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Mary Jones, OTR/L, LMT, CIMT graduated from St. Loye's School of Occupational Therapy (UK) in 1986. Has been an Occupational Therapist for 20 (+) years and has been practicing in the USA since 1993. Additional training has included a BS in Healthcare and Social Welfare from Manchester University in 1992, Massage Therapy License in 1996, NDT certification in 1994. Mary has worked in a variety of healthcare settings in both the USA and the UK. These include home health in the inner-city (London), orthopedics, geriatric psychiatry, outpatient rehab, brain injury specialty (adult and pediatric) and pediatric outpatient therapy. Clinical further education includes NDT advanced courses, infant massage certification, cranio-sacral therapy, myofascial release techniques, motor control and the development of motor learning, Therapeutic Listening Program, Integrated Listening Systems, Brain Gym, Pilates, Active Isolated Stretching Techniques, Visual-motor Training, Vestibular Training, Beckman Oral Motor Assessment and Intervention, Handwriting Without Tears, ADHD and Nutrition Interventions, Aromatherapy, Aquatic Therapy, Sensory Integration assessment and interventions, Autism assessment and interventions, Interactive Metronome Certification and Development of Best Practice Strategies with IM. Mary owns her own pediatric practice "Sensational Kids LLC", based out of Bradenton, FL and operating within clinic, school, home and community based settings. Mary has lectured extensively in her field at a local, national and international level. Mary is keen to explore new avenues for use of IM within her field and authored the IM Pediatric Best Practice Manual in 2009 and co-authored the IM Adult Best Practice Manual. Mary consequently went on to develop the live Pediatric Best Practice Course and numerous webinar presentations to assist providers in their program development and IM 'journey'.
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Target Audience:
This self-study course welcomes SLP/SLPA, PT/PTA & OT/COTA. Instructional Level:
Introductory Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to: - Apply the principles of temporal processing training to pediatric clients.
- Demonstrate knowledge of modifications necessary for enhanced success with the pediatric population.
- Develop motivational strategies for success of Pediatric IM application
- Integrate IM treatment for timing & rhythm into discipline-specific treatment plans.
*Note: This course covers information that pertains to licensed therapists and therapy assistants. COTA and PTA professionals must practice IM under the supervision of a licensed OT or PT. Specific Learning Outcomes for SLPs: - Apply the principles of temporal processing training to pediatric clients with communication disorders.
- Demonstrate knowledge of modifications necessary for enhanced success with the pediatric population to improve speech/language treatment outcomes.
- Develop motivational strategies for success of Pediatric IM application.
- Integrate IM treatment for timing & rhythm into SLP-specific treatment plans.
*Note: This course covers information that pertains to licensed therapists and therapy assistants. SLPA professionals must practice IM under the supervision of a licensed SLP.
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