In this bundle, you will learn from four experts in the area of handwriting challenges. Peggy, Patti, Lara, and Dr. Spinks-Franklin will walk you through a variety of evidence-backed top-down approaches to addressing your pediatric client’s participation and performance in written expression activities.

• • • Webinar 1: Assessing Handwriting with Peggy Morris, OTD, OTR/L, BCP
    • Webinar 2: Remediating Handwriting with Patti Sharp, OTD, OTR/L, BCP
    • Webinar 3: Assistive Technology in Written Expression with Lara Collins Barros, OTD, OTR/L
    • Webinar 4: Why Calling “Dysgraphia” SLD in Written Expression Matters! with Dr. Adiaha Spinks-Franklin

Interested in this bundle, but you have already watched an included webinar? Email carlo@applyebp.com so we can assist you.

Peggy Morris, OTD, OTR/L, BCP is an OT with 30+ years of peds experience in early intervention, private practice & out-patient, but most of her experience & passion is in school-based practice. She coordinates the post-professional MS and OTD programs & school-based certificate program at Tufts University. She is Board Certified in Pediatrics through the AOTA, and a regular SeekFreaks contributor.

Patti Sharp, OTD, OTR/L, BCP is a certified CO-OP Instructor, and OT at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC). She co-leads the Developmental Coordination Disorder Community of Practice at CCHMC. She is an adjunct instructor at the University of Cincinnati. She works with children and youth with DCD, ASD, CP, SCI, TBI, orthopedic and neurologic injuries, and developmental delay. She also previously worked in neurorehabilitation and burn units. Patti is excited to share her passion for evidence-based practices with her therapy colleagues.

Lara Collins Barros, OTD, OTR/L has been a school-based OT for over 25 years. She discovered the CO-OP Approach while completing her OTD at NYU and has never looked back. She had the privilege to develop “A Guide for Implementation: Using the Principles of CO-OP to Frame a Top-Down Approach with School-Aged Children” with the mentorship of Dr. Helene Polatajko of ICAN CO-OP.

Adiaha Spinks-Franklin, MD, MPH, FAAP is a board certified Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician. She has more than 20 years’ experience in caring for children and adolescents with developmental disabilities and behavior disorders, and in training pediatric health care professionals in the US and abroad. She holds leadership positions in many national pediatric professional organizations.

Disclosures: Peggy, Patti, Lara, and Dr. Spinks-Franklin receive speaking fees from Apply EBP, LLC. They have no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.

At the completion of the course, you are expected to:

1. 1. Identify 3 variables influencing handwriting.
   2. Select 2 assessment tools to investigate variables influencing the handwriting of a student in a given case study.
   3. Determine the appropriateness of OT services to support handwriting based on the assessment results of a given case study.
   4. Identify 2 diagnoses that are frequently associated with functional handwriting problems for children
   5. Determine 3 features of effective handwriting intervention that are supported by evidence
   6. Apply 3 strategies to remediate handwriting difficulties in the school, home, or community environment on a given case study
   7. Identify 3 available options for assistive technology (AT) for written expression
   8. Determine 3 considerations for assessing a student’s need for assistive technology (AT) for written expression
   9. Select 3 strategies for effective student instruction and implementation of AT for written expression
   10. Identify 3 features of Specific Learning Disorder (SLD) in Written Expression
   11. Determine 3 domains of executive functions that are often impacted in Specific Learning Disorder (SLD) in Written Expression
   12. Apply 3 evidence-informed strategies to promote successful school participation of a student with SLD in Written Expression in a given case scenario

Webinar 1: 1.5 hours of lecture

• • • Assessing Handwriting: Background
    • Handwriting Evaluation: The 4 Step Top-Down Process
    • Reporting Evaluation Findings
    • Decision-Making Based on Findings: 1 Case Study, 3 Scenarios

Webinar 2: 1.5 hours of lecture

• • • Handwriting Challenges
    • Effective Approaches to Handwriting Remediation
    • 5 Strategies that Work

Webinar 3: 1.5 hours lecture

• • • AT for Writing Expression in Context
    • Who Needs AT for Written Expression
    • Available AT for Written Expression
    • Carpe DIEM: 4 Steps to Decision-making and Implementing AT for Written Expression
    • Case Study

Webinar 4: 1.5 hours of lecture

• • • What Is Dysgraphia vs Disorder in Written Expression?
    • What Are the Characteristics of SLD in Written Expression?
    • How Is SLD in Written Expression Diagnosed?
    • What are co-existing conditions with SLD in Written Expression?
    • What Are the Evidence-informed Interventions for a team approach to treat SLD in Written Expression?
    • Case Study

Post-tests: 10-item multiple choice. 70% correct answers required to receive a certificate for each webinar.

A Total of 6 Hours of CE training

 

For OTs and OTAs

• • Apply EBP, LLC is an AOTA-approved provider of CEUs. You will receive 0.15 AOTA CEUs for each webinar completed, for a total of 0.6 CEUs (see imprimatur below for details).

Bundle Price: $195 for 1-year access to watch and re-watch

Payment Options

• • Pay via Credit Card: You are registered instantly!
  • Pay via Check or Purchase Order: Email vicki@applyebp.com

Cancellation Policy

There is no cancellation once webinar is purchased. You will have access to this course for 1 year. If the webinar becomes unavailable before the learner has had access, Apply EBP, LLC will refund the full amount to the learner. Please email or call us if you have any questions.

Accommodations Request

Please email or call us before registering for the course with any questions or requests for accommodations. We will make every effort to provide reasonable accommodations.

Complaints Resolution

We welcome all feedback. Please email or call us if you have any complaints so that we may work with you towards a resolution.

Contact Info:

Carlo Vialu

carlo@applyebp.com

646-269-9039

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