Safe Positioning for Children During Transportation

Hosted by the Middle District

Sunday, August 18, 2024, 6:30PM-8:00PM CST

Virtual Meeting via Zoom and Aspire OT, this webinar is being offered as part of our partnership with Aspire OT

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About This Course: This course will review best practice regarding child transportation safety. It will include basic information on child passenger safety, including commercial and adaptive options. Adaptive child passenger restraints will include large medical seats, adaptive booster seats, safety vests, car beds, and transportation in a wheelchair. The course will describe a model for adaptive transportation assessment and service provision. Resources will be provided for therapists to develop skill in this area or to locate local resources for child passenger safety.

Course Objectives:

1. Learners will identify current best practices regarding child passenger safety.
2. Learners will identify primary categories of adaptive transportation solutions for children with postural and behavioral needs.
3. Learners will discuss opportunities to address child passenger safety in their work and community. 

Presenter: Missy Bryan, OTD, OTR/L, BCP, ATP, CPST, has 25 years of experience in pediatric occupational therapy. She is an Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy at Belmont University and works in the seating and mobility clinic at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. She is an instructor for the Safe Travel for All Children with Special Health Care Needs course. Her research interests include transportation and elopement.

CEU Opportunity: 1.5 CEU hours, Free for members, $30 for non-members