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Pediatric Pelvic Floor Play Skills
| Price: $275 Experience Level: Beginner Contact Hours: 10 |
This one day remote continuing education class is targeted to any pelvic health provider looking for specific and “child oriented” treatment techniques for the pediatric pelvic health patient. This class will cover some basic challenges/ changes for a new or experienced pelvic health provider entering the realm of treating pediatric patients with pelvic floor diagnoses. This class is intervention focused and does not delve into specific pediatric diagnoses.
This course will begin with a combination of lectures on basic pediatric care topics such as postural, developmental, feeding and behavioral considerations. The labs will include both observational and interactive lab experiences designed to teach ANY therapist multiple treatment and play techniques to incorporate into their pediatric practice. The in-person aspect of this course involves movement and play, so please plan your space and clothing accordingly.
This course will be instructed by Mora Pluchino, PT, DPT, PRPC who is a physical therapist with experience in both pelvic health, pediatrics and pediatric pelvic health. This class is designed for a clinician who has already taken pelvic floor education including Pelvic Floor Level 1 and/or Pediatrics Level 1 -Treatment of Bowel and Bladder Disorders or something equivalent and is looking for play oriented treatment ideas.
Prerequisites:
All pre-recorded lectures in Teachable for this course must be watched before the Live Component of the course. See the Schedule tab for the current list of pre-recorded videos
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Following the completion of this course, the participant will be able to:
- 1. Apply common pediatric treatment considerations to a child’s treatment and plan of care from the perspective of posture, development feeding and behavior
- 2. Demonstrate 8 - 10 treatment techniques that can be used with varying ages of child specific to pelvic floor strengthening or stretching
- Implement lifestyle changes for a child and their family to compliment the goals of their therapy plan of care.
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Before the Course Begins
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These video lectures in Teachable must be viewed in-full prior to the course
Total video lecture time: 3 hours
1) Pediatric Postural Considerations (45 minutes)
2) Pediatric Developmental Milestone Review (45 minutes)
3) Feeding and the Pediatric Pelvic Floor Patient (45 minutes)
4) Pediatric Pelvic Health and Behavior (45 minutes)
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Day of the Course
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NOTE: Times below are listed in Pacific time zone
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7:30 am PST - Zoom opens 30 mins before course for registration and setup
8:00 am PST - Course begins / Infant Treatment Considerations
8:15 - Lab - Treatment of the infant
9:00 - Toddler Treatment Considerations
9:15 - Lab - Treatment of the Toddler
10:00 - Break
10:15 - Preschool Treatment Considerations
10:30 - Lab - Treatment of the Preschooler
11:15 - Elementary Aged Treatment Consideration
11:30 - Lab - Treatment of Elementary Aged Children
11:45 - Middle School/ Teenager Treatment Considerations
12:00 - Break
12:45 - Lab - Treatment of Middle Schoolers/ Teenagers
1:30 - Pediatric Pelvic Home Programs and Education
2:30 - Home Program Practice with Case Studies (small groups)
3:30 - Questions/ Wrap Up
4:00 - Adjourn
Mora Pluchino, PT, DPT, PRPC
Mora Pluchino, PT, DPT, PRPC (she/her) is a graduate of Stockton University with a BS in Biology (2007) and a Doctorate of Physical Therapy (2009). She has experience in a variety of areas and settings, working with children and adults, including orthopedics, bracing, neuromuscular issues, vestibular issues, and robotics training. She began treating Pelvic Health patients in 2016 and now has experience treating women, men, and children with a variety of Pelvic Health dysfunction. There is not much she has not treated since beginning this journey and she is always happy to further her education to better help her patients meet their goals.
She strives to help all of her patients return to a quality of life and activity that they are happy with for the best bladder, bowel, and sexual functioning they are capable of at the present time. In 2020, Sge opened her own practice called Practically Perfect Physical Therapy Consulting to help meet the needs of more clients. She has been a guest lecturer for Rutgers University Blackwood Campus and Stockton University for their Pediatric and Pelvic Floor modules since 2016. She has also been a TA with Herman & Wallace since 2020 and has over 150 hours of lab instruction experience. Mora has also authored and instructs several courses for the Institute.
You can reach Mora at her practice: Practically Perfect Physical Therapy in Galloway, NJ
Social Media:
Instagram: @practicallyperfect.pt
Facebook: @practicallyperfectPT
"I am so happy I took this course. After taking the introduction to pediatric floor course I was overwhelmed with the amount of information and was unsure I would be able to treat kiddos for pelvic floor. I have worked with kids for over 20 years. This class showed me there is SO MUCH MORE to pelvic floor health than biofeedback and physical examinations. It got me excited and motivated and absolutely restored my confidence that I in fact can excel in pediatric pelvic floor! Overall this was an amazing class and would love to learn from Mora in the future! I was a teacher for 20 years before transitioning to PT and while I have a bunch\n of knowledge working with kiddos, I do not have mentors to turn to for pediatric-specific questions so I really really appreciated this course!"
Dr. Shannon Giovannoli PT, DPT, M.Ed, NBCT | Pediatric Pelvic Floor Play Skills - October 20 2024
"I have taken over 25 post-grad courses mainly in the area of pelvic health. This course was fantastic. The pre-course work was excellent, and the Zoom portion gave us direct techniques to use immediately. It is the best course I have taken in years."
\Bree Rutten, BSc, PT | Pediatric Pelvic Floor Play Skills - March 24 2024
"Such a great course, I feel like I gained a lot of knowledge and will have more confidence in starting to see pediatric patients in the clinic."
Irina Samson, DPT, CSRS, PRPC | Pediatric Pelvic Floor Play Skills - March 24 2024
"I loved the layout of this con ed. Providing live videos of exercises that are appropriate for each age and positioning was great. I liked that we didn't spend a whole lot of time going over PowerPoint slides. Thank you!"
Abby Culbertson, PTA | Pediatric Pelvic Floor Play Skills - October 22 2023