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Instructional Level: Intermediate

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Cynthia Diaz, OT

Pediatric Hand Therapy: An Overview of Development and Interventions

Pediatric Hand Therapy: An Overview of Development and Interventions

2 Hours Instructional Level: Intermediate
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Description:

Course release date: 1/6/2025

Course Overview

This course is intended for all healthcare professionals who care for pediatric patients with developmental delays resulting in decreased hand and fine motor proficiency. This course is also for healthcare professionals seeking knowledge regarding typical development for the hand from birth to school-aged children to better identify current developmental status and expected milestones for pediatric patients. Various effective interventions will be shared to assist healthcare professionals with current and future patients to enhance independence for all areas of occupational for children including play, school-based needs, activities of daily living, handwriting, and more.

Full Course Description
Course release date: 1/6/2025Course OverviewThis course is intended for all healthcare professionals who care for pediatric patients with developmental delays resulting in decreased hand and fine motor proficiency. This course is also for healthcare professionals seeking knowledge regarding typical development for the hand from birth to school-aged children to better identify current developmental status and expected milestones for pediatric patients. Various effective interventions will be shared to assist healthcare professionals with current and future patients...

Goals & Objectives:

Course Overview

This course is intended for all healthcare professionals who care for pediatric patients with developmental delays resulting in decreased hand and fine motor proficiency. This course is also for healthcare professionals seeking knowledge regarding typical development for the hand from birth to school-aged children to better identify current developmental status and expected milestones for pediatric patients. Various effective interventions will be shared to assist healthcare professionals with current and future patients to enhance independence for all areas of occupational for children including play, school-based needs, activities of daily living, handwriting, and more.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completing this course, the learner should be able to:

  • Analyze the components of hand skills and contributions of context factors and body functions to hand skills. 
  • Outline the relationship of hand skills to children’s occupations including play, activities of daily living, and school functions. 
  • Differentiate aspects of a thorough handwriting evaluation to include measuring handwriting performance in the areas of handwriting, legibility, writing speed, and ergonomic factors. 
  • Classify treatment and intervention utilizing various approaches such as neurodevelopmental, biomechanical, sensorimotor, acquisitional, and psychosocial.

Goals & Objectives:

Course Overview

This course is intended for all healthcare professionals who care for pediatric patients with developmental delays resulting in decreased hand and fine motor proficiency. This course is also for healthcare professionals seeking knowledge regarding typical development for the hand from birth to school-aged children to better identify current developmental status and expected milestones for pediatric patients. Various effective interventions will be shared to assist healthcare professionals with current and future patients to enhance independence for all areas of occupational for children including play, school-based needs, activities of daily living, handwriting, and more.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completing this course, the learner should be able to:

  • Analyze the components of hand skills and contributions of context factors and body functions to hand skills. 
  • Outline the relationship of hand skills to children’s occupations including play, activities of daily living, and school functions. 
  • Differentiate aspects of a thorough handwriting evaluation to include measuring handwriting performance in the areas of handwriting, legibility, writing speed, and ergonomic factors. 
  • Classify treatment and intervention utilizing various approaches such as neurodevelopmental, biomechanical, sensorimotor, acquisitional, and psychosocial.

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Audience/Accreditations and Approvals
This course is designed for the following healthcare professions (select your profession for details):
Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology


AOTA logoColibri Healthcare, LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval ID# 11413. This Distance Learning-Independent course is offered at 0.2 CEUs, Intermediate, OT Service Delivery, Foundational Knowledge. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.


Contact Hours
Upon sucessful completion of this course, you will be awarded the following contact hours (based on profession):
Occupational Therapy: 2
Physical Therapy: 2
Speech-Language Pathology: 2

If you require special accommodations, please contact Colibri Healthcare Support by clicking here: Contact Us or by using the chat functionality.

Cancellation Policy: For activity cancellation, returns, or complaint resolution, please contact us by email help@homeceu.com or by phone at 1.800.55.4CEUS (2387). We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Refunds will be issued for courses that have not been completed (exam not taken), or for any course that has been rejected by your board of approval. Webinar attendance must be canceled 24 hours before the scheduled start time.

Disclosures:

Audience/Accreditations and Approvals
This course is designed for the following healthcare professions (select your profession for details):
Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology


AOTA logoColibri Healthcare, LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval ID# 11413. This Distance Learning-Independent course is offered at 0.2 CEUs, Intermediate, OT Service Delivery, Foundational Knowledge. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.


Contact Hours
Upon sucessful completion of this course, you will be awarded the following contact hours (based on profession):
Occupational Therapy: 2
Physical Therapy: 2
Speech-Language Pathology: 2

If you require special accommodations, please contact Colibri Healthcare Support by clicking here: Contact Us or by using the chat functionality.

Cancellation Policy: For activity cancellation, returns, or complaint resolution, please contact us by email help@homeceu.com or by phone at 1.800.55.4CEUS (2387). We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Refunds will be issued for courses that have not been completed (exam not taken), or for any course that has been rejected by your board of approval. Webinar attendance must be canceled 24 hours before the scheduled start time.

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