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7 This course provides an extensive overview of evaluation and treatment of pediatric feeding disorders. The course will review typical development of developmental and feeding milestones to set a scene for evaluation and treatment of feeding, eating, and swallowing dysfunction. The course will focus on oral motor dysfunction, tube-feeding, sensory issues, positioning and handling, and behavioral management related to feeding/eating. Additionally, conditions that effect feeding/eating are explored along with medical and therapeutic assessments. Videos, case studies, and research articles to ensure evidence based practice will support student learning. Students will leave this course with the information needed to complete a thorough evaluation and design a solid treatment intervention plan for clients with feeding, eating, and swallowing dysfunction.

Hybrid Course: Online for Term B of Spring 2017 semester and meets one weekend (March 25 and 26), during semester.

This course is designed to provide an opportunity to expand clinical knowledge in the areas of early childhood development, psycho-emotional development, and program development, including community needs assessments. The course content and learning will occur in a service-learning format, in which student will travel with faculty outside the United States for the primary portion of the course. The most relevant issues in promoting development for institutionalized and post institutionalized children as well as family training for foster care providers are presented with reflection upon existing evidence within the fields of occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, nursing, psychology, and neurodevelopment. The students will apply the course content to their clinical and professional practice settings through course assignments.

Hybrid Course: Online all semester. In country travel during Spring Break, March 4 – March 13, 2017.

This course is designed to provide an extensive overview of the grant writing process. Students will learn how to identify a funding need, develop a case for support, and research potential funding opportunities. The student will develop a comprehensive grant proposal that directly responds to an identified funding opportunity. The various components of a grant proposal are explored, including the introduction, problem statement, objectives, methodology, evaluation, budget, and summary sections. Strategies for persuasive writing techniques are presented.

Hybrid Course: Online all semester with one on-campus date of January 14, 2017 from 8 am to 12 noon.

HP 615: TREATMENT AND EVALUATION OF PEDIATRIC FEEDING ISSUES

Instructors: Dr. Jessica Piatak, OTD, OTR/L and Kristina Carraccia, MS, SLP-CCC

HP 630: CHILD DEVELOPMENT IN AN INTERNATIONAL SETTING

HP 670: GRANT WRITING

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7This course is designed to explore the most recent issues and trends in the area of pediatric occupational, physical therapy and speech language pathology. The course will focus on evidence-based practice, mentorship and leadership, and community based practice within the current profession of the student. The students will apply the course content to their clinical and professional practice settings through course assignments.

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This course is designed to provide an extensive overview of sensory integration theory, neurology, evaluation and treatment related to clinical practice for occupational, physical therapists and speech language pathologists. Sensory integration theory is explored in relationship to function and occupation. The most relevant evaluations and treatment interventions are presented as well as a critical review of effectiveness research in sensory integration. The students will apply the course content to their clinical and professional practice settings through course assignments.

Hybrid Class: Meets both on campus for 4 dates

This course will assist treating clinicians in increasing their knowledge and skills when using seating strategies for their children. Seating needs for children include safe passive transport within the community and their environment, adequate support for eating, as well as support for independent postural control for task participation. This course will focus on all the needs for seating, including seating needed for postural management of the child, as well as seating for the child’s development of postural control.

Class meets on campus 5 days.

The purpose of this course is to provide the student with intermediate level knowledge related to the provision of best practice occupational therapy services within the educational environment. Practices particularly relevant to the school setting in terms of assessment, individualized educational planning, intervention, re-assessment and discharge will be discussed. Additional course topics will include legislation, service provision models, evidence based practice in the schools, consultation, effective teaming, and advocacy.

Class meets online only.

HP 600: ADVANCED PRACTICE PEDIATRIC ISSUES AND TRENDS

Instructor: Orley Templeton, OTD, OTR/L

HP 625: SENSORY INTEGRATION TREATMENT AND EVALUATION

Instructor: Tricia Hoff LaCour, MS, OTR/L

HP 665: SEATING IN PEDIATRIC PRACTICE

Instructor: Karen Kangas, OTR/L

HP 635: SCHOOL BASED PEDIATRIC OT & PT Instructor: Lori Charney, OTD, OTR/L

ALL CLASSES ARE 3 GRADUATE CREDITS AND REQUIRE ON-LINE TUTORIAL FOR BLACKBOARD DISTANCE EDUCATION TOOL.For more information please contact Pediatric Certificate Coordinator, Dr. Orley Templeton at otemplet@misericordia.edu