Decision
Making in Pediatric Neurologic Physical Therapy: Module
3: Brachial Plexus Injuries and the Infant at Risk for
Developmental Disability
BEHAVIORAL OBJECTIVES
Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
1.
List 6 keys to structuring a successful therapeutic
outcome
2.
List the 8 steps of the Hypothesis-Orientated Algorithm
for Clinicians (HOAC) model
3.
List 6 goals for future-orientated approach planning
4.
Describe when it is appropriate to turn over treatment
tasks to the patient’s family
5.
List 3 classifications of brachial plexus injuries
6.
Describe patterns of muscle dysfunction in upper and
lower-plexus type injuries
7.
Describe risk factors for an infant brachial plexus
injury
8. Describe the use
of the Hypothesis-Orientated Algorithm for Clinicians (HOAC)
model for treatment of a child with a brachial plexus
injury
9.
List 5 roles of the physical therapist in a NICU setting
10.
Describe the 5 areas of assessment in the Neonatal
Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program
(NIDCP)
11.
Be able to differentiate between which patients in the
NICU setting are appropriate for physical therapy care
and those that are not.
12.
Describe a critical pathway for developmental
examination of infants at risk for developmental
disabilities
13.
Describe the use of the Hypothesis-Orientated
Algorithm for Clinicians (HOAC) model for treatment of an
infant at risk for develomental disability
