Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the 2-part course, participants will be able to:
Cognitive Domain
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Learners will value their unique qualifications and position to provide therapeutically focused education to the antepartum client in support of the intrapartum period
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Learners will examine numerous variables involved in providing education for therapeutic support of the antepartum and intrapartum client
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Learners will select and support appropriate methods of providing therapeutic support for the antepartum and intrapartum client
Psychomotor Domain
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Learners will demonstrate appropriate integrated biomechanical and psychosocial strategies for therapeutic and educational support of the antepartum and intrapartum client
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Learners will adapt strategies in response to numerous variables when providing therapeutic and educational support of the antepartum and intrapartum client, as demonstrated through simulation
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Learners will create a basic educational marketing resource aimed at promoting the physical therapist’s role providing therapeutic and educational support of the antepartum and intrapartum client
Affective Domain: As demonstrated through simulation activities
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Learners will display cultural competence toward all those in attendance during simulation of therapeutic and educational support of the antepartum and intrapartum client
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Learners will favor the client’s autonomy during therapeutic and educational support of the antepartum and intrapartum client
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Learners will weigh the client’s right to a safe and healthy birth as defined by the client
Testimonials
“Instructors were excellent.”
“Great information on inlet and outlet opening and positions to help. I will use this information with patients as well as for my own future childbirths. I wish I had this information prior to my last 2 deliveries. Great round ligament stretch- already used it on a patient this week as well as the baby belt taping technique.”
“Excellent lab! The case examples and small size of the class were the best parts of the lab.”
"It was nice to have such a large room and the fold up massage tables to work on. Food was also close and convenient for lunch time.”
“By far my favorite lab ever. The ice meditation was so powerful.”
“This was my favorite course of the series as it was all new concepts to me. It was helpful to go through the various positions as it was a bit of an overwhelming list while taking the online portion."
“Thoroughly enjoyed this course and learned a lot from the instructors. Would highly recommend to colleagues.”
“Very detailed and comprehensive yet easy to understand and apply to clinical practice. Absolutely loved this course!”
“This course was very helpful in putting the techniques learned in lecture into physically performing. It was helpful to learn various positioning techniques and education for caregivers as well.”
"I found OBI to very informative with lots of information and "exercises" I could immediately use to enhance my practice. The course was very helpful in building my confidence on counseling pregnant patients through their pregnancy journey.”
“This was my favorite course in the OB series. Loved how the instructors took the time to analyze different biomechanical strategies with participants in the class. The varying practice settings with pelvic health PT from the instructors provided great insight.”
“I have really been liking the lab and lecture portions being separated. it was nice to come and just do hands on learning.”
"This was my favorite course! I feel all the information is immediately applicable to a large portion of the population that I treat. My favorite part of this was reviewing the positions and techniques to aid partners with pain relief during birth.”
“Excellent course!!! Hands on practice on each other & discussion of cases with different treatment ideas & feedback from instructors was very helpful!”
“I appreciate all the instructors and the participants of this lab course; it has helped me a lot in refreshing myself with the skills I need in returning to the clinical setting in the nearest future. Super helpful! Thank you!”
“I thought that the course was very greatly managed. The case studies were relevant and I learned a lot. I loved that everything was very practical and that the handout covered all the material.”
“This was a challenging course but I thought it was appropriately challenging.”
“Marvelous course! This course taught me valuable hands-on skills to be able to offer classes for birth prep in my area. I'm excited to be able to offer comprehensive care for the entire spectrum of pregnancy and postpartum after having taken the whole OB series. OBI is probably the most bang for its buck because it demystifies the labor and delivery process and is the last piece of the puzzle that most people don't know how to prepare for. I'm thrilled to have taken this course and for all the people I can now assist in having a more positive and empowered birth experience. Thank you!”
“I loved the topics covered in this course and thought they were very helpful. Every PT should take this course! The instructors are phenomenal, the material is intelligent and applicable. Excellent course!”
“I thought I knew everything from the lecture but it was helpful to practice lab components. Will definitely be using those skills with my patients.”
“I thought the case examples were really helpful to apply everything at the end.”
“I loved the set up and the ongoing input from instructors. It is so nice to be able to chat with people who do this all the time. APTA always makes me feel like I am working with the greats. Fulfilling to work directly with those whom actually write the courses.”
“This was a helpful course to improve confidence in training patients and their birth support team about labor/delivery expectations and advocacy points. I’ve found the information helpful in being able to develop some positioning recommendations based on their challenges.”
“Such a helpful course. I appreciated the review of the tests and loved the new manual ideas for treating the pregnancy patient.”
“The instructors were very good and the course material was extremely useful and well organized. The structure of the course was good. The hands-on learning and practice was great!”
“Great course! tons of valuable information, good research and I learnt a lot of good treatment techniques to treat my patients! Case studies were very helpful.”
“I thoroughly enjoyed the course and feel much more prepared to provide labor prep and labor support services to my patients. I felt the course was well organized and presented pertinent case studies and material to address patient's primary concerns related to labor and delivery. The instructors were incredibly knowledgeable and gave good feedback."
“Best lab course I have participated in yet!”
“Really love this course and the content. I look forward to finding ways to increase access and implementation for this information.”
“This is my first Academy lab course and I absolutely loved it! The instructors were both so knowledgeable and great at explaining all techniques with clear clinical reasoning. I was impressed with how well-timed and organized this lab was. I really enjoyed this course and am looking forward to taking more courses in the future!”
“Excellent course with information that can be used the following day in clinic and with patients. This was by far my favorite webinar and lab! I thoroughly enjoyed the course. Highly recommend.”
“Very informative and relevant to my current setting. I was surprised to learn that I can help an obstetric patient in so many ways. The material was not overwhelming. Loved the pace of the course.”
“I really liked the option of taking all 3 Lab courses (OBF, OBA, OBI) together in one weekend after completing the Webinars.”
“The manual is very good and I’ll be able to refer to it for my questions.”
“Amazing course! Content is extremely valuable and empowering.”
“I was apprehensive how this was going to be applicable to my professional treatment. After a full day of learning, the instructors made it very interesting and brought up some new good treatment ideas, and opened my mind to other ideas that I would not have thought of before taking the course.”
Pricing
Please note that early-bird rates expire 30 days prior to the scheduled course. Want to qualify for member pricing? Join the Academy today!
| Type |
Early-Bird |
Regular |
| PT Member |
$255 |
$280 |
| PTA Member |
$191 |
$216 |
| SPT Member |
$191 |
$216 |
| Non-Member |
$295 |
$320 |
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