Optimal Rehab and Performance of the Overhead Athlete - Live Interactive Webinar
2021-10-07 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Phoenix)
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Optimal Rehab and Performance of the Overhead Athlete

Develop a thorough understanding of the basic biomechanics of the overhead athlete to identify major impairments and improve your assessment and treatment strategies
Utilize evidence-based testing to determine if a patient is ready to return to sport
Immediately apply practical and effective exercises to not only help resolve your patient’s symptoms and impairments, but improve their overall sports performance

Mobile Apps for the 21st Century Clinician - Live Interactive Webinar
2021-10-12 14:00 - 16:00
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Mobile Apps for the 21st Century Clinician

Using mobile apps to improve patient motivation,self-monitoring and self-management, autonomy, and adherence to treatment programs
How technological advances are changing healthcare delivery, especially in a post-pandemic world
Demonstration of mobile apps and their benefits for clinicians and for patients

Vestibular Rehab - Live Interactive Webinar - Live Interactive Webinar
2021-10-14 14:00 - 16:00
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Vestibular Rehab

Practice and review evidence-based bedside oculomotor assessments to help identify central and peripheral sources of vertigo
Integrate learning to immediately apply to your PT/OT practice through video and case study-based examples

Transfemoral and Transtibial Amputee - Live Interactive Webinar
2021-10-15 09:00 - 11:00
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Transfemoral and Transtibial Amputee

Improve functional mobility in lower extremity amputees at various points in their rehabilitation journey
Effectively reduce fall risk in patients with lower extremityamputation
Utilize effective outcome measures to determine an accurate baseline and to track progression

The Moro Primitive Reflex and Interoception - Live Interactive Webinar
2021-10-19 15:00 - 17:00
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The Moro Primitive Reflex and Interoception

Integrate theory with practice to obtain faster therapeutic outcomes
Assess interoception and its impact on the MORO primitive reflex and your treatment plan
Immediate proven application through case studies

Transition to Adulthood for Students with Developmental Disabilities - Live Interactive Webinar
2021-10-21 14:00 - 16:00
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Transition to Adulthood for Students with Developmental Disabilities

Collaborative models and methods for immediately integrating therapy services into classrooms
Effectively develop interprofessional initiatives to support transition across grade levels and into adulthood

Improving Sleep Patterns - Live Interactive Webinar
2021-10-26 14:00 - 16:00
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Improving Sleep Patterns

Top three things you and your patients can do tonight to start getting higher quality restorative sleep
How sleep can help every major system in your patient’s body including pain levels, healing process,cognition, motor planning, immunity, obesity, ADL performance, hormones, heart disease and stroke, depression, inflammation and even your patients’ DNA
Interactive demonstrations of proper sleeping position to achieve maximal sleep for common conditions

Visual Skills and Learning in School-Age Children - Live Interactive Webinar
2021-10-28 15:00 - 17:00
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Visual Skills and Learning in School-Age Children

Improve your ability to identify and differentiate visual skill deficits for school-age children
Evidence-based therapeutic activities to facilitate development of visual motor integration, visual perceptual skills, and ocular motor skills
Develop a list of easy-to-implement classroom visual modifications and adaptations

Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Practices for Educator Well-Being: How to Manage Stress, Burnout & Overwhelm In and Out of the Classroom - Live Webinar
2021-10-29 11:00 - 19:00
Being an educator is both rewarding and stressful! These days there are high levels of accountability and so many demands on teachers’ time it can feel like the endless tasks and expectations can deplete all energy leaving you with little left.
Still, we depend on you to be a positive guiding force in our children’s lives – often playing simultaneous roles as educator, parent, mental health counselor, and caring friend.
For you to fulfill these vital roles, it’s abundantly clear that you need to develop resiliency both inside and outside the classroom.
Join me, Lisa Baylis, MEd, teacher, counselor, facilitator, and author of Self-Compassion for Educators: Mindful Practices to Awaken Your Well-Being and Grow Resilience as I show you firsthand how to be kind and loving toward yourself and how to prioritize and sustain your well-being through self-awareness and self-compassion…
…to not only show up, but show up with compassion and kindness rather than criticism.
Permission to be kind to yourself – allowing you to show up less stressed.
There has never been a time in history when educators have felt such overwhelming levels of stress, burnout, and exhaustion! Please join us to unpack the research on teacher stress, the impact on the body and brain and design a plan to create habits and structures of well-being in and out of the classroom!

Effective Treatment for Sensory, Motor and Cognitive Challenges - Live Interactive Webinar
2021-11-02 15:00 - 17:00
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Effective Treatment for Sensory, Motor and Cognitive Challenges

Effective yoga and mindfulness strategies for individuals with autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, sensory processing disorders and other neurodevelopmental disorders
Yoga, breath, and mindfulness techniques that individuals will enjoy and that will improve strength, reduce anxiety, improve focus, and body awareness

Mental Health Issues in the Classroom: Practical Strategies for Helping Children and Adolescents Succeed - Live Webinar
2021-11-03 08:00 - 16:00
Join child/adolescent behavior expert, Jay Berk, PhD, and learn how to best manage the students at your school diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), mood disorders, anxiety and depression. You will walk away with concrete, yet practical, strategies to successfully intervene with their serious behavioral issues, such as:

Anger and outbursts
Cutting and self-injury
Defiance
Impulsivity
Sensory issues
Meltdowns and tantrums
Obsessive compulsive
Truancy
Rigidity
Electronic addiction

Through case studies, video clips and dynamic class discussion you will learn:

Pandemic recovery interventions for successful re-entry
30 second teacher strategies to manage challenging and disruptive behaviors
New ways to reduce the costs of out-of-district placements
How to engage students in class, increase productivity and reduce truancy
Behavioral assessments and strategies for the IEP team
Side-effects of common psychotropic medications
How skill deficits from mental health conditions create behavioral difficulties
Characteristics of at-risk students’ mental health problems
Strategies to gain collaboration with clinicians

Leave the day with the “magic dust” you have been looking for to expedite rapid and effective changes in these children and adolescents!

Treating Traumatic Stress in Kids: Sensory, Yoga & Mindfulness Techniques to Rewire the Young Brain - Live Webinar
2021-11-04 08:00 - 16:00
Anxiety, panic, inattention and stress are at epidemic proportion for our kids and teens, leaving them unable to play, learn and grow. Many kids feel disconnected, lonely, scared, sad and angry, left vulnerable to depression, anxiety, disconnection, and psychological and physiological challenges.
Anxiety and fear are the grand hijackers of kids attention, focus and self-regulation.
In this highly experiential seminar, we will dig deep into the most challenging diagnoses and behaviors including:

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
Reactive Attachment Disorder
Anxiety, intense worry, fear
Sleeplessness
Tantrums
Aggression and angry outbursts
Withdrawal
School-avoidance
Impulsivity
Risk taking behaviors
and more . . .

This integrative approach to yoga and mindfulness includes:

Sensory integration activities
Co-regulation mastery
Aromatherapy
Chair-based exercises
Cognitive behavioral approaches
Sensorimotor modalities

Come experience each activity, gain specific language for how to modify it for kids, and discover how to weave it into your existing practice.

Autism: De-Escalate Meltdowns and Diffuse Explosive Behaviors in Children and Adolescents - Live Webinar
2021-11-05 05:00 - 13:00
Do you work with children and adolescents with autism who exhibit explosive behaviors that interfere with their ability to effectively and efficiently navigate their environment? They appear willful, obnoxious, over reactive, and unfeeling. They lose control of their ability to cope or regulate their behavior, which can send them spiraling into a gut wrenching meltdown.
Join autism expert Kathy Morris, M.Ed., B.S., for this live seminar and learn proven strategies and techniques to help children and adolescents with autism de-escalate before a full blown meltdown ensues, develop self-control and self-management skills to prevent future meltdowns and learn appropriate/replacement behaviors. Dozens of strategies will be taught through dynamic video case examples and demonstrations. “Teach them in the way they learn” will be a mantra throughout the seminar.
Walk away from this live seminar with these interventions and more:

Breathe card and emotions chart to develop self-control and self-management skills
Surprise cards, change of schedule cues and transition markers to alleviate anxiety
Video modeling and role playing to improve social/emotional communication
First person stories and visual cues to promote positive behavior
Visual cues, music and software designed to increase attention and focus
Social stories, social scripts and emotions charts to develop self-regulation
SOCCSS, keychain rules and t-charts to target challenging behaviors

Evaluation & Treatment of the Adolescent Athlete Elbow & Wrist - Live Interactive Webinar
2021-11-05 14:00 - 16:00
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Evaluation & Treatment of the Adolescent Athlete Elbow & Wrist

Immediately improve your ability to identify wrist and elbow injuries specific to the young athlete
Practical therapeutic exercise and manual therapy techniques to use in the rehabilitation process

Return to School and Sport Considerations for Concussion Rehabilitation - Live Interactive Webinar
2021-11-05 16:00 - 18:00
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Return to School and Sport Considerations for Concussion Rehabilitation

Confidently differentiate between various system contributions to symptoms that may be limiting the student’s participation in school related activities
Learn evidence-based exercise prescriptions and progression that are safe, effective, and efficient

Management & Treatment of Concussions - Live Interactive Webinar
2021-11-09 15:00 - 17:00
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Management & Treatment of Concussions

Recognize roles and responsibilities of rehab disciplines in management of concussion
Prioritize and initiate appropriate referral processes
Easy-to-use practical assessment and re-assessment strategies for visual, vestibular, cervical, graded exercises, and cognition that you can use the next day in the clinic
Create a collaborative environment for efficient and successful management of patients with concussion

Pediatric Aquatic Therapy - Live Interactive Webinar
2021-11-10 15:00 - 17:00
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Pediatric Aquatic Therapy

Effective, evidence-based interventions for improving ontask behavior, motor coordination, sensory modulation, strength and more!
Create, implement, and document aquatic-based intervention treatment plans for children with autism and other disabilities

Art Therapy: Creative Interventions for Kids with Trauma, Anxiety, ADHD and More! - Live Webinar
2021-11-11 08:00 - 16:00
Do you work with challenging children and teens who seem absolutely resistant to every intervention you offer? Clients who are stuck, repeating the same patterns over and over and you feel like you’re powerless to help them? You know the ones that repeatedly refuse to listen and don’t stop to think before they act. Or those who refuse to take responsibility for their behaviors and constantly pass blame onto others? Do they leave you feeling stagnant and burnt out in your practice?
Attend this seminar and learn innovative interventions that will help even your most resistant clients become unstuck. Your day will consist of creative, interactive, hands-on training that will re-energize your work. You will leave with fresh new art strategies and approaches that you can use immediately to engage even your most difficult and challenging clients. These tools are fun and playful. They will offer you an opportunity to refresh yourself as well!
No art experience is necessary, just an openness to try something creative.
Art therapy materials recommended: Crayons, markers or colored pencils, 2 sheets of white and colored paper, glue or glue stick.
* Participants will learn how to implement therapeutic art interventions. They will not be certified as an art therapist.

Oppositional, Defiant & Disruptive Children and Adolescents: Non-medication Approaches to the Most Challenging Behaviors - Live Webinar
2021-11-11 08:00 - 16:00
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.

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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
