What if you could confidently identify and support a child with DCD starting today?
This course is your all-in-one guide to mastering the full DCD journey—from motor development and diagnostic criteria to hands-on interventions like dressing, handwriting, and classroom participation. Backed by research and packed with practical strategies, this training gives you the clarity you’ve been craving and the tools you’ve been missing. Whether you work in early childhood or school-aged settings, your ability to make a difference starts here.
Don’t wait—enroll now and turn uncertainty into confident, effective care.
Course Curriculum
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StartBefore You Start The Course
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StartIntroduction And Notes (3:42)
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StartSession 1 - Motor Development (13:52)
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StartSession 2 - Developmental Coordination Disorder (13:52)
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StartSession 3 - Diagnoses Of DCD (12:03)
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StartSession 4 - Process Of Elimination To Diagnose DCD (18:45)
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StartSession 5 - Risk Factors, Causes And Prevalence Of DCD (12:33)
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StartSession 6 - Red Flags In Babies (21:50)
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StartSession 7 - Motor-Related Signs And Symptoms In DCD (26:28)
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StartSession 8 - Academic-Related Signs And Symptoms In DCD (22:51)
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StartSession 9 - Co-Current And Differential Diagnoses Related To DCD (16:23)
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StartSession 10 - Treatment And The Role Of The Therapist (11:19)
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StartSession 11 - Referrals And Important Impact Professionals (15:00)
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StartSession 12 - Using The MATCH Model (23:19)
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StartSession 13 - Dressing (16:02)
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StartSession 14 - Eating (22:16)
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StartSession 15 - Bathroom Use (16:15)
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StartSession 16 - Sitting And Seating Positions (16:31)
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StartSession 17 - Writing And Homework (16:25)
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StartSession 17 - Homework Part 2 (28:16)
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StartSession 18 - Leisure And Sport (33:25)
Frequently Asked Questions
Your Instructor
Marene is first and foremost the mom to 2 beautiful teenage boys and the wife to a wonderful man. She is also a passionate professional with a holistic outlook to childhood development. As a registered Kinderkineticist at both SAPIK and SAQA, she has been in private practice for more than 20 years during which she has gained practical experience in the Health, Medical and Education Sectors. She has a Masters Degree in the neuro-sensory-motor development of children, and are the founder and owner of Kwanda Kinetics Child Development and Therapy Centre.
She has presented workshops to more than 3 000 professionals, teachers and parents over the past decade, sharing the knowledge that she has gained. Needless to say, the information in this course will equip and allow you as a professional to learn or relearn powerful techniques and interventions that you can use in your practice. Ultimately, it will inspire and provide you with tools to help children more effectively and holistically.