Tips & Tools: New and Updated Pediatric Assessments

Hosted by the TNOTA Middle District

Thursday, April 24 at 6:00 pm Central Time

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About This Course: Assessments continue to be created and updated, with practitioners needing to stay abreast of changes and best practices. Recent updates and availability of new pediatric assessments for motor skills and sensory processing abilities have allowed for more holistic and strength-based approaches. Presented in this session will be an overview of the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales, Third Edition (PDMS-3), Developmental Profile 4 (DP-4), Sensory Processing Measure, Second Edition and SPM-2 Quick Tips (SPM-2), and Structured Observations of Sensory Integration – Motor (SOSI-M) and a discussion of how these tools can be used to inform evidence-based interventions.

Course Objectives: Through participation in this one-hour CE event, attendees will complete the following:

1. Participants will describe the overview of the PDMS-3, DP-4, SPM-2, and SOSI-M.
2. Participants will identify intervention resources for the PDMS-3, DP-4, and SPM-2.

Presenter: Morgan Webb, MOT, OTR/L, is an occupational therapist who has practiced since 2016. She graduated from the University of Mississippi Medical Center with her Masters in Occupational Therapy and has practiced in Tennessee in various settings including adult rehabilitation (inpatient rehabilitation, acute care, and skilled nursing) and pediatrics (public schools). She currently works as an Assessment Consultant for Western Psychological Services (WPS). Morgan has served TNOTA since 2018 and has been on the TNOTA Executive Board since 2019. She has served in various roles including TNOTA Middle District Secretary, Middle District Chair, Student Involvement Committee Chair, Mentorship Committee Co-Chair, Marketing and Social Media Chair, and currently serves as the Special Projects Coordinator. Morgan co-developed the TNOTA Student Involvement Committee and the TNOTA Occupational Therapy Mentorship Program. Morgan has served on multiple TNOTA Annual Conference and Student Track planning Committees. In addition to Morgan’s roles with TNOTA, she volunteers in the community with Gigi’s Playhouse Nashville and has served as an Advisory Board Member and Chair for High Hopes Development Center and Advisory Board Member for the occupational therapy program at Tennessee State University. She coordinates a scholarship program that her uncle and late aunt founded at a high school in Arkansas for females pursuing science or medicine. Morgan is passionate about assessments, client and team success, and advocating for occupational therapy services.

CEU Opportunity: 1 CEU, FREE for TNOTA members and nonmembers