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The author, Carlo Vialu, PT, MBA, is co-creator of SeekFreaks. He loves promoting function and participation for children and youth with disabilities, from our assessment to our interventions, via his continuing education courses at Apply EBP. More about these courses… Continue Reading →
Written by Patti Sharp, OTD, OTR/L. Patti is a Certified CO-OP Instructor. She is an OT with 17 years of pediatric experience and works in outpatient at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC). She previously worked in burns and neurorehabilitation,… Continue Reading →
The author, Carlo Vialu, PT, MBA, is co-creator of SeekFreaks. He loves promoting function and participation for children and youth with disabilities, from our assessment to our interventions. Visit Apply EBP’s webinars on various assessment tools. More info after this… Continue Reading →
The author, Carlo Vialu, PT, MBA, is co-creator of SeekFreaks. He loves promoting function and participation for children and youth with disabilities, from our assessment to our interventions, via his continuing education Apply EBP courses. More about these courses after… Continue Reading →
Click here for an updated version of this article with current links, evidence and resources. Carlo Vialu, PT, MBA, is co-creator of SeekFreaks. He loves promoting function and participation for children and youth with disabilities, from our assessment to our… Continue Reading →
Written by Peggy Morris, OTD, OTR/L, BCP. Peggy is an OT with 30+ years pediatric experience in early intervention, private practice, and out-patient services – but most of her experience and passion is in school-based practice. She teaches graduate students… Continue Reading →
Written by: Karen Tartick, PT, who practices in the Durham Public Schools in Durham, NC. Karen has served as a member of the Autism subcommittee of the School Based Physical Therapy Special Interest Group, and co-authored the Autism Spectrum Disorder Guide for parents on… Continue Reading →
The author, Carlo Vialu, PT, MBA, is co-creator of SeekFreaks. He loves promoting function and participation for children and youth with disabilities, from our assessment to our interventions, via continuing education courses at www.ApplyEBP.com. More about these courses after the… Continue Reading →
Author: Catherine Noonan, PT, DPT, PCS, CEIM Edited by: Laurie Ray 13.9% of children aged 2 to 5 are obese, which places them at risk for metabolic disorders, Type 2 diabetes, and poorer cardiovascular and mental health.1 Other research has… Continue Reading →
Cheese and beer. Beer and cheese. Beer-battered cheese?? Brewers in the play-off season? Do these hints tell you anything about where I was Sept 26-29? You guessed it! Milwaukee, Wisconsin! I was fortunate to attend the AOTA Children & Youth… Continue Reading →
Carlo Vialu, PT, MBA, is co-creator of SeekFreaks. He loves promoting function and participation for children and youth with disabilities, from our assessment to our interventions, via his continuing education courses at ApplyEBP.com. See Amy’s webinars on Self-determination here. More… Continue Reading →
Guest Contributor: Kathryn Rose, PT, Mahomet-Seymour CUSD #3 In the early 1990’s the Mahomet-Seymour school district followed the IDEA guidelines by bringing students with special needs back to their neighborhood school; working to include the students with special needs with their same… Continue Reading →
SeekFreaks, a difficult transition for parents is when they leave the hospital with the bundle of joy and no procedure manual! For some parents, an early interventionist is more than helpful but actually feels like a life line. Then, just… Continue Reading →
If you have been following SeekFreaks for awhile now, you probably know how much I love standardized assessments (Top 9 Functional Balance Tests for School-Based PTs, 7 Promising Wheelchair Operation Tests, Top 10 Walking Tests for School-based PTs, 2 Tests… Continue Reading →
Written by Peggy Morris, OTD, OTR/L, BCP . Peggy is an OT with 30+ years pediatric experience in early intervention, private practice, and out-patient services – but most of her experience and passion is in school-based practice. She teaches graduate… Continue Reading →
Written by Cindy Dodds, PT, PhD. She is an Associate Professor at the Medical University of South Carolina’s College of Health Professions. Her clinical and research interest focus on children with medical complexity. Her passion in this area has led her… Continue Reading →
As a therapist working with children for over 30 years, I have a collection of pictures of the children with whom I have worked. When I look at the pictures, I proudly and lovingly remember how we worked hard together… Continue Reading →
So, this year, the APTA Combined Sections Meeting had nearly 17,000 participants laissez le bon temps rouler (let the good times roll…) in New Orleans (6,000 were PT students). Both original SeekFreaks were in attendance, learned a LOT and made… Continue Reading →
We know that standing is a vital part of a comprehensive whole-body surveillance program. There is emerging evidence that a standing program can lead to: maintaining or improving range of motion (1,2) improving bone mineral density (1,2) promoting hip stability (2,3)… Continue Reading →
Looking for more ways to improve your client’s potential for employment? Good work begins at home! Chores and Employment Parent expectations (Lindsey, 2014) and youth engagement in chores at home (Lindsey, 2014; Weyman, 2014) are considered to be facilitator of… Continue Reading →
SeekFreaks is ecstatic to start February with a Spotlight Interview of a therapist who goes above and beyond to reduce wasted equipment, and giving them new life through her non-profit! Marne Iwand, MPT, ATP work for Munroe Meyer Institute at the… Continue Reading →
