Pediatric Physical Therapy Continuing Education Colorado

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Get your continuing education credit online with a variety of pediatric courses featuring the latest treatment techniques for common diagnoses seen in the clinic.  Online courses allow you to learn at your own pace from the comfort of home.  Interested in an on-site course?  Contact us to inquire about hosting at your facility.  You can also join our mailing list to be notified when new courses are added to the catalog, with updates on current courses and exclusive discounts.  We are looking for additional allied health professionals to instruct needed course work.  Have a class you'd like to include?  Contact us!

Introduction to Pediatric Therapy

An introduction to the specialty of pediatric therapy for professionals looking to enter this sect of the field.  The course covers the progression of physiology and development, reflexes and integration, treatment types and options overview, as well as the common diagnoses seen in pediatric physical therapy.  Also available as an onsite course.

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2.0 Contact Hours only $50

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Course Objectives

• Correctly identify developmental milestones and the developmental progression

• Learn the different techniques for measuring range of motion in the pediatric population.

• Define primitive reflexes, righting, protective and equilibrium reactions.

• Understand the time table for integration and development of reflexes and reactions

• Understand the implications of unintegrated reflexes on development

• Correctly identify common pediatric diagnoses

• Become knowledgeable in treatment types and techniques for a variety of pediatric diagnoses

Approved in: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming ** Pending in New Jersey

Evaluating and Effectively Treating Torticollis and Plagiocephaly

Updated 2019! Learn the important components of Evaluating and Treating Torticollis and Plagiocephaly at your convenience.  This self-paced course covers the topics of physiology and development, evaluation and treatment and how the Back to Sleep program and SIDS have affected the way we care for infants. Also available as an onsite course.

6.0 Contact Hours for only $150

Course Objectives

• Correctly identify developmental milestones, the developmental progression and how it relates to torticollis and plagiocephaly (T.A.P.)

• Understand the risk factors of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in relation to T.A.P.

• Understand the Back to Sleep program and the recommendations by the AAP

• Correctly identify anatomical structures involved in T.A.P.

• Accurately and objectively evaluate T.A.P. and related developmental delay

• Use treatment techniques to effectively manage T.A.P.

• Identify when a child needs additional treatment techniques for a successful outcome

• Instruct parents and caregivers in home exercise programs for T.A.P.

• Confidently explain and refer parents and caregivers to facilities for additional services if necessary

Approved in: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming ** Pending in New Jersey

Course Objectives

The Ups and Downs of Toe Walking

Learn the primary reasons for toe walking and how to treat this issue clinically at your convenience.  This self-paced course is available a full 30 days after registration and allows you the option to return to the course as often as you like during that time.  Also available as an onsite course.

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3.0 Contact Hours for only $75

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• Correctly identify the main causes of toe walking

• Effectively evaluate the toe walking child to differentiate which mechanism is causative

• Identify the orthopedic structures involved and long term effects of continued toe walking

• Effectively treat components contributing to toe walking

• Differentiate effective treatment supplements to aid in successful resolution

• Establish effective home exercise program for carry over outside the clinic

Approved in: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming **  Pending in New Jersey

** Don't see your state listed for approval?  Contact us to check the status.

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Source: https://www.compassptinc.com/continuing-education

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