Pam has a passion for sharing her knowledge of task oriented movement therapy for infants and toddlers
Learning, Acting and Building for Rehabilitation in Health Systems
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Introduction
The supine position is a comfortable and natural position for newborns and infants to assume. It gives them independence to explore their environment with their senses and body, discover trunk stability, and develop purposeful movements with their hands and extremities. It is a powerful position to interact with their surroundings and caregivers and has many benefits. This course provides an overview of these benefits and the movement behaviours and skills typically seen in infants from birth to eight months.
Aims
This course aims to provide early intervention therapists with an opportunity to review infant development in supine. It also aims to help rehabilitation professionals recognise how experience provided by the physical and social environment and the infant’s motivation to explore influence their ever-increasing ability to move and be independent.
Outline
This course is made up of videos, reading, forum posts and a final quiz. The course content is split into the following sections:
- Video 1: Development in Supine, Newborn to 1-2 Months
- Video 2: Development in Supine, 3-8 Months
- Video 3: Developmental Delays and Treatment Interventions in Supine
- Reading activity
- Quiz
Target audience
This course is aimed at rehabilitation professionals, students and assistants including but not limited to Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Rehabilitation Doctors, Rehabilitation Nurses, Prosthetists, Orthotists, Psychologists, Audiologists, Dietetics, Social Workers. Community Health Workers, Nurses or Medical Doctors interested in this subject are also invited to participate.