Pediatric Vestibular Therapy: Young Children Through Adolescents

Live Webinar for Therapists. Complete Two Sessions for 14.5 Contact Hours (1.45 CEUs).

December 5 and 12, 2025

8:40 am EST • 7:40 am CST • 6:40 am MST • 5:40 am PST (US)

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Have you ever considered the importance of the sensory system that detects movement while rehabilitating children and adolescents?  The pediatric patient will experience vestibular dysfunction at similar rates as adults and any change either peripheral or central can greatly impact normal development of movement and postural control. This course will present current understanding of the scope of the vestibular dysfunction problem, best practices, systematic evaluation, and treatments addressing vestibular deficits in the school-aged child and adolescent. The course combines lecture, demonstration, and case study to address dysfunction accurately and efficiently. This course is updated as new information and guidelines are published. The primary goal is to challenge therapists to re-think movement and stability in their practice, using a comprehensive understanding of the vestibular system. Principles presented can be applied across the lifespan and with a multitude of disability levels. Access to videos of demonstrated techniques will be included.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Identify functional impairments or complaints by children and/or their parents that indicate the need for a vestibular screening.
• Recognize at least three vestibular diagnoses in children that affect motor performance and development.
• Relate the functions of the vestibular system to normal skill development in children and adolescents.
• Connect vestibular dysfunction to problems in motor performance and behaviors during child development.
• Choose age-appropriate assessment tool to evaluate a child for vestibular dysfunction.
• Determine an appropriate individualized treatment program for a pediatric patient with vestibular dysfunction.
• Advance an intervention plan to address a child’s functional impairment(s).