ILOTA Presents:
INCORPORATING MENTAL HEALTH INTO EARLY INTERVENTION
With Christine Morrison, OTR/L
May 8, 2015    **    1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
$99 Members    **    $174 non members     **    4 Contact Hours
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Location: Easter Seals, Villa Park

Course Objective:
At the end of this short course participants will understand:

1) How key concepts from the infant mental health literature support their work with infants and toddlers

2) The relationship between infant/toddler cues and their social-emotional development

3) How the work of "mothering" impacts our work

Course Description: 

This short course will explore the mental health aspects present in our work with infants and toddlers from 3 dimensions. First, infants and toddlers live in the context of their families. OTs working with infants and toddlers, therefore, work with both the child and with his or her family. This short course will explore how key concepts from the infant mental health literature support our work with children and their families. Second, this course will explore how infants and toddlers communicate through their cues and how these cues tell us about both their social/emotional world and about their ability to process sensory information. Helping parents read and respond to their childs cues as they provide learning opportunities is a valuable tool. Finally, this course will explore how the OT literature on mothering impacts our work with infants and toddlers.

Instructor:

Christine Morrison is a recognized expert in the area of early intervention occupational therapy. Christine has been practicing occupational therapy for over 30 years and has been an active participant in her profession through continued education, professional associations and advocacy efforts. Christine has a Masters degree in occupational therapy from University of Illinois, Campaign and has the following credentials:

  • Licensed occupational therapist with the State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation: Division of Professional Regulation
  • Credentialed as an Occupational Therapist Registered (OTR) by The National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.
  • Credentialed as a Part C Early Intervention Provider of Occupational Therapy services by the Illinois Department of Human Services
  • Credentialed as a Part C Early Intervention Specialist for Evaluation/Assessment by the Illinois Department of Human Services
  • Torrance Scholarship: Department of OT; University of Illinois: January 1986-January 1987
  • Certified in the Sensory Integration and Praxis Test November 1989
  • Certified in the Neurodevelopmental Treatment Approach to Children with Cerebral Palsy in November 1990; certificate #: PED N-9D2FF-0511
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Don't forget to use your ILOTA Member CE Discount Coupon Code for additional discounts!