Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities Course Title:
Interdisciplinary Leadership Training in Overweight Prevention and Intervention for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Target Audience:
Physicians, nurses, dietitians/nutritionists, exercise physiologists, physical therapists,
occupational therapists, psychologists, teachers, social workers and school
food service professionals are encouraged to register. Educational levels
that are required span from introductory to advanced for participation.
Course Description:
This self-paced learning opportunity enables participants to learn from experts in the field of overweight prevention and intervention among children with special health care needs. It consists of lectures that incorporate video, images, and text; a video-based family panel made up of parents of children with special health care needs; and the case study analysis of a family who is facing the challenge of overweight issues with a child with special health care needs. This independent study opportunity is funded by MCHB Grant # USPHS MC-03534-02 awarded to the Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities to provide this online continuing education course.
Course Objectives:
By completing workshop activities participants will:
Increase their capabilities in screening, assessment, intervention, follow-up, and prevention of overweight.
Increase their leadership skills in overweight prevention and intervention.
Be able to identify and use community resources to develop a system of networking for overweight prevention and intervention.
Strengthen their understanding of the roles of all members of the interdisciplinary team involved in overweight prevention and intervention.
Delivery Format:
Offered online via Blackboard.
Length:
The workshop will take approximately 10 hours to complete. As you participate in the workshop you will be viewing text, images, and video clips on-screen. You will also be linking to Adobe Acrobat PDF documents and web sites. Links to PDF documents and web sites open in a new browser window.
Continuing Education Units:
Continuing Education Credits/Units/Hours will only be granted once the participant has completed all sections, pre-test, post-test, case study, and evaluations along with the UT Boling Center receiving the Continuing Education fee if the discipline requires (as shown by “$10” followed by discipline drop down box). The check should be made payable to: UT Boling Center and sent in c/o Nutrition Department at the
University of Tennessee, Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities, 711 Jefferson Ave, Memphis, TN 38105. No refunds for continuing education will be made.
