Paediatric Referrals And Interventions
Learn More About Effective Referral And Intervention Protocols That Will Help A Child Reach Their Full Potential
This educational webinar covers the following topics:
- How to effectively gather information from all parties involved before assessing a child
- Intake forms and what role they play in a peadiatric practice
- The use of checklists in a peadiatric practice
- Important standarized tests / assessments before making any diagnoses, referrals or recommendations
- The role of paediatric first-line practitioners before making higher order referrals
- A good 'rule-of-thumb' guideline when making referrals
- Childhood development - structural problems versus functional problems
- A logical approach when deciding who to refer to and when you should refer
- Straight-forward referrals versus multi-dimensional referrals when a child has multiple developmental delays
- Different intervention routes - a conservative approach versus an aggressive approach
- Critical factors that should be considered before suggesting any intervention to parents
- Diagnosing a child - is it really necessary?
- Daily aspects that can be implemented by families and that will support any intervention plan
- The collaboration between professionals
- Practical aspects that can benefit the therapy progress of the child
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Your Instructor
Marené Jooste is a Kinderkineticist with a Masters Degree in the neuro-sensory-motor development of children. She has been in private practice for almost 20 years and has a special interest in neuro-diverse children with neuro-motor difficulties including but not limited to autism, ADHD and DCD. She is the owner and founder of Kwanda Kinetics Child Development And Therapy Centre.
Marinda Botha is an Educational Pyschologist with an Educational Psychology Masters Degree. She has been in private practice since 2009 and has a special interest in the prevention of learning difficulties, emotional difficulties, career guidance, accommodations/concessions and school readiness. She has her own practice and regularly blogs on Psychologist Mama.
Both professionals have children of their own and continue to learn from them on a daily basis. They have been featured on various radio stations and have written for well-known magazines like the Huisgenoot and Babies and Beyond.