4/24/2009 " Childhood Intervention To Insure Functional Hand Skills For Occupational Performance Throughout The Lifespan"
American Occupational Therapy Association, Houston, Texas, (301) 652-2682.
[This case study presentation poster offers a unique challenge for early childhood and school programs to consider future functional needs of children with multiple disabilities. Photographs of an individual with cerebral palsy at ages 3, 7, 14, 16, 25, and 34 years provide a longitudinal perspective illustrating the importance of his hand skills for occupational performance in all areas of occupation throughout his lifespan in determining degree of inclusion, level of independence, and quality of life . The assessment and intervention model uses a family-centered approach to combine components of developmental theory with realistic functional needs in planning therapy programs to support health and participation in life through engagement in occupation. During each age transition, occupational activities reflecting his goals, values, and beliefs are integrated seamlessly into current environmental contexts of home, school, and community.]

"Motor Components of Vision in Children with Disabilities"
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[Lessons include: The Importance and Scope of Visual Problems in Children, Evolution of a Developmental/Functional Approach to Visual Dysfunction, Theoretical Frames of Reference for Vision, Assessment and Management of Visual Problems, Case Studies, The Assessment Report, and The Professionals' Role]
To register, contact Dynamic Learning Online, Inc.

"Overview of Hand Problems in Children with Disabilities"
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[Lessons include: Exploring the Literature, Theoretical Frames of Reference, Normal Arm and Hand Development, Atypical Arm and Hand Development, Administration of a Prehension Assessment, The Assessment Report, Treatment, Eye-Hand Coordination and a Model for Intervention, A Systems Approach to Assessment and Task Analysis, Hand Preference Issues and Application to Practice, and Improving Handwriting Without Teaching Handwriting]
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"The Role of Touch in Occupational Therapy"
[This series includes: Principles of Therapeutic Touch: Application to Practice Areas, Understanding Sensory Systems: Using Touch Therapeutically, Integrating it All: Effects of Touch on Mind, Body, and Spirit]
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Contact us to organize a course in your location. Workshop organizers receive substantial discounts for some course materials. Click on these topics for content information:

• Assessment and Management of Developmental Hand Dysfunction from Birth to Adulthood
• Hand Preference and Handedness: Relevance to Practice
• Handwriting: Visual-Perceptual-Motor Components
• Eye-Hand Coordination: A Model for Intervention in Children with Developmental Disabilities
• Developmental Visual Dysfunction: Assessment and Management of Motor Components
• Visual-Perceptual-Motor Problems: Strategies for Intervention
• A Comprehensive Systems Approach to Feeding in Children with Developmental Disabilities
• A Sensorimotor Approach to Feeding Problems