The Relationship Between Vision and Postural Stability to Facilitate Purposeful movement in Young Children with CVI
The Relationship Between Vision and Postural Stability to Facilitate Purposeful movement in Young Children with CVI
This webinar will be hosted via Zoom for national and international attendees on Wednesday, October 8, 2025 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm ET.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial disclosures: The presenters are receiving an honorarium from Language First for presenting.
Nonfinancial disclosures: The presenters have no relevant nonfinancial disclosures.
Course Description:
The visual and motor systems are deeply interconnected, playing a vital role in a child’s ability to achieve expected gross and fine motor developmental milestones. Postural stability is imperative and precedes a child’s ability to be able to have distal mobility, including visually guided reach. This connection is especially crucial in young children, ages 0-3, with complex needs and cerebral/cortical visual impairment (CVI), where visual processing challenges can significantly impact postural stability, self-initiated movement, functional reach and interaction with his/her environment. This session will delve into key factors influencing posture and functional reach. We will explore practical strategies to support a child’s body through positioning to enhance purposeful movement.
Agenda
7:00-7:05: Introduction
7:05-7:20: Brief review of in-utero development
7:20-7:40: Development of postural stability and how it relates to brain-based vision loss
7:40-8:20: Expanding a child’s ability to move functionally, create autonomy and increase meaningful interaction with people and objects in the environment
8:20-8:45: Consult with a team of therapists (OT, PT, seating and mobility) to help determine appropriate equipment
8:45-9:00: Conclusion and Q&A
Learner Outcomes:
Participants will be able to:
State ideal postural alignment and developmental positioning techniques to facilitate self-initiated movement and visually guided reach in young children
Identify essential CVI modifications to the environment that will support meaningful and goal-oriented movement of the young child
Explain the scaffolding motor and vision abilities to build appropriate goals toward expanding movement
Registration information:
This is a digital purchase only; no physical ticket is provided. A form will populate for you to complete your registration and then your purchase will be added to your cart in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. You will receive an email with instructions on how to participate as well as a Google Calendar invite with the Zoom link one week prior to the event. Registration ends one day prior to the webinar. All registrants will receive a copy of the presenter’s PowerPoint and the presentation recording. Please email info@language1st.org with any questions.
COntinuing Education:
This event is offered for 0.20 ASHA CEUs. Only participants who attend the live event will receive a certificate of attendance. Participants who attend the entire webinar and fill out the self assessment form will be considered eligible to earn ASHA CEUs.
Accommodations:
This event will be in English with ASL interpreters and captions. Please email info@language1st.org with requests for additional accommodations at least 14 days prior to the event.
course availability:
This course will be available in the Language First Learning Library after the live event is over.
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