Treatment of the Child With Hypotonia (English Course)

Date: October 27-28-29 2010 (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday)

Location:

Language: English

Target Audience: Physiotherapists & Occupational & Therapists, Pediatric Speech Pathologists,

Cette activité de formation continue, ayant respecté tous les critères de l`Ordre, est admissible en tant qu`activité de formation dirigée dans le cadre de la Politique de formation continue des membres de l`Ordre professionel de la physiothérapie du Québec.

09.A.ES01.0009    Treatment of the Child with Hypotonia
Barbara Hypes, PT, Formations E.P.A.T.
Tél. : (514) 664-1255
E-mail : This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Web : www.formationsepat.com
Clientèle visée : pht (17 HFC) et T.R.P. (17 HFC)
Période d'admissibilité : 17 juin 2009 au 16 juin 2012

The Course:

This three-day course on treating the child with hypotonia will emphasize lab activities, lecture material, videotape treatment demonstrations on patients with varying degrees of hypotonia. Course attendees should be prepared to participate in lab and lecture environment. This course addresses intervention for children from infants through young adults.

Learning Objectives:

Following this course, participants will be able to:

1. Articulate a basic knowledge of the hypotonic child's problem.

2. Describe treatment strategies for the hypotonic child.

3. Discuss general information on sensory input focus for the hypotonic child.

4. Describe the abnormal development of the hypotonic child.

5. Plan and implement a therapy program for the hypotonic child.

6. Analyze movement patterns of the hypotonic child.

7. Determine which muscles the hypotonic child overuses for stability.

8. Practice a variety of facilitation techniques for head control, upper and lower extremity control, and general posture.

Speaker: Barbara Hypes, PT (www.barbarahypes.com)

Barbara is a physical therapist trained in both pediatric Neuro-Developmental Treatment and baby treatment. She has been treating pediatrics since 1981 and teaching continuing education seminars since 1985. She currently teaches courses for therapists, teachers and parents throughout the United States and Canada. Topics for teaching currently focus on treatment with the ball, treating the child who has neurological impairments and treating hypotonia.

Barbara is a graduate of Indiana University and lives in Wisconsin. She has treated in a variety of settings including out patient rehabilitation center, hospitals and school settings. She currently works at an outpatient pediatric therapy center treating children ranging in age form newborn to young adult.

Barbara has contributed an appendix to the book IMPROVING UPPER BODY CONTROL -AN APPROACH TO ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF TONAL DYSFUNCTION, 2 sections to PARENT ARTICLES- FOR EARLY INTERVENTION, and written a book on treatment using the ball called: FACILITATING DEVELOPMENT AND SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION- TREATMENT WITH THE BALL.

Barbara has produced 15 educational DVD’s on treatment and in 2008 completed work on a new book titled, HEADS UP ON HYPOTONIA.

Course Schedule

Day 1

8:00-9:00 Registration and continental breakfast
9:00-9:30 Introduction
9:30-10:30 Discuss major problems present in hypotonia
10:30-10:45 Morning Break
10:45-12:00 Compare the hypotonic child’s development to normal
12:00-1:30 Lunch (on your own)
1:30-2:00 Treatment demonstration or video
2:00-3:00 Overview of normal principles to promote in therapy
3:00-3:15 Afternoon Break
3:15-4:30 Continue lecture and wrap up

Day 2

8:30-9:00 Continental breakfast
9:00- 10:30 Lab on weight shifts and facilitating into space.
10:30-10:45 Morning Break
10:45-12:00 Lab on 3-dimensional facilitation and recruiting the core
12:00-1:30 Lunch (on your own)
1:30-2:00 Treatment demonstration or video
2:00-3:00 Lab on handling techniques used on the hypotonic child
3:00-3:15 Afternoon Break
3:15-4:30 Video presentation of child with processing challenges

Day 3

8:30-9:00 Continental breakfast
9:00-10:30 Lecture on muscles the hypotonic child uses abnormally
10:30-10:45 Morning Break
10:45-12:00 Discussion of ankle/foot control and splinting to extremities
12:00-1:30 Lunch (on your own)
1:30- 2:00 Treatment demonstration or video
2:00- 3:00 Lab on stance, reach and sit activities or videos
3:00- 3:15 Afternoon Break
3:15- 4:30 Discussion on positioning and equipment and wrap up questions

The cost includes:

1) Course manual

2) A *DVD (see below for description)

3) Continental breakfasts, morning and afternoon refreshment breaks

4) Parking at the hotel

*No post dated checks accepted. Your registration will not be guaranteed until your payment is processed.

*Registration is non refundable but registrants' substitutions will be accepted. (4 weeks notice required if you want the substitute's name on the certificate of attendance at the conference, otherwise the substitute will have his/her certificate sent by mail).

*This 70 minute DVD is designed to be a teaching tool for treating children that have low muscle tone. It includes treatment sessions on two children with different degrees of hypotonia. Both of the treatment sessions have been edited to highlight a variety of activities therapy can emphasize for each child. The entire videotape is scripted and professionally narrated so the viewer receives direct instruction about what the therapist is doing. The narration explains why each treatment technique is chosen as well. The videotape also includes an introductory section on major problems and pertinent treatment strategies for working with the floppy patient. This DVD can be a valuable learning tool for beginning through advanced therapists. It may also be used to help parents of hypotonic children better understand their child and the need for ongoing therapy. New footage has been added to show the viewer what the first child looked like at an earlier and later age. Additional footage for the second child was not available but her parents’ report of her progress is noted. It is hoped this additional footage will further inform the viewer about how to treat children who present with these types of motor control.

Continuing Education Credits:

A certificate of completion will be issued at the end of the course for 16.5 contact hours.

Attire:

Please wear comfortable, loose clothing and bring a mat or large towel for floor work.

Testimonials:

''Barbara is an excellent lecturer whose dynamic style and engaging presentation keeps control over the topic as well as the progression through the course material''.

''lecturer is excellent. She was very articulate and easy to understand. She welcomed all comments and questions''.

''Course had good balance of lecture/ lab time''.

''I enjoyed use of personal anectodes and examples as well as her use of video and live demonstration''.

Cancellation Policy: Formations E.P.A.T. reserves the right to cancel the conference and will refund registration fees only.

Cette activité de formation continue, ayant respecté tous les critères de l`Ordre, est admissible en tant qu`activité de formation dirigée dans le cadre de la Politique de formation continue des membres de l`Ordre professionel de la physiothérapie du Québec.

 09.A.ES01.0009    Treatment of the Child with Hypotonia
Barbara Hypes, PT, Formations E.P.A.T.
Tél. : (514) 664-1255
E-mail : This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Web : www.formationsepat.com
Clientèle visée : pht (17 HFC) et T.R.P. (17 HFC)
Remarque : Feuilles de présence reçues pour la prestation suivante :
17 au 19 juin 2009
Période d'admissibilité : 17 juin 2009 au 16 juin 2012