Course Description

In this hour-long Program 1 of the Golden Rule series, Ms. Cusick (Billi) reviews key biomechanical and sensory-motor aspects of early postural control acquisition - the essential foundation for building competent limb use and movement skills. She then applies her golden rule to three cases, and answers questions posted during the original live webinar. In conclusion, Ms. Cusick cites clinicians who have influenced her work in significant ways, and the key contributions they have made to our understanding of postural control development. This session combines with Program 2: Expanding Postural Control into Movement to lay down the fundamental events, nomenclature, and core rationale for the Golden Rule. This program is a prerequisite for Program 2.
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Who Should Take This Course?

The Golden Rule series is designed for clinicians who work in pediatric rehabilitation — including physicians, physical and occupational therapists, therapy assistants, speech pathologists, and orthotists — who want a fresh, deeply experienced, and informed point of view. 

Practicing clinicians and students alike will find in this series - as in all of Ms. Cusick’s instructional materials - a sound scientific basis for what they do, presented in a logical framework for approaching and enhancing their clinical evaluation and management of children with neuromotor dysfunction.

Completion Requirements

  • Section Videos and Quizzes

    Watch each section video in its entirety. Complete all quizzes with a score of 80% or better. You get unlimited attempts to pass the quizzes.

  • Course Evaluation

    Let us know what you thought and how we can improve this course. Complete the course evaluation at the end of the course to receive your course completion certificate.

  • Course Access Period

    Once you have registered, you will have 60 days to review the course material. Each section must be completed before moving on to the next, but you can review any completed section at any time.

Golden Rule Program 1 Objectives

By the end of this one-hour webinar, the participant will be able to:

  • Define postural control.

  • Discuss the significance of the drive for verticality in daily life.

  • Define Bly’s point of stability and point of mobility and to give an example upon request.

  • Describe the influence of the drive for verticality on the point of stability in early development in prone position.

  • Name three sensory systems involved in postural control and movement acquisition.

  • State the correct sequence of the body planes in which postural control emerges prior to walking according to Bly.

  • State the first and second components of movement against gravity that emerge in normal development.

  • State the proposed clinical “golden rule” of pediatric orthopedic and neuromotor management.

  • Suggest interventions that implement the golden rule for infants with deficits in postural control following premature birth.

Pricing

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome to Program #1: Early Postural Control Acquisition

    2. Chapter 1: Let's begin...

    3. Chapter 2: Postural Control

    4. Chapter 3: PC Changes in Prone & Supine

    5. Chapter 4: Three Cases

    6. Summary Conclusions

    7. Q&A Session

    8. Extra: The Mentors' Footsteps

    9. Reflections...

    10. Finishing the Webinar...

    11. Helpful Links

    12. Resources & References

    13. Post-Test: Early Postural Control Acquisition

    14. Course Evaluation: Early Postural Control Acquisition

About this course

  • $45.00
  • 14 lessons
  • 1 hour of video content

CEUs

Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants: Florida: Progressive Gaitways is a rule approved provider of the PT Board of Florida #50-45480.  (1 hour) 

California: Progressive Gaitways has been approved as a provider of continuing education for Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants in California (CA) by Redefine Health Education, a recognized approval agency of the Physical Therapy Board of CA. (1 hour)

Courses approved by other state boards in the following jurisdictions are likely accepted for licensure credit based on the state regulation. 

AL | AK | AR | CO | CT | DE | GA | HI | ID | IN | IA | KS | KY | ME | MA | MI | MO | MT | NE | NH | NC | ND | OR | PA | RI | SC | SD | TN | UT | VT | VA | VI | WA | WI | WY

Please reach out to your state licensing board to confirm the currency and accuracy of this information. If you have a specific question about CEU approval for this course in your state, please direct your inquiry to [email protected]

The following states are not pre-approved:    LA, IL, MN, NV, NY, NJ, OH, OK, TX, WV

Participants licensed in states not pre-approved may file for individual approval using the instructions on this document.


Orthotists: This on-demand online course earns you 1.25 Category I scientific credits through the American Board for Certification (ABC).


Instructor

President / Senior Instructor Beverly (Billi) Cusick

Beverly (Billi) Cusick PT, MS, NDT, COF/BOC is an internationally known pediatric physical therapist whose specialty is the orthopedic development and orthotic management of children with cerebral palsy and other neuromotor deficits.

She has been teaching these and related topics since 1978 - including presentations by invitation for the APTA, AACPDM, AOPA, and AAOP and more than 460 full programs and workshops worldwide.

Ms. Cusick received her BS in PT from Bouve College at Northeastern University in Boston, MA in 1972, and her MS in Clinical and College Teaching for Allied Health Professionals from the University of Kentucky in Lexington in 1988. She is an Associate Professor for the Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions – Pediatrics Program – Provo, Utah (2006-present) and is NDT basic- and baby-trained.

Inclusion/Non-Discrimination Statement: Progressive GaitWays LLC and the Cusick Center for Learning do not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to, provision of training services, products, or consultations to rehabilitation clinicians such as physical therapists, occupational therapists, orthotists, and physical therapy assistants. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all attendees, colleagues, clients, and vendors.

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