THERAMOVES

• Tuesday & Wednesday 
• JANUARY 15 & 16, 2019
• 1580 Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn, New York
• Tuesday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM &
• Wednesday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
• 13.5 Educational contact hours
• Location: TBD Brooklyn, New York (midwood section)
• Please refer to the registration tab (on the next page) for more information i.e. cost and early bird discount.

 *Limited Space*

As clinicians treating individuals with central nervous system dysfunction, such as cerebral palsy, congenital hypotonia and other multi-system impairments, we can make advances in our clinical decision making skills by establishing hypotheses regarding the critical impairments that we observe in our assessments and be more precise in our treatment sessions. This 2-day, hands-on lab intensive seminar is designed to further enhance the ability to treat children with CNS dysfunction. We will briefly review the current Neuro-Developmental Treatment Approach principles and rationales that support our treatment planning and the strategies used within a treatment session. Development of your handling skills will be emphasized as a way to influence multi-system and single system impairments related to the clients' functional outcomes. Development of specific handling skills related to in-effective posture and movement behaviors observed in the neurologically challenged child will be the primary focus of this seminar

Discussion of therapeutic intervention and the clinical decision-making process will be discussed. A combination of didactic, video examples, laboratory learning experiences and patient demonstration will ensure the integration of NDT as a foundation for intervention.

 Monday, March 11, 2019

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Location: Jamaica Estate, QUEENS, New York 

6 Contact Hours - 6 NBCOT PDUs,/.6 CEU's 

Please refer to the registration tab (on the next page) for more information i.e. cost and early bird discount.

Every participant will leave with a tote bag full of posters to use right away!

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Provide a school culture that supports children who learn differently, need sensory support, or struggle keeping up with their peers 
• Teach self regulation techniques through various sensory motor activities in order to stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system with the goal of decreasing stress and anxiety and giving students the appropriate sensory input to facilitate improved motor output and learning
• Integrate essential developmental skills with academic curricula
• Learn techniques to improve student's overall coordination, motor planning skills, body awareness, and visual tracking skills
• Integrate essential developmental skills with academic curricula
• Understand and explain how movement and developmental skills impact academic success
• Integrate occupational and physical therapy theory and techniques where appropriate into S’cool Moves routines  

Monday,  APRIL 1, 2019 - Executive Functioning Foundation conference

Location: NORTH WOODMERE, LI, (5-TOWNS)

(APRIL 2, 2019 - MASTER CLASS: Advanced Implementation of Executive Function Interventions - first time given in NEW YORK in many years!!  - scroll down to see the next listing with more information about the Master class) 

COURSE DESCRIPTION 

LEARN TODAY, USE IT TOMORROW! PRACTICAL, CUTTING EDGE INTERVENTIONS FOR IMPROVING EXECUTIVE FUNCTION SKILLS IN STUDENTS

• First you will learn how to clearly define what the executive function skills are for the purpose of determining the most effective treatment interventions
• Understand the development of the executive function skills and what is meant by the term “executive dysfunction”. 
• You will learn dozens of functional, ready-to-use strategies for teaching students how to develop the executive function skills. 
• Teach students to develop a “memory for the future”, to devise plans to achieve their goal, to use self talk, to self-initiate, to transition to the next task of higher priority and to control their impulses and emotions to successfully complete a task. 
• Improve a student’s awareness skills so that he/she can “read a room” then “stop, think and create” an appropriate action plan and infer possible outcomes. 
• Teach students to see and sense the passage of time, accurately estimate how long tasks will take, change or maintain their pace, and carry out routines and tasks within allotted time frames. 
• Learn methods to improve a student’s ability to cognitively shift and to be flexible in processing and accessing information
• Learn how to use the Get Ready * Do* Done Model to turn the core curriculum and lesson/treatment plans into powerful tools to teach students executive control skills
• Fresh approaches to help students develop automaticity for class routines and transitions.

1 day course 6 contact hours

both courses 12 contact hours

Instructor: Sarah Ward, SLP, CCC

Best selling author, psychologist, nutritionist and mom!

Tuesday

MAY 14, 2019

1580 Coney Island Avenue

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

6 contact hours, 6 NBCOT PDUs, .6 CEUs

Sample Topics will include:

• How the health of brain and body are interconnected
• Why so many more children have issues and challenges with brain development and function
• Underlying physical and neurological factors in behavior and learning challenges
• Building the foundation for a more resilient brain
• The gut-brain and food-mood connection
• Nutrient deficiencies that impact learning and behavior
• Food-focused strategies to improve behavior and learning
• How sleep impacts learning and behavior
• Common sleep-related issues in children and teens
• Strategies to support healthy sleep
• How stress levels impact learning and behavior
• Stress reduction and mindfulness strategies for school and therapy environments
• Stress reduction strategies for home environments
• How screen time/electronics exposure impacts learning and behavior
• Strategies for managing screen time in school and therapy environments
• Strategies for managing screen time in home environments