Is physical deconditioning limiting your pediatric client’s employment potential? How would you design a strength training program to support their employability?

In this seminar, Connie will discuss high-level evidence on strength training for youth with disabilities. She will apply the evidence via walking you through her 5 Steps to Designing a Functional Strength Training Program. It starts with reviewing the youth’s work goals via interviews, reviewing IEP Transition Plan, and analyzing the youth’s prognosis. You will learn relevant assessment tools for strength, body composition, work capacity skills, cardiopulmonary functions, balance, and mobility. Connie will explain how you will use the test results, together with the CDC’s Physical Activity Guideline, and the Social Security Exertional Levels to identify the missing body components and functional movement skills (e.g., push, pull, carry, squat, kneel, hinge, etc.) that the youth need to develop to be work-ready! You will receive multiple strategies and tools for developing and progressing individualized exercise programs that are relevant to the youth’s functional needs. You will learn about functional strength training, power training, AMRAP, Tabata protocol, and other activities you may want to include in the youth’s program.

Finally, Connie will utilize the case study of Lydia so you will learn how to apply the concepts learned in this course to your own clients the very next day. Connie will demonstrate how she identified Lydia’s needs, designed Lydia’s exercise program, as well as measured and demonstrated Lydia’s success!
Closed Captioned in English!

BONUS TOOLKIT: Functional Strength Training Protocol; Fir4Wrok Screen; Fit4Work Minute 2 Win It; Squat Cue Cards

Connie Johnson, PT, DScPT, ABPTS-Certified PCS is a school-based physical therapist, adjunct faculty member at Virginia Commonwealth University and the creator of Fit4Work. Her primary areas of expertise are on health, wellness and participation in school and work environments for youth with developmental disabilities. She is an active member of the APTA, Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy and serves as Co-Chair of the Practice Development Committee and members of Adults with Developmental Disabilities and School Special Interest Groups and has co-authored numerous fact sheets. She has published in the areas of developmental disability, physical activity and use of the Guide to PT Practice in peer reviewed journals. She is the author of Fit4Work: Fitness for Vocational Tasks for Youth with Disabilities.

Disclosures: Connie receives a speaking fee from Apply EBP, LLC. She has self-published her book, Fit4Work. She has no other relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.

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

1. 1. 1. Select 3 baseline measures to determine the strength training needs of youth with disabilities for work readiness
      2. Identify 3 potential missing components for the work readiness of youth with disabilities
      3. Apply 3 evidence-based functional/strength training strategies that can be implemented in school and community settings to support employment participation given a case scenario

• • • Meet Lydia: Why Strength?
    • Practice Models for Strength Training
    • Evidence on Strength Training
    • The 5 Steps to Designing a Program
    • Case Study Application: Lydia’s Program

Webinar Price: $65 for 60-day access to watch and re-watch

Payment Options

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Cancellation Policy

There is no cancellation once webinar is purchased. You will have access to this course for at least 60 days. 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.

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Contact Info:

Carlo Vialu

carlo@applyebp.com

646-269-9039

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