NDT 101

May 8, 2026 – May 9, 2026
9:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M.

Please arrive between 8:15 – 9:00am on Friday May 8 for registration.

SickKids Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning

686 Bay Street
Toronto, ON M5G 0A4

Event Room 2A & 2B

Registration is closed. Please contact us for any inquiries.

An NDT-Based Course for Pediatric Therapists.

This course provides an introduction to assessment and treatment using a current Neurodevelopmental Treatment (NDT) approach. Assessment, task analysis, treatment planning, and treatment skills will be covered. This is an in-person course with didactic information, video presentations of task analysis and treatment plans and execution. A case study including task analysis and a treatment plan will be presented. We will break for lab practice with colleagues over the two days. This is a great course for new therapists, therapists who are changing their emphasis to pediatrics and therapists who want to improve their handling skills for improving their client’s function. 

This course is especially helpful to the therapist working with young children who have limited skills who require hands on to learn new tasks.  

Suggested audience: Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists

Course Objectives

The participant will: 

  1. Understand the basis of NDT and its application to assessment and treatment planning. 
  2. Understand the NDT model of assessment (ICF) as it relates to children with CNS impairments. 
  3. Understand the function of posture, alignment and biomechanics for promoting movement. 
  4. Create functional goals and treatment plans for children with CNS impairments. 
  5. Execute basic handling concepts and be able to integrate them into treatment sessions with discipline specific functional goals.
  6. Understand the use of therapeutic adjuncts and have a basic understanding of how they integrate into patient care. 

Price: $600 CAD

Includes coffee and light breakfast, two snacks, and a lunch each day. 

Space is limited!

If you are registered but no longer able to attend, please request a cancellation and full refund as soon as possible.  Cancellations after April 29, 2026 will not be refunded.