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SPEAKER: Rhoda P. Erhardt, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA
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Title

Therapeutic Taping as an Adjunct to Therapy for the Pediatric Client 

Presenter

 Jacqueline Grimenstein,PT, CKTP

Date

October 24, 2010

Location

 

Wyndham Garden Hotel
Newark Liberty Intl Airport 07114
973-824-4000
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Course Fee

 

Registration Fee   

 

  $250.00

  $230.00(4+)

Early Registration

*$225.00

  $205.00(4+)

Rising Stars Staff 

*$195.00

 

* must be postmarked before 9/24/10

Course fee includes $50.00 worth of taping supplies

Register By:
Phone: 845.357.5583
  Fax: 845.369.1337   Mail: Rising Stars
23 Olympia Lane Monsey, NY 10952

 

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

6 CE credits will be sought from  NYPTA and NJBPTE

.6 CEUs will be awarded from the AOTA

 6 hours of continuing education hours will be awarded

Rising Stars is a registered NJ Professional Development Provider for NJ Public Schools

 

Target Audience

 

PTs, PTAs, OTs, and COTAs, who work with children will gain from this presentation.

Instruction Level: Basic to Advanced.

Course Description

This hand-on  lab  course  will teach skills in taping techniques to enhance the function of children with disorders of posture and movement.  You  will improve therapy goals by using taping as an adjunct to therapy.

 

Learn to apply tape through practice on other course participants.  Gain an understanding of how to use a variety of tapes within the therapeutic intervention process. Taping will be used to activate muscles and to improve stability.

 

A  variety of tapes will be used, including   non adhesive tape, such as Theratogs,   Fabrifoam, and  adhesive tapes, such as Kineseo.Tape, and rigid tapes.

 

Videotaped case examples utilizing taping for therapy, will be presented to reinforce your learning experience for clinical applications. 

 

The techniques presented will be applicable for therapists at any level, and can be used throughout the lifespan, although the emphasis will be on pediatrics.

 

Learning Objectives

Upon course completion, participants will be able to:

     1) State the theory and basic principles of  using taping for the treatment/management of posture and movement problems in   children.

     2) Demonstrate strategies to improve         posture and movement utilizing at least 2 different materials in the upper extremities, lower extremities and trunk.

      3)  Use problem solving techniques to         enhance treatment through taping.

 

Speakers Bio

Jacqueline Grimenstein, PT, CKTP  received her Bachelor's Degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Pittsburgh in 1974.  She presents at continuing education courses locally and nationally and has assisted Judi Bierman.  She is an adjunct professor of advanced pediatrics at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.  She is a member of the APTA; and,  NDTA where she is currently a PT instructor candidate.  She has practiced in a wide variety of settings including 30 years within school settings.  Presently she is the Director of Rehabilitation Services for the Outpatient Department at Weisman Children's Rehabilitation Hospital in Marlton, NJ and part time in the Audubon NJ Public School System.