Video
Instructional Level: Intermediate

Accreditation Information:

Course Outline:

Hour 1

  • Barriers to early mobility provision, typical early mobility development, impact on behavior, learning, emotional and visual development, socialization.
  • Enhanced independence, participation, impact on future motor development, funding issues, exercise.

Hour 2

  • Determining readiness to use a power mobility device.
  • Developing readiness to use a power mobility device.

Author

Michelle Lange, OTR, ABDA, ATP/SMS

The Importance of Early Mobility in Child Development

The Importance of Early Mobility in Child Development

2 Hours Instructional Level: Intermediate
Video
Delivery Type
Select State
Select Discipline
$33

Description:

This course presents the importance of early mobility in child development, specifically the use of power wheelchairs with very young children. Research supports improvements in key areas of development with the onset of self-initiated mobility. Strategies to determine readiness for power mobility are presented. Finally, if a child is not yet ready, interventions to develop readiness are addressed.

Full Course Description
This course presents the importance of early mobility in child development, specifically the use of power wheelchairs with very young children. Research supports improvements in key areas of development with the onset of self-initiated mobility. Strategies to determine readiness for power mobility are presented. Finally, if a child is not yet ready, interventions to develop readiness are addressed.

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

That clinicians would be aware of the developmental impact of early mobility provision and the evidence that supports it, will recognize young children in their practice who could benefit and refer to area experts for evaluation. 

Professional Objectives:

  1. Identify developmental benefits supported by research of early self-initiated mobility. 
  2. Identify 3 stages of learning to use a power wheelchair.
  3. Recognize 3 mobility concepts needed to use a power wheelchair.
  4. Locate strategies to develop readiness to use a power wheelchair.

 

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

That clinicians would be aware of the developmental impact of early mobility provision and the evidence that supports it, will recognize young children in their practice who could benefit and refer to area experts for evaluation. 

Professional Objectives:

  1. Identify developmental benefits supported by research of early self-initiated mobility. 
  2. Identify 3 stages of learning to use a power wheelchair.
  3. Recognize 3 mobility concepts needed to use a power wheelchair.
  4. Locate strategies to develop readiness to use a power wheelchair.

 

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: 2 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

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

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial – Michelle L. Lange is employed by Acess to Independence. Inc and receives a salary. She receives payment from HomeCEU for the presentation of this course.

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee.

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

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:

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: 2 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

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

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial – Michelle L. Lange is employed by Acess to Independence. Inc and receives a salary. She receives payment from HomeCEU for the presentation of this course.

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee.

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

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.