Primitive Reflexes/Primary Movement Patterns

  • Presenter: Jaymie Stadval, MS, OTR/L
  • Level: Intermediate.
  • Access: All parts of the course, including assignments, must be completed within a 7 week viewing window.
  • Contact Hours: 3.0
  • AOTA Areas: Intervention and Performance Skills
  • Audience: Occupational therapists, OT assistants, Physical therapists, PT assistants, Speech and language therapists, Parents, and Educators.
  • Completion Requirements: To earn contact hours for this course participants must view this course in its entirety, and successfully complete the accompanying course quiz
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Course overview

Delve into primitive reflexes and primary movement patterns, to examine how they relate to postural development and functional skills. Jaymie emphasizes the importance of considering these patterns within the context of sensory integration treatment. As an OT working within a sensory integrative framework, it's crucial to recognize how these movement patterns might impact your clients and to understand how to support them through this perspective.

Building upon these concepts Jaymie explores the implications of ongoing dependence on primitive postural patterns in children, focusing on the clinical reasoning involved in identifying treatment strategies and activities aimed at supporting the integration of these patterns,

This course utilizes a PowerPoint presentation. Slides are available for download.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course learners will be able to:

Describe the link between primary movement patterns, postural development, and sensory integration.

Describe three ways in which to observe and evaluate the continued dependence of primary movement patterns.

Identify three ways to incorporate activities that support primary movement pattern integration into sensory integration intervention

Jaymie Stadval, MS, OTR/L

Jaymie earned her Master of Science degree in occupational therapy, graduating Summa Cum Laude and as Valedictorian of her class at the University at Buffalo in New York. During her time at UB, Jaymie served as President of the UB Student Occupational Therapy Association and member of Pi Theta Epsilon OT National Honor Society. Jaymie received national recognition from the American Occupational Therapy Foundation as the 2013 recipient of the Mary Fiorentino Memorial Scholarship Award for excellence in qualifications and potential for future professional development. Jaymie currently serves on the Board of Directors as Secretary for Camp Avanti, an intensive occupational therapy program for children with sensory processing dysfunction and/or learning disabilities. She has experience working with children in the home, school, and clinic setting, as well as running parent/child community-based sensory motor groups and summer camps. Jaymie is a certified provider of Therapeutic Listening and has training in DIR/Floor-time.

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