and behavioral techniques to help you analyze behaviors and actions, identify consequences for behaviors, and teach new skills to children, adolescents and young adults with high-functioning autism (HFA). Walk away with practical intervention techniques for social success, behavior changes and overcoming challenging co-occurring behaviors that deliver success through adulthood. The challenging co-occurring issues to be addressed are:

Social skills
Sensory
Depression
ADHD
Psychotropic medications
Communication
Anxiety/Rigidity
Meltdowns
OCD
Non-compliance

Get valuable insight into common psychotropic medication, including both the helpful effects and potentially problematic side effects, that these individuals are prescribed. We will explore HFA and the new DSM-5® diagnosis of Social-Pragmatic Communication Disorder. You will receive the necessary tools to gain effective collaboration between clinicians, educators and parents. Through case studies, video clips and class participation you will leave this seminar with the confidence to identify actions that cause impediments in change, utilize more successful consequences for behaviors, and teach new skills to children, adolescents, and young adults with HFA. Don’t just manage these individuals; provide interventions that can lead to successful independence into their adult years!

Visual & Motor Learning - Live Interactive Webinar
2021-12-06 15:00 - 17:00
Course Highlights

Visual & Motor Learning

Innovative techniques to improve your clients’ functional visual motor integration and outcomes
Sensory integration feedback process and how it impacts motor output and coordination

Cleft Palate in the School-Age Population - Live Interactive Webinar
2021-12-07 15:00 - 17:00
Course Highlights
Cleft Palate in the School-Age Population

Anatomy and physiology of cleft palate and the expected effects on speech and resonance
Differences between speech characteristics resulting from velopharyngeal insufficiency vs. habitual speech patterns

Low Budget Therapy Solutions - Live Interactive Webinar
2021-12-08 15:00 - 17:00
Course Highlights
Low Budget Therapy Solutions

Implement sensory integration strategies through problem solving to improve visual, auditory, and motor development
Select practical, inexpensive items that can be used to help engage the young child with autism

Improving Cognitive Communication Deficits - Live Interactive Webinar
2021-12-14 15:00 - 17:00
Course Highlights
Improving Cognitive Communication Deficits

Improve your knowledge of what a cognitive communication disorder is and how it differs from deficits in the areas of expressive and receptive language
Gain awareness of how a cognitive communication disorder affects several aspects of communication, learning, and development

The Cerebellum and Development - Live Interactive Webinar
2021-12-15 15:00 - 17:00
Course Highlights
The Cerebellum and Development

Recognize the influence of the cerebellum on balance, movement, coordination, executive function skills, learning and social skills
Improve your understanding of the influence of the cerebellum in various disorders including ADHD, autism and Parkinson’s disease
Develop effective treatment strategies to promote activity within the cerebellum

Evidence-Based Assessment and Treatment for TMJ, Cervical Spine Dysfunction, and Headaches - Live Interactive Webinar
2021-12-18 08:00 - 14:00
Course Highlights
Evidence-Based Assessment and Treatment for TMJ, Cervical Spine Dysfunction, and Headaches

Effective differential diagnosis for common dysfunctions related to the cervical spine, balance system, and jaw
Immediately improve your client’s functionality through relief of neck and jaw pain derived from the latest research that you can use the next day
Effective, evidence-based exercise prescriptions for resolving dizziness, restoring the balance system, resolving headaches, and relief of TMD pain
Strategies for relieving pain with the use of manual therapy techniques
Hands-on labs for assessing the involvement of the cervical spine (cervicogenic vertigo, cervicogenic headache), affected balance, and TMD treatment approaches

Evaluation of Anterior Knee Pain - Live Interactive Webinar
2022-01-06 15:00 - 17:00
Course Highlights
Evaluation of Anterior Knee Pain

Immediately provide a 15-minute systematic examination that includes differential diagnosis for the knee
Rapid examination process for assigning patients to effectivetreatment-based categories
Acquire most reliable and relevant clinical information with minimal tests and measures and special tests
Valid systematic approach to interpreting complex clinical problems
Communication tools to effectively collaborate with all treatment team members, including referralsources

Integration of Persistent Reflexes - Live Interactive Webinar
2022-01-07 10:00 - 12:00
Course Highlights
Integration of Persistent Reflexes

Immediately address persistent reflexes and how they influence development
Observation-based reflex assessment strategies and solutions to address reflex integration
Practical assessment and re-assessment strategies for underlying reflexes
Effective, evidence-based interventions for integration of reflexes
Integrate into PT/OT/SLP practice through case examples

Treating Shoulder Pain - Live Interactive Webinar
2022-01-08 08:00 - 10:00
Course Highlights
Treating Shoulder Pain

Immediately improve your client’s functional shoulder outcomes using practical treatment techniques
Practical assessment and re-assessment strategies to treat common syndromes of the shoulder

Practical Strategies for Improving the Effectiveness, Efficiency and Impact of Your School-Based OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES - LIVE
2022-01-10 08:30 - 15:30
Specifically Designed for Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants Serving Preschool‑Grade 12:

Dozens of practical evidence‑based strategies for implementing best practices and multi-tiered support systems
New and innovative techniques consistent with the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework to accelerate the efficiency, effectiveness and outcomes of your occupational therapy program
Incorporate the most effective OT techniques with at‑risk students
Timesaving tips to help you gain greater control of your caseload … Simplify your documentation and improve your treatment results

Practical Ideas and Strategies
Designed especially for Occupational Therapists and OT Assistants, whether novice or veteran, this idea‑packed seminar combines the best occupational therapy practices with the realities of related service provision in today’s demanding school settings. You will leave this seminar with a wealth of practical strategies that will enable you to become more effective and efficient in your school‑based occupational therapy practice.
Sought‑after school-based occupational therapist, Beverly Moskowitz, shares dozens of proven ideas for becoming a “go‑to” professional and team member, based on her extensive experience as a school‑based occupational therapist. Throughout the day, Beverly will share an indispensable “bag of tricks” with adaptations, accommodations, interventions, and technology applications that range from inexpensive to free that will be helpful for in-person as well as distance learning school environments.
Ten Key Benefits of Attending

Practical Strategies to Strengthen Your Role as a School‑Based Occupational Therapist
Learn how to be a more effective and efficient school therapist with an expanded repertoire of strategies that will make you a highly valued resource and team member
Gain Greater Control of Your Caseload
Gain greater control of your caseload by pioneering alternative delivery models, collaborative teaming, inclusive programming, flexible scheduling, and occupational therapy sensibilities
Fresh, Innovative Ideas to Expand Your Therapy Repertoire
Expand your “bag of tricks” with adaptations, accommodations, interventions, and technologies that range from inexpensive to free so your teachers, administrators, students, and parents will integrate your suggestions into their daily routines
Incorporate Time‑Efficient Strategies for Progress Monitoring
Simplify data collection and documentation with quantifiable techniques that measure change in seconds
Increase Your Effectiveness with Students with Emotional, Attentional or Sensory Issues
Identify therapeutic remedies and positive behavior supports that provide sensory seekers, hyperactive or labile children with satiating or calming tools they can use before, during and after class
Address the Volumes of Handwriting Referrals More Effectively
Discover the Size Matters Handwriting Program, a new and proven method that changes legibility issues immediately and measurably … Learn about the evidence!
Support Inclusive School Practices and Social Justice
Become skilled at providing meaningful aids, services, modifications, training, and technology that allow educational continuity for students with disabilities and those at risk … Incorporate best practices into your school’s Response to Intervention program
Learn Practical Strategies for Advancing Function, Independence and Participation Regardless of Age, Disability or Educational Placement
Individualize curricular materials, environments and group dynamics so students develop positive values, habits, skills, and roles to help them work longer, harder and more successfully … Promote self‑esteem among your challenged students
Incorporate Innovative Strategies for Building a Highly Effective and Responsive School‑Based Occupational Therapy Practice
Communicate effectively from intake to graduation … Set a foundation of expectation that clarifies the educational model to teachers and parents … Here’s how
Receive an Extensive Occupational Therapy Resource Handbook
You will receive an extensive occupational therapy resource handbook specifically designed for this seminar … Included are dozens of practical therapy ideas and forms you’ll be able to use immediately to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of your therapy practice whether your therapy is in-person or online

Learning Outcomes
At the end of the seminar you will be able to:

Identify practical, evidence based strategies to increase your effectiveness and efficiency as a school based occupational therapist
Name proven techniques to help you gain greater control of your caseload schedule and referral stream
Select alternative delivery models, like collaboration and push in treatment, as per the Least Restrictive Environment mandates
Identify ways to promote and graduate students from OT service with respect to frequency, individual versus group and direct versus indirect treatment
Select strategies for using adaptations, accommodations, interventions, and technologies that range from inexpensive to free

Practical Strategies for Occupational Therapy Service Delivery …

Describe how you can inspire teachers, administrators, students, and parents to integrate your suggestions into their daily routines
Recognize timesaving techniques for simplifying data collection and documentation with quick, quantifiable or qualitative scale
Identify appropriate satiating or calming tools that can be used with sensory seekers, hyperactive students or labile students
Select the best collaboration strategies to communicate more effectively with teachers and parents from students’ intake to graduation
Examine meaningful aids, services, modifications, training, and technology that allow students with disabilities and students at risk to remain in their general education classrooms

Unusual Cases in Rehab Series: Young Athlete Shoulder, Foot and Wrist - Live Interactive Webinar
2022-01-11 16:00 - 18:00
Course Highlights
Unusual Cases in Rehab Series: Young Athlete Shoulder, Foot and Wrist

Immediately improve your ability to apply clinical reasoning in the rehabilitation management specific to the young athlete
Clinically applicable strategies for managing young athlete injuries including differential diagnosis considerations in the direct access setting

Practical and Effective Strategies for Integrating Sensory and Motor Learning - Live Webinar Available
2022-01-13 12:00 - 18:00
Course Highlights
Practical and Effective Strategies for Integrating Sensory and Motor Learning

Confidently develop clinical reasoning skills to identify red flags in child development including physiological, sensory, motor and environmental areas of need for the child
Gain effective strategies to build a solid foundation of support for learning and growth that will improve function
Learn the different sensory systems and identify strategies to improve sensory regulation throughout the child’s day in a variety of environments that impact development
Discuss how to integrate technology and interactive media in a meaningful and developmentally appropriate way for children
Comprehensive resources: Articles, handouts, visual supports, digital media sources, and activities to use immediately in treatment sessions, home programs, and classrooms

Changing the ADHD Brain: Moving Beyond Medication - Live Webinar
2022-01-18 08:00 - 16:00
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 live webcast, 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 finish this webcast with the tools and knowledge to develop a holistic approach to working with adults and children with ADHD.

The Ten Best-Ever Anxiety Treatment Techniques: Updated Strategies to Help Even the Most Challenging Clients - Live Webinar
2022-01-19 08:00 - 16:00
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! International trainer & author Dr. Margaret Wehrenberg will teach 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, Margaret’s pragmatic approach will provide you with practical strategies you can immediately use with all clients.

Food and Mood: A Therapist’s Guide to The Role of Nutrition in Mental Health - Live Webinar
2022-01-19 09:00 - 17:00
Diet is an often-ignored aspect in 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, NCC, 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.

Evidence-Based Rehabilitation Using Tai Chi - Live Interactive Webinar
2022-01-21 08:00 - 15:00
Course Highlights
Evidence-Based Rehabilitation Using Tai Chi

Immediately implement holistic, rehabilitative Tai Chi principles into a wide variety of client treatments
Practice 13 rehabilitative Tai Chi movements in sitting, standing, and walking that can be applied the very next day
Leave with an easy-to-use home exercise plan framework that improves patient compliance and outcomes
Enjoy extensive labs for experiencing the energizing benefits of Tai Chi firsthand
Effectively validate the benefits of Tai Chi in rehabilitation to even the most resistant patients and colleagues

Smart But Scattered: Executive Dysfunction at Home and at School - Live Webinar
2022-01-21 08:00 - 16:00
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

Hand Therapy - Live Interactive Webinar
2022-01-22 12:00 - 14:00
Course Highlights
Hand Therapy

Immediately identify testing strategies to be effective in differential diagnosis of the hand/wrist and upper extremity
Improve your knowledge of upper quadrant anatomy and physiology to create better evaluations and more effective treatments

Evidence-Based Practice in the School Setting - Live Interactive Webinar
2022-01-28 10:00 - 12:00
Course Highlights
Evidence-Based Practice in the School Setting

Review and implement evidence-based research into the school setting.
Best practice standards for providing high quality evaluations and treatments to all school children

Supporting Self-Regulation Development in Young Children - Live Interactive Webinar
2022-02-01 15:00 - 17:00
Course Highlights
Supporting Self-Regulation Development in Young Children

Strategies to support child development sequences through natural learning opportunities
Providing children with a sense of security and belonging through daily interactions and meaningful experiences to promote trust and self-confidence
Encouraging consistency with daily routines to best support child success – allowing flexibility as needed with individualized treatment planning with family identified priorities
Evidence-based coaching strategies and reflective practice to empower families and caregivers in a variety of environments

Over 75 Quick "On-The-Spot" Techniques for Children with Emotional and Behavior Problems - Live Webinar
2022-02-04 06:00 - 14:00
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!
With nearly 25 years of clinical experience and a background in improvisational comedy, Dr. Steve is a strong proponent of “Edu-tainment.” Namely, he uses charm, wit and humor to enhance your seminar experience, thus improving the retention and utilization of the specific skills covered. We change the world when we touch a child’s life!

Optimizing Functional Movement - Live Interactive Webinar
2022-02-04 10:00 - 12:00
Course Highlights

Optimizing Functional Movement

Immediately improve your patient’s function, safety, and independence with four specific, easy-to-learn movements through an active lab
Strategies to improve breathing, back health, bed transfers, gait, and other ADL’s

An Evidence-Based Developmental Approach to the Pediatric Brain - Live Interactive Webinar
2022-02-05 09:00 - 16:00
Course Highlights
An Evidence-Based Developmental Approach to the Pediatric Brain

Assess primitive reflexes for coordination disorders and learning disabilities
Immediately gain the assessment skills required to identify red flags that lead to development impairments
Understanding the vestibular and visual systems and the proper movement and positioning strategies to improve these issues
Optimal treatment strategies to show fast and lasting changes in motor, sensory and language development
Gain the latest research on neuroplasticity’s role in the development of infants and children
Self-regulation strategies to improvesensory processing issues
Parent and caregiver resources and considerations to progress developmental changes in the home
