Improving Visual and Fine-Motor Skills Using Neuroplasticity

With handwriting no longer being considered a primary subject in school curricula, children with special needs areoften left behind. Their motor skills require special attention to ensure the supportive success and increase their ability to participate within the academic environment. Through targeted therapeutic activities, occupational therapists caninfluence neuroplasticity and enhance their visual motor skills to effectively develop the confidence necessary to perform handwriting-related activities. This course will present practical and engaging opportunities to create sessions thatchildren will enjoy, which produce measurable results. Attendees will also learn practical assessment strategies tocollect data and demonstrate creative ways to influencehandwriting performance for use in the clinic the next day.

Highlights

• Immediately improve functional fine motor coordination using practical treatment techniques
• Practical assessment and re-assessment strategies for functional deficits and underlying conditions you can use the next day
• Effective, evidence-based interventions to increasediscriminate touch and visual-motor abilities

Target Audience: Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants