Is it difficult for your pediatric client to learn basic motor skills despite having no known diagnosis? Can they learn motor skills with you, but cannot apply the skills in the real world? Learn to identify children with probable Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), and provide them with proven therapy interventions!

Patti will start this workshop by teaching you how to use the right assessment tools to satisfy the 4 Criteria set by the DSM-5 for a diagnosis of DCD. She will then discuss important research on various interventions for DCD, so you can use what works, and avoid what do not!

Patti will provide you with an introduction to the Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) Approach, with a focus on the global strategy of Goal-Plan-Do-Check, the Dynamic Performance Analysis, and Guided Discovery. You will immerse yourself in Patti’s treatment sessions via case study videos, as she demonstrates 6 evidence-based strategies that you can incorporate into your interventions right away…whether you work in a school, at home or in a clinic.

Finally, you will learn decision-making algorithms that Patti uses to differentiate DCD from co-morbid or similar conditions…such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), sensory processing difficulties (SPD), and Autism Spectrum. She will utilize multiple case studies to demonstrate her clinical reasoning process, as the right diagnosis is critical to children’s success!

You will leave the course with practical tools and strategies that you can use the very next day you return to work! See Bonus Tools tab below.

Patti Sharp, OTD, OTR/L, BCP is a certified Instructor of the the CO-OP Approach, and OT at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC). She co-leads the Developmental Coordination Disorder Community of Practice at CCHMC. Patti is excited to share her passion for evidence-based practices with her therapy colleagues.

Disclosures: Patti recieves speaking fees from Apply EBP, LLC. She has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.

At the completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

1. 1. 1. Identify 2 common signs and symptoms of children with possible Developmental Coordination Disorder
      2. Determine 2 recommended screening and assessment tools for children with possible DCD
      3. Determine a strategy to differentiate DCD from another pediatric condition that is commonly confused with DCD
      4. Select 2 task-based interventions that have been shown to be effective in helping children with DCD perform ADLs, play and leisure or other meaningful activity
      5. Determine the application of 3 strategies on a given case study of a child with DCD who is learning a skill in the areas of ADL, play or education

This course is from 8:30 am – 3:30 pm Eastern Time (Note that you may be in a different time zone. Contact Carlo at carlo@applyebp.com if you have any questions or need assistance).

• • • 8:30 am What is Developmental Coordination Disorder (lecture)
    • 9:00 am Identifying DCD (lecture, case study)
      • DSM-5 Criteria of DCD
      • Screening and Assessment Tools for DCD
    • 10:00 am Break
    • 10:15 am Evidence on Interventions for Children with DCD (lecture, video case vignettes)
      • Top-down vs. Bottom-up Interventions
      • What Works and What Do Not!
      • 6 Strategies to Incorporate in Your Interventions Right Away
    • 11:45 am Lunch (on your own)
    • 12:15 pm Introduction to the Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) Approach (lecture, video case vignettes)
      • Key Features: GPDC as a Global Strategy
      • Dynamic Performance Analysis
      • Guided Discovery
    • 1:15 pm Applying the 6 Strategies (lecture, video case vignettes)
      • Fine Motor and Gross Motor Tasks
    • 2:00 pm   Break
    • 2:00 pm   Differential Diagnosis Algorithms (lecture, case studies)
      • ADHD
      • Sensory Processing Difficulty
      • Autism Spectrum
    • 3:00 pm    Case Study Application (case study, discussions)
    • 3:30 pm Adjourn

To help you apply what you learned the very next day you return to work, you will leave the course with your Practical Toolkit, which includes:

• • • Identifying DCD using the DSM-5
    • Resources: Links to Assessment Tools and Must-Reads
    • Resources for DCD Management
    • Chart: 6 Strategies for DCD Interventions
    • Differential Diagnosis Algorithms
    • Differential Diagnosis Summary

Attendees who complete this course will receive a certificate for 6 hours of continuing education training

For OTs and OTAs

• • Apply EBP, LLC is an AOTA-approved provider of CEUs. You will receive 0.6 CEUs for completing this course (see AOTA Imprimatur)

For PTs and PTAs

• • • Apply EBP, LLC is an approved provider of CEUs in IL, NM, NY, OK (BAP202310011 thru 11/27/25), and TX (APS #: 2703055TX)
    • This course is approved in CA, MD (#2021-624 thru 6/8/2025) and NJ (#2022-80 thru 1/31/26).
    • These PT state boards accept approval by other states boards or state associations: AK, AZ, DC, DE, FL, HI, IN, KS, KY, MA, MI, MT, NC, ND, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, UT, VT, VA, WI & WY.
    • These states do not require pre-approval of courses or have no CE requirements: AL, CO, CT, GA, IA, ID, ME, MO, NE, NH & WA.

For Teachers

• • • Apply EBP is an approved sponsor of CTLE for educators in New York State (#23827)

If you would like to obtain CEUs for another state, please email carlo@applyebp.com

Ticket Prices and Discounts

• • Early Bird – Group: $179/person – save $50/person if 3 or more from the same organization, community group/network or study group register by October 25, 2024. Register together or separately, indicating at least 2 of your co-therapists who are also registering.
  • Early Bird – Individual: $199/person – save $30/person by registering by October 25, 2024.
  • Full Price – Group: $199/person – save $30/person if 3 or more from the same organization, community group/network or study group register starting October 26, 2024. Register together or separately, indicating at least 2 of your co-therapists who are also registering.
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