START-Play: Full Online Course

$400.00

This course outlines the theory and scientific background of the START-Play intervention. Clinical trial results on START-Play’s effectiveness are explained and linked to key ingredients of the intervention. Therapists will learn critical concepts, ways to incorporate those concepts into an early intervention program and how to actively problem solve to advance the developmental skills of young children with motor dysfunction. There are 12 self-paced lessons, each 20 to 30 minutes in length.

This course outlines the theory and scientific background of the START-Play intervention. Clinical trial results on START-Play’s effectiveness are explained and linked to key ingredients of the intervention. Therapists will learn critical concepts, ways to incorporate those concepts into an early intervention program and how to actively problem solve to advance the developmental skills of young children with motor dysfunction. There are 12 self-paced lessons, each 20 to 30 minutes in length.

Learning Objectives

Understand

  • Theory behind START-Play

  • Research supporting the intervention

  • Fidelity of the study

Explain

  • Measures used to detect change in developmental skills

  • Which children respond best to START-Play

  • How cognition and movement are related during development

Create

  • Activities for four cognitive constructs at different skill levels

  • An example of the “just right challenge” to blend motor and cognitive skills

  • An intervention for specific child case studies within the course

  • A sample of alternate activities for children in your own practice applying START-Play principles

Details

  • 100% online learning

  • 12 self-paced lessons

  • 2 online meetings with interventionists

  • Provides 10 CEU credit hours from the Physical Therapy Board of PA