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Early Mobility Enhances Participation

Early Mobility Enhances Participation

$30.00Price
Children with mobility impairments may miss out on opportunities to participate in family routines. This session will explore evidence-based, child directed, and family delivered strategies for interventionist to coach which improve participation by enhancing early mobility.
 
Participant Outcomes:  
 
  • Participants will describe three ways in which early mobility enhances social, emotional, language and learning experiences.
  • Participants will describe three evidence based ways to enhance early mobility.
  • Participants will be able to coach families in developing strategies to enhance mobility.
 
Presenters: Ginny Paleg PT, DScPT and Tricia Catalino PT, DSc

Ginny Paleg, PT, DScPT is a pediatric physical therapist from Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.  For the past 16 years, she has worked for Montgomery County Infants and Toddlers Program.  Ginny earned her Masters Degree in Physical Therapy at Emory University and her DScPT at the University of Maryland Baltimore. Ginny specializes in postural and mobility assessment and interventions for children with severe mobility impairments.  She is certified in General Movement Assessment and the Hammersmith Infant Neurological Exam (HINE).  Her most recent publications are on PT and OT  interventions for children with hypotonia, and a care path for infants and toddlers with hypotonia.
 
Tricia Catalino, PT, DSc is Program Director and Associate Professor of Hawai'i Pacific University, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program. During her 20 plus years of practice, Dr. Catalino has served children with disabilities and their families in the early intervention (EI) setting. She is a Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy, Co-Chair of the Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy (APPT) Annual Conference and the Chair of the APTA, APPT, EI Special Interest Group. Dr. Catalino is Chief Delegate of the Nevada Chapter of the APTA and is President of the Nevada Division for Early Childhood Subdivision. She is the physical therapy coordinator for Nevada LEND.
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