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Understand Children And Referrals To Professionals Better

Educational Webinar

About The Course

This educational webinar is hosted on EduPro Online and is accredited by the Health Professions Council of South Africa as well as the South African Institute for Kinderkinetics.  â€‹Now you as a teacher or parent can purchase this webinar on Kwanda Academy at a significantly reduced rate to extend your knowledge on an important aspect of childhood development. 

 

Once you bought the webinar, you will receive an email with login details to access this webinar on EduPro.  If you are interested, you can earn a certificate of completion after submitting an online questionnaire.  It's as easy as 1, 2 , 3!  Enjoy!

Topics Within This Webinar

The webinar covers the following topics:

• How to effectively gather information about a child's development
• Intake forms and what role they play in a peadiatric practice
• The use of developmental checklists
• Important medical steps to take before making any diagnoses, referrals or recommendations
• The role of paediatric first-line practitioners before seeing expensive specialists
• A good 'rule-of-thumb' guideline when making referrals to professionals
• Childhood development - structural problems versus functional problems
• A logical approach when deciding who to refer to and when you should refer
• 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 intervention 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
• Practical aspects that can benefit the therapy progress of the child

Your Speaker/s

Marene Jooste And Marinda Botha

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

 

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Is this webinar accredited?

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Yes, this webinar is accredited with SAPIK as well as with the HPCSA via Edupro Online.   

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How long do I have access to the webinar?

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This educational webinar is completely self-paced and you can view all content related to this webinar whenever you choose. Thus, you have LIFELONG access for as long as the company exists.

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Do I get a certificate?

 

Absolutely, yes! If you want a certificate, just follow the prompts provided with your purchase. Enjoy being rewarded for learning something new and valuable that will help you change a child's life!Just follow the prompts provided with your purchase. Enjoy being rewarded for learning something new and valuable that will help you change a child's life!

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Can I receive CPD points / units for this webinar?

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Yes, if you are a pediatric professional, you can receive CPD points units if you are registered with either the HPCSA or SAPIK.  However, in order to qualify for professional CPD points, you will need to watch this webinar on the Edupro platform.  Click on www.edupro-online.com to be taken to this site.  Please take note that you will NOT be able to claim CPD points if you have purchased this webinar on Kwanda Academy.    

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