Certificate in Dyspraxia – Defining, Assessing, and Intervening for Change

When: 20 - 22 Jun 2022 (Mon - Thu)

Description

Why would you want to do a certificate workshop in Praxis / Dyspraxia? Because you want to be a leader in your field in understanding development and what to do about it! This workshop will tell you what it is, how to define the different subsections of it as well as show you how and what to assess so you could plan targeted intervention. This workshop has been renewed, and re-organized the way we look at development and added clinical sessions of actual treatment sessions.

This 3-day certificate course will include the theory of different sub-categories of Dyspraxia and explain the background in the nervous system. Multiple techniques and interventions (top down and bottom up) will be shared in order to plan intervention. The third day will cover in-depth information on assessment and clinical observations following the three-phase system of Maude’s own Developmental Pathways Model (DPM). This is a workshop not to be missed for anyone working in the field of paediatrics, schools, and early learning. Discover how Dyspraxia influences learning, attention and executive functioning.

 

By Maude Le Roux OTR/L, IMC, SIPT, CTC, DIR-FT International Trainer

Dates:

20 - 22 Jun 2022 (Mon - Thu)

Time:

9.00am to 4.00pm Singapore Time Zone

Venue:

Live Online Training

Speaker’s profile

Maude Le Roux, OTR/L is an international speaker considering a wide array of topics pertaining development in children. She has been a regular speaker at our events for the past 11 years. Even as she travels and trains extensively, she continues to operate a paediatric practice in Glen Mills, PA. Maude designs her own courses, as well as trains for other organizations such as ICDL (DIR/Floortime) globally. She serves on the Board for ATTACh to develop the consideration of attachment and trauma in the work of occupational therapists. Maude “re-energizes” as she teaches and inspires her listeners to feel the importance of the work they do. She co-authored a book, “Our Greatest Allies” with Lauren O’Malley, available on Amazon.com. Maude opened her own online academy (www.maudeleroux.com) in January 2019 to increase accessibility of practical “know-how” based on scientific theory for therapists, teachers and parents. Her mantra: ‘If a child could, he / she would!”

 

Course Outline

Day 1 (June 20 – 9 to 4.00pm):

8.30 to 9.00am                  Registration

9.00 to 10.30am                Definitions of Praxis and Dyspraxia

10.30 to 11.00am               Morning Break

11.00 to 12.00pm               Somatodyspraxia

12.00 to 1.00pm                 Lunch

1.00 to 2.00pm                   Bilateral Integration, Sequencing and Timing Dyspraxia

2.00 to 2.45pm                   Influence of the Visual System on Dyspraxia

2.45 to 3.00pm                   Afternoon Break

3.00 to 4.00pm                   Case Study

 

Day 2 (June 21 – 9 to 4.00pm):

9.00 to 10.30pm                  Influence of the Auditory System on Dyspraxia           

10.30 to 11.00pm                Morning Break

11.00 to 12.00pm                Interoception

12.00 to 1.00pm                  Lunch

1.00 to 2.00pm                    Sensory Modulation

2.00 to 2.45pm                     Sensory Motor

2.45 to 3.00pm                     Afternoon Break

3.00 to 4.00pm                     Principles of Assessment

 

Day 3 (June 22 – 9 to 4.00pm):

9.00 to 10.30am                  Phase 1: Foundation Assessment

10.30 to 11.00am                 Morning Break

11.00 to 12.00pm                 Phase 2: Organization Assessment

12.00 to 1.00pm                   Lunch

1.00 to 2.30pm                     Phase 3: Executive Functioning Assessment

2.30 to 2.45                          Afternoon Break

2.45 to 4.00                          Intervention through video case study

 

Course Objectives

  • Define at least 3 different sub categories of Dyspraxia and components thereof
  • List at least 10 different techniques for intervention
  • List at least 20 intervention techniques for each subsection supporting development in Dyspraxia
  • Consider the impact of Dyspraxia on developing learning, reading and writing skill
  • Apply 3 phases of assessment to evaluate the developmental trajectory in Dyspraxia.

 

Who can benefit?

Occupational therapist (OT) or OT to be