Diplomate in Chiropractic
Neurodevelopmental Paediatrics
A revolutionary program for Chiropractors
Dr Genevieve Keating PhD presents a comprehensive approach
to the chiropractic care of infants, children, and adolescents
Register your interest for the next intake
Commencement mid 2023
Places filling fast
The Course
The course offers an evidence-based, neuromusculoskeletal approach to typical and atypical development in infants and children.
It provides clinically relevant training in appropriate assessment, treatment, management and clinical decision-making. The focus will be within a Chiropractors scope with an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach to promote healthy outcomes across the infant to adolescent years.
Course Importance
This course will allow you to understand the Chiropractic profession's role in supporting and facilitating healthy development in children.
Early years health is a predictor of lifelong health and wellbeing. A percentage of children starting school have some form of developmental delay which impacts their learning and success. It doesn't have to be this way.
Course Goals
This course is designed to give you, the Chiropractor, an evidence-based practice approach to the neuromusculoskeletal care of infants, children, and adolescents.
Emphasis will be placed on a person-centred model of care with robust consent procedures to ensure optimum clinical outcomes. The focus will be on effective assessment, chiropractic adjusting, and collaborative work to assist healthy development.
Course Objectives
By the time you have completed this course you should be able to:
- Have sound clinical knowledge of the embryology, development, and function of the nervous system
- Elicit a complete history of the paediatric patient across the age spectrum
- Perform a full assessment and examination of the developing child, understand the clinical relevance of the findings, indications, contraindications and red flags
- Have a wide range of age-specific clinical skills to appropriately adjust the developing child, including spinal, cranial dural and extremities
- Understand the five domains of child development, assessement, referral and appropriate co-management
Course Details
Year One
October 2021 - April 2022
Module 1
Course introduction, anatomy and neurology of the developing brain
Module 2
The neonate and young infant. Attachment, attunement & feeding
Module 3
Anatomy & physiology of spinal cord, cranial system, ANS, and CNS
Module 4
Research
How to structure, read and analyze research
Module 5
Motor development and control. Cerebellum, basal ganglia & movement
Module 6
Infancy: Plagiocephaly, torticollis, DDH, and physical examination
Module 7
Childhood age 1 to 3 years. Brain lateralisation, language and learning
Module 8
Understanding the
developing spine and extremity system
Year Two
May 2022 - December 2022
Module 9
Childhood age 3 - 5 years. Learning, developing and making connections
Module 10
The school age child, neurological development and learning
Module 11
The afferent brain model
and neuro-sensory
integration
Module 12
Neuro-developmental disorders and special needs children
Module 13
Communication, collaboration, developing referral and community strength
Module 14
Food, nutrition and supplementation, for kids of
all abilities
Module 15
PF cortex, self-reg,
vagal tone, concussion and Celebration
Module 16
Tying it all together Completion Examination written and practical
Entrance Requirements
- Applicants must hold a B.Sc (or equivalent) degree in Chiropractic
- You must be a currently registered Chiropractor
- As participant numbers are limited, preference will be given to applicants who have demonstrated a clinical interest in paediatric neuro-development
Instructors
Dr. Genevieve Keating B.App.Sc (Chiro), DACNB, PhD
PhD in Infant and Early Childhood Development
Assistant Professor Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies
Director Inspiral Resources
Other Faculty will teach specific areas of expertise. These include sporting injuries, scoliosis, concussion, red flags, oral motor development, speech, patient consent, and record keeping.
Method of Instruction
- This course uses a flipped classroom approach to maximise learning and integration. Lectures, coursework and reading will be shared in the learning hub in the month prior to module dates so participants can work at their own pace during the month
- The online components will focus on clinical discussion and sharing
- The face-to-face modules will draw together the previous work and enhance clinical skills
Assessment
The course is assessed in the following ways:
- A short online quiz with each module
- Ongoing practical assessment of the clinical component of each module
- Case presentations
- Written and practical exams at the completion of Year 1 and 2
