Upper Limb Intervention Therapy in Practice Workshop 

(Multi-Sensory, Constraint Induced Movement & Bimanual Therapy for Children with Cerebral Palsy 3 months to 3 years)

Thursday & Friday, April 17-18th, 8am-4:30pm
Registration fee: $450
Location: 

• Day 1:   UCLA - Room 22-43 Rehabilitation Building, 1000 Veteran Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90095
• Day 2:   UCLA - Bel-Air Conference Room, 17-323 Center for Health Sciences Building (CHS), 760 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095

*Meals will not be provided.  Food options are nearby.
**Parking is self-pay.  

Description:

This 2 day workshop will allow participants to learn to apply and practice best evidence protocols for bimanual and multimodal interventions that have been demonstrated to improve arm and hand function specifically for children with CP.

Participants will be trained in the science of the disorder and the mechanisms of the interventions, assessments to evaluate which protocol to use, delivery models, intervention exercises, the use of parent lesson plans and fidelity checks and self-monitoring. Workshops include video and live demonstrations, skills checks, practice and self-assessments. Included in the course are manuals, a set of intervention materials and handouts.

Objectives:

• Learn and compare best-evidence upper extremity protocols for children 0-3 with and at high risk of cerebral palsy
• Learn or refresh learning about the science of cerebral palsy and the mechanisms of the interventions used in selected protocols
• Identify and discuss assessments used to help determine appropriate protocols
• Learn to use a parent-led intervention plan, including applying therapist as a coach models, parent lesson plans, fidelity checks and self-monitoring
• Practice applying protocols and discuss plan to implement protocols into practice

Trainer:

• Allison McIntyre, MOT OT/L CCRP 

Allison McIntyre is the Lead Occupational Therapist for the Baby Brain Optimization Project (BBOP) at Emory University. She has worked throughout the lifespan in neurorehabilitation and is interested in improving evidence-based interventions for individuals across social and environmental challenges. She is a Certified Clinical Research Professional, now completing her fellowship in Clinical and Translational Research Ethics at the Medical University of South Carolina.   

At BBOP, Ms. McIntyre leads a team of occupational and physical therapists for the APPLES-tele study, a multi-site interventional study using early childhood constraint and parent-delivered therapy for infants with or who are at risk for cerebral palsy. She is also supporting the efforts for comprehensive CP services across the state of Georgia through a new initiative, the Georgia Alliance for Cerebral Palsy.