Understand Children And The Referral Process To Professionals - For Teachers And Parents
Understand Which Professional Is Best To See When A Child Has A Developmental Delay, Especially If More Than One Developmental Area Requires Attention
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This educational webinar covers the following topics:
- How professionals effectively gather information from all parties involved before assessing a child
- Intake forms and what role they play in a pediatric practice
- The use of checklists in a pediatric practice
- Important standarized tests / assessments before making any diagnoses, referrals or recommendations
- The role of pediatric first-line practitioners before making higher order referrals
- A good 'rule-of-thumb' guideline when choosing the correct professional to assist a child
- Childhood development - structural problems versus functional problems
- A logical approach when deciding who a child needs to see and when it is necessary
- 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 therapy 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, teachers and parents
- 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.