DMGT034 - Overview of Cerebral Palsy
This course provides an overview of cerebral palsy including its symptoms, causes, risk factors, complications, and how the condition is diagnosed and treated.
Cerebral palsy is a group of movement, muscle tone, learning, hearing, seeing and thinking disorders involving brain and nervous system functions. This course provides an overview of cerebral palsy including its symptoms, causes, risk factors, complications, and how the condition is diagnosed and treated. To successfully complete this course, you must attain a minimum score of 80 percent on the final exam and complete the course training survey.
Learning objectives:
- Describe the symptoms of cerebral palsy;
- Describe the causes and risk factors of cerebral palsy;
- Describe the complications that may result from cerebral palsy;
- Explain how cerebral palsy is diagnosed;
- Describe the treatment modalities for cerebral palsy.
Continuing education: 1.0 Category 1 CPE credits by the Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC); 1.0 Scientific (S) Category I PCEs by the American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics (ABC) will be granted to those certified in the disciplines of: Orthotics, Orthotic Assistants, Orthotic Technicians; 1.0 contact hour by the Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC); VGM Education is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 CEUs for this program.
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