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More Than Milestones: Developmental Foundations of Postural Control
16 Oct - 16 Oct 2026 @ Live online
Postural control is widely recognized as the foundation for functional motor skills, including gross motor, fine motor, and oral motor development. In this live, online lecture you’ll explore the Postural Matrix – a contemporary, whole-child model of postural control grounded in dynamic systems theory. You’ll be guided through twelve interconnected components spanning sensory, motor, emotional,…
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Learning the Language of Movement: Movement analysis across development
27 Feb - 27 Feb 2027 @ Live online
Paediatric therapists know that movement rarely tells a simple story: sensory processing, emotional regulation, motor control and cognition all play a role. Postural control sits at the center of this – it’s the foundation for everything a child does functionally. Using the Postural Matrix, a dynamic systems model of postural control, this course explores motor…
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The Big Picture: Integrating Sensory Processing and Movement as Foundations for Feeding
23 Apr - 24 Apr 2027 @ Kids Can Shine
Feeding is a baby’s very first functional motor skill, and it grows in complexity dramatically over the first year of life. Yet many of the oral motor components involved in feeding are built on a foundation of sensorimotor experiences in the body and the development of postural control. Shelley Mannell PT and Donna Legge-Nevett OT…
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