Course Code: REL-RTS-0-PRNDM
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2027
Learning Objectives:
Identify your role in screening and assessing developmental milestones.
Recall developmental milestones in four major areas for children from birth through 5 years of age.
Recognize the processes by which parents, pediatricians, and specialists collaborate to determine if a developmental delay requires further intervention.
Outline:
Section 1: Monitoring Normal Development
Developmental Surveillance and Screening
Early Milestones’ Impact on Development
Roles of Therapists and Parents
Screening Tools
Test Your Knowledge
Key Takeaways
Section 2: Birth to 1-Year-Old Milestones
Meet Connor
2-Month Milestones
4-Month Milestones
6-Month Milestones
9-Month Milestones
1-Year Milestones
Test Your Knowledge
Key Takeaways
Section 3: Milestones Through the Second Year
15-Month Milestones
18-Month Milestones
2-Year Milestones
30-Month Milestones
Test Your Knowledge
Key Takeaways
Section 4: Milestones for Third through Fifth Year
3-Year Milestones
4-Year Milestones
5-Year Milestones
Test Your Knowledge
Key Takeaways
Section 5: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
Resources
References
Subject Matter Expert: Sara DeHoratius, MOTR/L
Sara completed her Bachelor of Science and Master’s degree in occupational therapy from Temple University in June 2005. She has extensive experience in pediatric hospital-based settings where she works with a variety of diagnoses across the developmental span of birth to young adults in acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, and outpatient settings. Experience includes working with diagnoses including neurological, orthopedic, congenital cardiac conditions, oncological, chronic pain disorders, and developmental delay. She also has experience working in aquatic therapy across all diagnoses and ages. In addition, she has experience in the field of academia where she works as an adjunct faculty, provides lectures, and completes grading for research-based projects and portfolios for an occupational therapy graduate program. She also works for Relias as a SME on a variety of projects in pediatric topics, including developmental milestones and learning disabilities.
Writer: Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP
Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP, is a certified and licensed speech-language pathologist with over 40 years of experience. She earned her bachelor's degree in psychology from Jacksonville State University and her Master of Science degree in speech-language pathology from The University of Alabama. She has provided care to clients across the lifespan with diverse diagnostic conditions in settings including school, hospital, skilled nursing facility, outpatient clinic, and home health settings. In her previous role as a national clinical director for a contract therapy company, she developed training programs for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology focusing on clinical rehabilitation needs of older adults in post-acute care. Currently, she serves as the Lead Subject Matter Expert Writer for Speech-Language Pathology at Relias, where she leverages her clinical expertise and analysis of published research. She is a certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Entry level Occupational Therapists; Entry level Physical Therapists; Introductory level Speech and Language Pathologists; in the following settings: Rehabilitation Settings.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.