HOLISTIC CHILD DEVELOPMENT & HEALTH COURSE – Ensuring healthy children for healthy futures – via zoom meeting;

with Tracy Prowse

Live stream times; 9am – 12noon South African times for all 4 modules; dates are 22nd July, 29th, 5th and 12th August 2020 – please check your own local times.

Past Participant feedback;

The course is worth every cent. It includes many ‘lightbulb’ and ‘aha’ moments. Not only is it very enlightening, but I received loads of resources from Tracy Prowse which I have to keep and refer back to whenever the need arises. It was thoroughly enjoyable – Bailey, Physiotherapist:

Tracy Prowse from Physifun has provided training and on going support to the teachers & health professionals at our Early Learning Centre since the beginning of 2013. There has been a continuous mentorship programme through visits, email messages and WhatsApp and they have attended several workshops at Solms Delta as well as in service training at the school. There have also been parent lectures on the importance of physical activity, movement and healthy nutrition for the optimal learning of their children. These have taken place in the evenings at the school. Participants acquire easy to implement, practical and cost effective ideas on how to provide the best learning environment for their children, from these workshops. – Jacquie

Thank you very much for the webinar by Tracy Prowse I found the information and ideas practical and of such a nature that they can be implemented easily within a therapy session.’ Thank you for all your help in running the course via webinar. Definitely a great option of how to run courses! Janet – Physiotherapist

I thoroughly enjoyed it and have always been so passionate about this line of physio and so this just fueled my passion to get going. tanya – physiotherapist “Tanya”

Just wanted to thank you for arranging the webinars with Tracy. It was an incredibly interesting course. – Liz – OT

A big thank you for your organisation and liaison with the webinar courses last week. I got a lot out of them, especially the Physifun course. I found it nostalgic listening to the South African accents and the content was excellent and I was particularly impressed with Tracy’s use of evidence; Michelle – physio

I am a post community service Occupational Therapist working in rural Eastern Cape. I enrolled in and completed the PhysiFun Fundamentals course presented by Tracy Prowse in May 2020 and thoroughly enjoyed it! The course was informative, clear and concise and gave me a clear understanding of what PhysiFun entails and how it can be implemented in various settings. Working in a rural setting has its challenges and Tracy acknowledged this by going above and beyond in providing countless resources and aids that can be used when implementing the program in different settings. I would definitely recommend this course for any occupational therapist or physiotherapist with a passion for working with children – OT attendee

HOLISTIC CHILD DEVELOPMENT & HEALTH COURSE – Ensuring healthy children for healthy futures – via zoom meeting – Modules 1-4

COURSE OBJECTIVES

This course aims to provide the clinician with an overview of the various biological, psychosocial, environmental and behavioural factors that affect a child’s development and health. The objective of this course is to facilitate a holistic, integrated understanding of a child’s health and development, with reference to the brain, central nervous system and the mind – body connection.

The merging of the biology of human pain, stress and performance with the psychological and social environment, is the basic philosophy of Tracy’s workshops. It is essentially ‘scientific holism’ and is in keeping with international scientific discoveries and changing health practice. Overall, the nervous system is a mobile, complex, remarkable, plastic and changeable organ, and this impacts on both acute and chronic disease states and childhood devleopment.

Tracy hopes to provide her participants with the understanding and practical take-home tools of how to capitalise on a child’s nervous system’s complexities to make significant and long-lasting changes to their patient’s health & wellness.

Module 1 – 22th July 2020

Physical, Cognitive & Psychosocial development in early and middle childhood.

This module outlines the stages in children’s social, cognitive and physical development, and how this is impacted by current modern day lifestyle. The impact of both extrinsic & intrinsic factors on the child’s learning and development is discussed, as well as specifics around the identification and understanding of specific developmental difficulties and disabilities, such as ADHD, Dyspraxia, Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Social Communication Disorder. Tips and ideas for ready-to-use strategies to help children develop optimally are given for parents, therapists and teachers to use with immediate benefit.

9am; Start and welcome
9.05am; The stages in children’s social, cognitive and physical development, and how this is impacted by current modern day lifestyle.
10am: The impact of both extrinsic & intrinsic factors on the child’s learning and development is discussed, as well as specifics around the identification and understanding of specific developmental difficulties and disabilities, such as ADHD, Dyspraxia, Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Social Communication Disorder.
10.30am – tea / coffee break
10.40am; continue
11am: Tips and ideas for ready-to-use strategies to help children develop optimally are given for parents, therapists and teachers to use with immediate benefit.
12noon; questions and finish

Module 2 – 29th July 2020

Developing Fit & Sporty Kids – keeping children injury free and motivated to stay physically active.

This module describes the importance of ensuring that children are physically active from a holistic health perspective, and gives an overview of both extrinsic & intrinsic factors that determine whether a child becomes and/or remains physically active. The worldwide trend of a growing number of children dropping out of sport at an earlier age, getting burnout as young as 13 and developing overuse sporting injuries pre adolescence are discussed. Many of the reasons for these children not “staying in the game” are completely avoidable through education of the relevant adults in the child’s life. Participants will be taught how to prevent children from developing injuries and they will receive up-to-date-relevant and evidence based ideas for exercises and interventions to use with children under the age of 14, in order to prevent injury in a safe sporting environment. The identification, assessment and management of specific overuse injuries and growth plate injuries will be discussed, as well as the importance of scheduling and guidelines in various individual sports.

9am: Start and welcome
9.05am; The importance of ensuring that children are physically active from a holistic health perspective
9.30am: An overview of both extrinsic & intrinsic factors that determine whether a child becomes and/or remains physically active. The worldwide trend of a growing number of children dropping out of sport at an earlier age, getting burnout as young as 13 and developing overuse sporting injuries pre adolescence are discussed. Participants will be taught how to prevent children from developing injuries and they will receive up-to-date-relevant and evidence based ideas for exercises and interventions to use with children under the age of 14, in order to prevent injury in a safe sporting environment.
10.30am: tea and coffee break
10.40am’; The identification, assessment and management of specific overuse injuries and growth plate injuries will be discussed, as well as the importance of scheduling and guidelines in various individual sports.
12noon; questions and finish.

Module 3 – 5th Aug 2020

Holistic healthcare Intervention – ensuring that a child’s health is supported with the 4 Pillars of health.

This module aims to provide the participant with a general overview of the importance of ensuring that the 4 pillars of health are encouraged in children: Sleep, Stress management, Food and Physical Activity. Learn how lifestyle can be a cause of many health problems in children and uncover the impact that stress has on the development of a child’s mind and body. Discover the the vital role of sleep and why it should be prioritized and learn more about sleep patterns and issues specific to children, with tips and practical tools that will help children sleep better, including key foods and vitamins that can be incorporated to get better sleep. learn simple tips for eating and nutrition that can drastically improve a child’s health and learn about how mindfulness and specific psychological developmental models can be used to help children learn to manage their stress in their bodies.

9am: Start and welcome
9.05am; A general overview of the importance of ensuring that the 4 pillars of health are encouraged in children: Sleep, Stress management, Diet/Nutrition and Physical Activity.
9.30am: Learn how lifestyle can be a cause of many health problems in children and uncover the impact that stress has on the development of a child’s mind and body.
10.30am: tea / coffee break
10.40am; Discover the vital role of sleep and why it should be prioritized and learn more about sleep patterns and issues specific to children, with tips and practical tools that will help children sleep better, including key foods and vitamins that can be incorporated to get better sleep.
11.00am: Learn simple tips for eating and nutrition that can drastically improve a child’s health and learn about how mindfulness and specific psychological developmental models can be used to help children learn to manage their stress in their bodies.
12noon; questions and finish.

Module 4 – 12th Aug 2020

Specific Assessment of a child who has a pain problem.

This final module is a practical, and relevant module for all health professionals who might see children who present with any kind of pain (musculoskeletal, headaches, abdominal, Juvenile Arthritis, Hypermobility Syndrome, Auto-immune Diseases etc). A brief overview of pain neuroscience will be given, with specific reference to the factors that might influence a child’s experience of pain, as well as underlying possible causes to consider. Questionnaires and assessment techniques will be discussed, as well as video footage of some case studies. Peer led Group discussions will be facilitated regarding possible interventions and management tips.

9am: Start and welcome
9.05am; A brief overview of pain neuroscience
9.45am: Factors that might influence a child’s experience of pain, as well as underlying possible causes to consider.
10.30am: tea / coffee break
10.20am; Questionnaires and assessment techniques will be discussed, as well as video footage of some case studies.
11.00am: Learn specific techniques and practical tools for incorporating Mindfulness into your work with children who are suffering with pain, illness or movement difficulties.
12noon; questions and finish.

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Live stream time; 9am – 12noon South African times for all 4 modules; dates are 22nd July, 29th, 5th and 12th August 2020 – please check your own local times.