This 3 day course focuses on the assessment and treatment of motor delay in babies from birth to 2 years of age. Day 1 examines typical and atypical development from a systems perspective, observational assessment of typical and atypical postural control...

Instructors: Shelley Mannell PT, Kim Barthel OT This 3 day course highlights the developing systems in children from birth to one year and how disruption in any one of these systems can impact the babies’ ability to interact with the world. Day 1...

Instructors: Shelley Mannell PT, Charlene Cratt SLP This one day course adopts a more in-depth problem solving approach. We introduce a clinical problem solving model which includes identifying the primary problems, deciding where to start and which...

Instructors: Shelley Mannell PT, Charlene Cratt SLP The second and third in this series, therapists continue with videotape analysis to gain expertise in using the clinical problem solving model presented in Part 1. Participants will each bring video...

Instructors: Shelley Mannell, Julie Wiebe Therapists document challenges with Core with the majority of their clients who are experiencing motor challenges, regardless of diagnosis: ASD, CP, DCD, hypotonia. Join us for a dynamic 3 day workshop that...

Instructors: Shelley Mannell PT, Julie Wiebe PT The second in the series, Dynamic Core for Kids 2 provides the opportunity to gain an increased level of mastery with assessment and treatment planning for children with a variety of motor challenges....

January 20-22, 2012 Hopsital for Sick Children please note this course is now full For more information contact Catherine Patterson at catherine.patterson@sickkids.ca

This 2 day course focuses on the integration of different treatment approaches when assessing and treating children who display the clinical signs of hypotonia. Typical motor development of the child with low tone will serve as a basis for understanding...

Research indicates that there is a significant prevalence of Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) in the pediatric population and that children with SPD are often referred for physical therapy (PT) services. This one-day workshop examines recent research...

This 3 day course focuses on the integration of different treatment approaches when assessing and treating children who are experiencing difficulties with postural control. The theoretical basis for utilizing Myofascial Release, Craniosacral Therapy and...

This 2 day course focuses on the range of motion, strength and motor experiences that contribute to upright stance and functional walking in children with neuromotor dysfunction. Developmental biomechanics and atypical motor development will be considered...