PDP is Pinning!

PDP is now on Pinterest!

We have expanded our social media to include everyone's favorite guilty pleasure, Pinterest.  I love this site for work and play.  I can use it one moment to find a great new resource for our professional audience, and in the next, to find a tasty recipe for dinner.  I like that my favorite magazines and websites are using Pinterest and I can easily pin to my boards all those items that I used to tear out and assemble into a sloppy dog-eared folder.

Check out our Pinterest Boards for helpful info for the classroom or home, outdoor activities for the summer, super fabulous continuing education courses, and much more.

What is your favorite category to pin?

May's PDP CE Bulletin Recap

PDP CE Bulletin

Every month, we publish an electronic CE Bulletin that goes to thousands of our email subscribers.  In it, we highlight CE events, new workshops and products, and miscellaneous topics of interest. Join our email list and be entered into a quarterly drawing to win a free 2-day registration!  Visit our website to enter.

Below you will find a recap of the topics covered in this month's edition of the PDP Workshop Bulletin.  

 

Weighted Items

This month we featured our Weighted Items in PDP's May CE Bulletin.  In addition to blankets in multiple sizes and weights, we now carry vests, shoulder moons, and tubes.  You can select the size, weight, and your gender preference when ordering.  See our online store to view our product selections and/or to download a copy of our catalog.

Weighted Vests come in four sizes.

Online Learning News

PDP offers continuing education online with three wonderful courses. 

• Sensory Integration Techniques for Healthcare Providers
• This is an Intro level online course for 4 Contact Hours (.4 AOTA CEUs) with Carl Hillier, OD, FCOVD.
• Visual Processing and the Brain: An Introduction for Healthcare Providers
• This is an Intro level online course for 7 Contact Hours (.7 AOTA CEUs) with Leslie Peters.
• Visual Processing Assessment: A Simple Tool for Healthcare Providers
• This is an Intro level online course for 5 Contact Hours (.5 AOTA CEUs) with Leslie Peters.

Group discounts are available for our Online Learning courses.  Please contact Products at: 877-439-8865 or email: products@pdppro.com for complete details.

Facebook Recap

PDP's Facebook page is a great resource for professional news, event updates, and miscellaneous awesomeness.  We post news from across the country, photos and images that are relevant to you, and stuff to make you smile.  Feel free to share your PDP experiences, professional news you discover, and any tidbits that you think others would be interested in.

PDP Continuing Education Events

This weekend's PDP events:

Join us for the Essentials of Praxis and Intervention for Children with Autism 1-day workshop in Hartford, CT on Friday, May 3.

Teresa A. May-Benson, ScD, OTR/L, FAOTA will be presenting this Introductory Level course worth .6 AOTA & ASHA CEUs.

This course will present an overview of the key aspects needed for effective intervention for practic problems in children with autism.  Professionals who have found this workshop helpful are Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Speech Pathologist, and Special Educators.

 

Participant Comments:

"Thank you for this course! Praxis has always been this "mysterious" process and you have helped quantify it very well!"
"Very captivating and pertinent info."
"Very enjoyable! Material was organized in a way that gave clarity to complex issues. Presentation was motivating and gave an old therapist the just right challenge".

To register or for more information, please visit PDP's website or call Toll-Free: 877-439-8865.

Visit Minneapolis, MN on Sunday, May 5, for the 1-day workshop From Primitive Reflexes to Occupational Performance. 

Mary Kawar, MS, OT/L will be presenting this Introductory Level course worth .6 AOTA & ASHA CEUs, and is also approved by the MN Board of PT for 6 CE hours.
This course is designed to bridge the gap between reflex oriented treatment and sensory integrative and occupational performance intervention.  Professionals who have found this workshop helpful are Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Speech Pathologist, and Special Educators.

 

Participant comments:

“This course was incredible!!! Mary was so engaging and such a wealth of knowledge. I look forward to taking additional classes."
“I can’t wait to incorporate the information I have learned.” Jodi – PT
“Great course, practical/applicable, can use right away.”
“Really engaging and productive course. Ms. Kawar is a very educated and well spoken teacher. I can’t wait to take this knowledge and apply it in the clinic.”

To register or for more information, please visit PDP's website or call Toll-Free: 877-439-8865.

"Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple." -Dr. Seuss

PDP Pages is back!

After taking a hiatus from our blog, we have once again begun posting to PDP Pages.  Since our last post we have changed the flow of our website, introduced new CE workshops, added new products to our PDP Store, expanded the use of our Facebook page, and introduced a monthly Bulletin for our email subscribers.  If you are interested in joining our email list you can sign up on our website at: www.pdppro.com. 

Due to the unseasonable snowy weather in Minnesota this spring, we weren't able to get outside to enjoy any Earth Day activities.  Instead, we shared an inspirational post on our Facebook page:

June 21-25, 2010 Announcements

Welcome back! Time has slipped away so quickly this month. I certainly didn't mean to neglect the blog for two weeks.


Thank yous are overdo for those of you who came to Essentials of Praxis Intervention for Children with Autism in Charleston, IL, and Clinical Reasoning and Treatment Planning for Praxis Intervention and Goal Attainment Scaling as a Meaningful Outcome Measure for Sensory Integration: A Training Program both in Ronkonkoma, NY. Cynthia had a great time getting to meet you all.


Seeing as I've fallen behind in deadline reminders, mention PDP Pages when you register for the following courses, and we'll honor the tuition rate listed below:


Early Bird Tuitions

• From Primitive Reflexes to Occupational Performance July 22, 2010 and From Eyesight to Insight: Visual/Vestibular Assessment and Treatment July 23-24, 2010 in Charlotte, NC
• Clinical Reasoning and Treatment Planning for Praxis Intervention July 23, 2010 and Goal Attainment Scaling as a Meaningful Outcome Measure for Sensory Integration: A Training Program July 24, 2010 in Culver City (Los Angeles), CA
• Neuro 101 and Sensory Processing Skills July 30-31, 2010 in Corpus Christi, TX

Super Saver Tuitions (honored through date listed)

• Music and Movement for Sensory Processing and Learning August 5, 2010 and "Getting It Write" A Multi-Sensory Approach to Handwriting August 6, 2010 in Albany, NY through the June 25th early bird deadline
• Partners with a Purpose: Occupational and Speech Therapy Using a Sensory Integration Approach August 6-7, 2010 in Vero Beach, FL through the June 25th early bird deadline
• From Eyesight to Insight: Visual/Vestibular Assessment and Treatment August 13-14, 2010 in San Mateo (San Francisco), CA through the July 2nd early bird deadline
• Evidence Based Practice of Sensory Integration August 13 and Clinical Reasoning and Treatment Planning for Praxis Intervention August 14 in Kansas City, MO through the July 2nd early bird deadline

The sleeping room reservation deadline for the Culver City courses is Tuesday, June 22, 2010. Please call the Courtyard by Marriott Westside to reserve your room.

TARGET Your Treatment July 16-17, 2010 has it's registration deadline June 25, 2010. The TARGET assists therapists in sorting assessment data and in prioritizing and sequencing treatment.

Enjoy your weekend everyone!

June 1-4 Announcements

Welcome to the Tuesday that feels like a Monday! I hope everyone enjoyed their holiday weekend and that this short week actually feels short.


I finished registering all the courses I could with ASHA today. There may be some corrections, but I'm anticipating that there will be no problems for Speech Pathologists looking to extend their clinical knowledge and receive ASHA CEUs.


There is still space available in this Friday's Essentials of Praxis Intervention for Children with Autism in Charleston, IL.


Friday is also the super saver deadline for Neuro 101 and Sensory Processing in Corpus Christi, TX July 30-31, 2010; the early bird registration deadline for TARGET Your Treatment in Memphis, TN July 16-17; and the registration deadline for Clinical Reasoning and Treatment Planning for Praxis Intervention June 10 and Goal Attainment Scaling as a Meaningful Outcome Measure for Sensory Integration: A Training Program June 11 in Ronkonkoma, NY.


A reminder that you can connect with your fellow participants on our Facebook page and RSVP for the courses you're attending on their event pages.


Planning for 2011 has begun and we're hoping you'll share your input with us in the comments, on Facebook or through Twitter.