Rachael Benson
Administrative Assistant
The Spiral Foundation
74 Bridge Street
Newton, MA 02458
courses@thespiralfoundation.org
617-969-4410 ext. 231
Course level: Introductory
Prerequisites: None
Target Audience: Occupational therapists, OT assistants, speech and language therapists, teachers.
AOTA:
Domain: Performance Skills
Process: Intervention
Contact hours: This course is worth total of 1.0 contact hours, or .1 AOTA CEUs.
Course Completion Requirements: To receive contact hours for this course you must listen to the LiveTalk either live or as a recording, and complete the accompanying assessment.
ADA/Section 504: If you require special accommodations, please contact us at the address above.
The Spiral Foundation is the not-for-profit research and education affiliate of OTA The Koomar Center; at the request of OTA The Koomar Center, we will be emailing upcoming lectures and courses as well as newsletters filled with helpful tips and the most exciting updates in SPD research. You may unsubscribe from our email list at any time.
Continuing Education
Occupational Therapy Practitioners/ Occupational Therapy Assistants: The Spiral Foundation is an Approved Provider of Continuing Education for occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants by the American Occupational Therapy Association. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
2014 Annual Appeal
Now until January 31st:
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Monday December 1, 2014
7:00pm - 8:00pm EST
Rhoda Erhardt, renowned expert in children's fine motor development, will join us for our final LiveTalk of 2014 to discuss the problems and challenges associated with delays in fine motor skills. In addition to providing practical strategies for intervention, she will also discuss the rationale and clinical reasoning needed to treat this problem area. Don't miss this unique opportunity to learn from one of the greatest experts in the field!
Learning Objectives
By the end of this LiveTalk the participant will be able to:
“LiveTalks” are audio only podcasts that are recorded live. All registrants receive a link to download the recorded LiveTalk immediately following the event. Missed one? No problem. All past “LiveTalks” are available on the Spiral Foundation website: www.thespiralfoundation.org.
Rhoda P. Erhardt, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA, received her B.S. in occupational therapy from the University of Illinois, and her M.S. in child development and family relations from North Dakota State University. She was trained in pediatric Neuro-Developmental Treatment of cerebral palsy (NDT) in London, England. The former director of the Easter Seal Mobile Therapy Unit in Fargo, North Dakota, she is currently in private practice in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, and has provided evaluation and consultation services to a variety of health agencies, educational systems, and national corporations, as well as presenting workshops throughout the world. She has served on the Editorial Board of the American Journal of Occupational Therapy, the first licensure board of North Dakota, and was enrolled in the AOTA Roster of Fellows in 1983. Publications include books, chapters, journal articles, assessments, and videotapes on topics such as normal and atypical development of prehension, vision, eye-hand coordination, and feeding in children with cerebral palsy and learning disabilities. Her videos which have received awards include "Emerging and Mature Hand Preferences", from the Suburban Community Public Access Television, and "Normal Hand Development: Birth to 15 Months", from the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine.
Last Chance!
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December LiveTalk: $25
2014 Bundle Series: $175