F. The INPP Developmental Test and School Based Program
Presented by Paul Stadler, MS, OTR/L, NDT (INPP)
Friday, February 27, 2015
6 contact hours
Introductory to Intermediate Level
Audience: OTs, PTs, Educators, and interested others
A Perspective on Reflex Integration
Addressing Developmental Dysfunction from a Neurological Perspective
Attendance at this session is limited.
Friday, February 27, 2015
6 contact hours
Introductory to Intermediate Level
Audience: OTs, PTs, Educators, and interested others
A Perspective on Reflex Integration
Addressing Developmental Dysfunction from a Neurological Perspective
Attendance at this session is limited.
Readiness for school requires much more than a child simply reaching the chronological age for school entry. To perform well, a child needs to be able to sit still, pay attention, manipulate a writing implement and to have developed a series of eye movements necessary to follow a line of print without “jumping” or losing one’s place. (Goddard Blythe, 2005).
A condition that falls well within the domain of concern of the school based practitioner is neuromotor immaturity (NMI). NMI can affect the development of vestibular functioning, proprioceptive and tactile processing, ocular-motor skills, auditory and fine motor skills. In school age children problems can manifest as poor attention and focus, visual-motor integration issues, poor balance, and stimulus bound behaviors (Goddard Blythe, 2009).
Since the 1970s, The Institute for Neuro-Physiological Psychology (INPP) has been researching and developing interventions to help children and adults with NMI. In 1996, INPP adapted selected exercises from its clinical program as well as a series of screening tests to create the INPP Developmental Screening Test and School Intervention Program. Unlike other motor training and movement programs, this program is unique by offering a means of assessing neuromotor status in pre-school and school-aged children at the beginning and end of intervention. (Goddard, 2012)
This method has been proven in both research and practice to be an effective method of improving a child’s performance in the classroom.
The one day course has been devised primarily for therapists who intend to use the INPP School Intervention Program. The course comprises:
The INPP Developmental Movement Program for use in Schools has been designed specifically to be used in schools with groups of children over the course of one academic year.
Assessing Neuromotor Readiness for Learning: The INPP Developmental Screening Test and School Intervention Programme by Sally Goddard Blythe is recommended for this session. It is available with your registration for $69.00.
Obectives: Participants will able to
Agenda* 6 contact hours
8:30 - 10:00 Introduction
Signs and symptoms of movement disorders in the classroom
The role of movement in sensory perception and coordination
Links between specific learning difficulties and sensory-motor dysfunction
10:00 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 12:00 What is Neuro-Motor Immaturity ?
Primitive reflexes as signposts of maturity in the functioning of the central nervous system and measures of improvement following an intervention programme
Instruction in the use of The INPP Screening Test
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 2:30 Instruction and group participation in how to implement the INPP School Intervention Program
2:30 - 3:00 Break
3:00 - 4:30 Instruction and group participation in how to implement the INPP School Intervention Program Cont.
A condition that falls well within the domain of concern of the school based practitioner is neuromotor immaturity (NMI). NMI can affect the development of vestibular functioning, proprioceptive and tactile processing, ocular-motor skills, auditory and fine motor skills. In school age children problems can manifest as poor attention and focus, visual-motor integration issues, poor balance, and stimulus bound behaviors (Goddard Blythe, 2009).
Since the 1970s, The Institute for Neuro-Physiological Psychology (INPP) has been researching and developing interventions to help children and adults with NMI. In 1996, INPP adapted selected exercises from its clinical program as well as a series of screening tests to create the INPP Developmental Screening Test and School Intervention Program. Unlike other motor training and movement programs, this program is unique by offering a means of assessing neuromotor status in pre-school and school-aged children at the beginning and end of intervention. (Goddard, 2012)
This method has been proven in both research and practice to be an effective method of improving a child’s performance in the classroom.
The one day course has been devised primarily for therapists who intend to use the INPP School Intervention Program. The course comprises:
The INPP Developmental Movement Program for use in Schools has been designed specifically to be used in schools with groups of children over the course of one academic year.
Assessing Neuromotor Readiness for Learning: The INPP Developmental Screening Test and School Intervention Programme by Sally Goddard Blythe is recommended for this session. It is available with your registration for $69.00.
Obectives: Participants will able to
- Identify signs and symptoms of movement disorders in the classroom.
- Describe the role of movement in sensory perception and coordination.
- Explain links between specific learning difficulties and sensory-motor dysfunction.
- Define Neuro-Motor Immaturity.
- Evaluate primitive reflexes as signposts of maturity in the functioning of the central nervous system and measures of improvement following an intervention program.
- Reproduce instruction in the use of The INPP Screening Test.
- Demonstrate implementation of the INPP School Intervention Program.
Agenda* 6 contact hours
8:30 - 10:00 Introduction
Signs and symptoms of movement disorders in the classroom
The role of movement in sensory perception and coordination
Links between specific learning difficulties and sensory-motor dysfunction
10:00 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 12:00 What is Neuro-Motor Immaturity ?
Primitive reflexes as signposts of maturity in the functioning of the central nervous system and measures of improvement following an intervention programme
Instruction in the use of The INPP Screening Test
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 2:30 Instruction and group participation in how to implement the INPP School Intervention Program
2:30 - 3:00 Break
3:00 - 4:30 Instruction and group participation in how to implement the INPP School Intervention Program Cont.
Paul Stadler is an OT with over 15 years of experience working with children from birth to 21 years of age with varied diagnoses. He has lectured over the last 6 years at various universities on multiple topics on early childhood development. He is SIPT certified, trained in ABA, and an licentiate of INPP and instructor of the INPP school-based program for Assessing Neuromotor Readiness for Learning, as well as a presenter at the 2012 and the 2013 American Occupational Therapy Association national conference on the effects of primitive reflexes on development. Visit him at his website.
