Video
Instructional Level: Intermediate

Accreditation Information:

Course Outline:

Hour 1

  • Definition of yoga therapy
  • Description of Pentagon of Wellness
  • Description and application of Mindfulness Techniques
  • Intro to Yoga Philosophy: Yamas and Niyamas 
  • Overview of Research supporting Yoga with Children

Hour 2

  • How to integrate yoga into various practice settings  as a PT, OT and SLP 

Hour 3

  • Instruction in how to perform a  holistic and unique assessment of the child utilizing a combination of traditional western medicine and yogic tools

Hour 4

  • Benefits of Proper Breathing and Common Abnormal Breathing Patterns in Children with Special Needs
  • How to teach proper breathing techniques 
  • Application of Breathing Techniques to address Regulation of the Physical,  Energetic (Autonomic) and Emotional Body

Author

Chrys Kub, PT, E-RYT 500

Evidenced-Based Pediatric Yoga Tools for Children with Developmental Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Sensory Modulation Dysfunction

Evidenced-Based Pediatric Yoga Tools for Children with Developmental Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Sensory Modulation Dysfunction

4 Hours Instructional Level: Intermediate
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$65

Description:

The purpose of this course is to educate the practitioner in evidence-based practices utilizing and adapting the principles and practice of Yoga for the treatment of the child with attention, sensory and developmental disorders. The majority of available studies with children and adolescents suggest benefits to using yoga as a therapeutic intervention and show very few adverse effects. The course will include assessment and treatment strategies to impact functional goals related to breathing, strength, balance, bilateral integration, visual motor skills and motor planning.  Use of yoga with children with hypotonia, ataxia, hypertonia, chronic/ progressive disorders, autism, and sensory processing disorders will be addressed.  Course participants will leave with the knowledge of how to choose the most effective yoga techniques to meet the child’s therapy goals and how to integrate them within their specific discipline as an educator or health care practitioner. 

Full Course Description
The purpose of this course is to educate the practitioner in evidence-based practices utilizing and adapting the principles and practice of Yoga for the treatment of the child with attention, sensory and developmental disorders. The majority of available studies with children and adolescents suggest benefits to using yoga as a therapeutic intervention and show very few adverse effects. The course will include assessment and treatment strategies to impact functional goals related to breathing, strength, balance,...

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

This course is intended to instruct the professional on a need for more implementation of yoga techniques into treatment of the pediatric patient.

Professional Objectives:

  1. Recognize basic Yoga principles and mindfulness techniques
  2. Identify how to integrate them with western medicine to provide therapeutic yoga for the child with special needs. 
  3. Select basic Yoga principles and mindfulness techniques
  4. Identify to integrate them with western medicine to provide therapeutic yoga for the child with special needs.
  5. Identify the  practices of  breathing (pranayama) techniques to match the specific needs of the child 

 

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

This course is intended to instruct the professional on a need for more implementation of yoga techniques into treatment of the pediatric patient.

Professional Objectives:

  1. Recognize basic Yoga principles and mindfulness techniques
  2. Identify how to integrate them with western medicine to provide therapeutic yoga for the child with special needs. 
  3. Select basic Yoga principles and mindfulness techniques
  4. Identify to integrate them with western medicine to provide therapeutic yoga for the child with special needs.
  5. Identify the  practices of  breathing (pranayama) techniques to match the specific needs of the child 

 

Disclosures:

SEMINAR-ON-DEMAND 

"Seminar-On-Demand" course are streamed on your web browser if the online version if purchased. Our SODs are optimized for the most current versions of Safari, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. All SOD courses are mobile ready.

Contact Hours: 4 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).

Target Audience: Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant, Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist Assistant, Speech Language Pathologist.

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Criteria for Completion: Criteria for Completion: A score of 70% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 70% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved

ACHA CE Approved Provider 

This course is offered for 0.40 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).

Please note - ASHA reporting closes at the end of each month, with completions reported around or after the 15th of the following month.

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial – Chrys Kub is the owner of a private practice and receives a salary. She receives payment from HomeCEU for the presentation of this course.

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service

Disclosures:

SEMINAR-ON-DEMAND 

"Seminar-On-Demand" course are streamed on your web browser if the online version if purchased. Our SODs are optimized for the most current versions of Safari, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. All SOD courses are mobile ready.

Contact Hours: 4 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).

Target Audience: Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant, Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist Assistant, Speech Language Pathologist.

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Criteria for Completion: Criteria for Completion: A score of 70% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 70% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved

ACHA CE Approved Provider 

This course is offered for 0.40 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).

Please note - ASHA reporting closes at the end of each month, with completions reported around or after the 15th of the following month.

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial – Chrys Kub is the owner of a private practice and receives a salary. She receives payment from HomeCEU for the presentation of this course.

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service