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Using Your Local Children’s Museum for Therapy

presented by Ingrid M. Kanics, MOT, OTR/L, FAOTA

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Financial: Ingrid Kanics receives compensation from MedBridge for this course. There is no financial interest beyond the production of this course.


 Nonfinancial: Ingrid Kanics has no competing nonfinancial interests or relationships with regard to the content presented in this course.

Satisfactory completion requirements: All disciplines must complete learning assessments to be awarded credit, no minimum score required unless otherwise specified within the course.

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What better place to work on therapy goals than in a children's museum? These great community assets are designed with child development in mind and are extremely motivating for all children regardless of their abilities. In this course we will explore how you can create a win-win partnership with your local children's museum so that your clients can gain all the therapeutic benefits that come from engaging with you and other children a child-friendly, developmentally appropriate environment.

Meet Your Instructor

Ingrid M. Kanics, MOT, OTR/L, FAOTA

Ingrid is an occupational therapist who strives to help communities create and run amazing places where people of all abilities can play together. This journey began when she acquired a spinal cord injury while in the U.S. Army, resulting in spinal surgery and 18 months of rehab. Despite her recovery, Ingrid still experiences deficits from…

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1. Why do Therapy at a Children’s Museum?

In this chapter, participants will explore how they can make their local children’s museum a great place to work on therapy goals for their clients.

2. Early Intervention Experiences at the Children’s Museum

In this chapter, participants will explore using a children’s museum to support our youngest clients, those in early intervention.

3. Working with School Aged Children at the Children’s Museum

In this chapter, participants will explore using a children’s museum to support our school age children with assorted diagnoses.

4. Children with Autism and the Children’s Museum

In this chapter, participants will explore how they can use a children’s museum specifically to support children on the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).

5. Therapy Groups at the Children’s Museum

In this chapter, participants will look at working with the children’s museum to design groups that will benefit all children but especially those on their caseload.

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