- Train video and live observations of children and perform process diagnostics to describe typical and atypical movements and explain underlying mechanisms.
- Perform task analyses and build interventions in logical 'baby-steps' with clear progression.
- Work with pediatric assessment tools such as AIMS (infants) and MABC-II (children).
- Apply key motor learning principles (e.g., implicit/explicit learning, feedback and instruction strategies, constraints manipulation).
- Link your assessment and treatment choices to all relevant ICF domains and pediatric frameworks.
- Discuss and practice approaches for children with DCD, CP and ABI (with guidance for complex clinical reasoning).
- Complete outdoor practice and field tasks to connect theory to real-life contexts.
- A varied mix of working groups, interactive lectures, skills training, discussion groups, workshops, group work and some self-study (literature).
- Teaching takes place in small groups, with frequent feedback on observation skills, task analysis, outcome measures and treatment planning.
- Brightspace supports learning with study tasks, rubrics, example products and literature.
- An 80-hour pediatric physiotherapy internship gives you an authentic view of daily practice and your own professional fit.
1. LO1 – Observing and interpreting motor development
The student in the minor Pediatric Physiotherapy systematically observes and interprets motor development in children aged 0–18, and, with guidance, in DCD, CP and ABI, and develops a case-specific pediatric physiotherapy treatment plan that addresses all relevant ICF domains, and provides a motivation based on pediatric frameworks.
2. LO2 – Project
Within the minor Pediatric Physiotherapy, the student analyses and interprets one preset complex pediatric case in collaboration with study group members, designs and adapts case-specific outcome measures and interventions grounded in evidence- and theory-based practice and justifies the chosen approach by referring to professional guidelines and scientific literature.
3. LO3 – Internship
During an 80-hour internship in the field of Pediatric Physiotherapy, the student actively engages in professional practice by observing and participating in daily routines, explores the roles and responsibilities of a pediatric physiotherapist, and critically reflects on personal competences and professional ambitions, formulating a substantiated view on the potential fit with a future career in pediatric physiotherapy.
More information about this program is available at the Avans School of Welfare, Education and Health: globalisation.aweg@avans.nl.
