NDTA™ Certificate Course in Contemporary Practice of NDT for Management of Adults with Stroke and Brain Injury
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| Venue | St Mary's Hospital |
| City | Phoenix Park, Dublin 20 |
| County | Dublin |
| Contact Hours | 100 |
| Event Type | Course/Workshop |
| Specialities | Gerontology, Neurology |
| Presenter Details | Cathy Hazzard (B.Sc.P.T, C/NDT, MBA) Cathy Hazzard is a PT with over 36 years’ experience working with adults with varied neurological diagnoses. Her clinical background also includes experience and continuing education courses in manual therapy and orthopaedics. She obtained an MBA in 1993 while continuing to work as a PT. She has been an NDTA™ Coordinator Instructor in Adult Courses since 1998 and has taught introductory, certificate, and advanced level NDT courses extensively throughout North America and internationally. Cathy practiced in Calgary, Alberta, Canada for over 20 years in the acute, rehabilitation and outpatient phases of care. She is now working in private practice on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Cathy has been an invited speaker at the NDTA™’s annual conferences in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2022, and 2025. She served as the Chair of the NDTA™’s Instructor Group from 2002 – 2005 and a member of the Board of Directors of NDTA™ from 2003 – 2007 and 2018 – 2023. She has written 2 articles for the Neurosciences Division’s journal, Synapse, of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association and numerous articles for the NDTA™’s Network. She is one of 5 editors for the NDTA book – NDT in Action, 2016. Teresa Siebold, BHSc.PT, BSc.Kin, C/NDT Teresa Siebold, BHSc.PT, BScKin, C/NDT, is a physiotherapist with over 25 years of experience specializing in neurorehabilitation. Her career spans clinical practice, education, and international collaboration. Since 2008, Teresa has been teaching post-graduate courses for allied health professionals, sharing her expertise across Canada, the USA, Ireland, India, and Singapore. She’s been a Neuro-Specialist Instructor at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) since 2017, helping shape the next generation of therapy assistants. Teresa has been a featured speaker at multiple NDTA Annual Conferences—including Memphis (2016), Charlotte (2019), and International Virtual sessions (2022 & 2025). She has also presented clinical research posters at: The ASCIP Conference (Las Vegas, 2012), Stroke Congress (Montreal, 2013), and The Bendable Brain Conference (Las Vegas, 2014). Her clinical background includes leadership roles in stroke care, neurosurgery, and neuro-investigating units, both inpatient and outpatient. Teresa has trained in orthopedics, peripheral nerve mobilization, vestibular rehab, and specialized approaches to vision and breathing. Currently, Teresa works on the Stroke Unit at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary, Alberta, where she continues to advance patient care and mentor colleagues. Teresa’s published works include: · “A Peek into the Visual System and Neurological Rehab”, NDTA Network 27(24): 14-21, 2020 · “NDT in Acute Care: Advocating for and Promoting Early Recovery”, NDTA Network 23(2):1, 6-9, 2016 · “Addressing the Primary and Secondary Impairments of a 20-Year-Old Man with Traumatic Brain Injury”, in Developmental Treatment: A Guide to NDT Clinical Practice, 2nd ed., Thieme Publishing, 2016 Olivia Wilson OT, C/NDT Olivia Wilson holds a BSc in Occupational Therapy with First Class Honours, graduating in 2001. With over 20 years of experience in Neurology, she is currently a Senior Occupational Therapist at Sacred Heart Hospital in County Mayo. In 2011, Olivia earned her NDT Certificate in Adult Hemiplegia and has since completed several advanced NDT courses. In 2024, she achieved OT Adult NDT Instructor status, becoming the first NDT instructor in Ireland. Olivia has presented at numerous national conferences, sharing insights on how NDT has significantly enhanced stroke rehabilitation at her facility. In addition to her clinical work, Olivia teaches two-day introductory NDT courses across Ireland and contributes to the delivery of NDT Certificate courses in both Ireland and Singapore. |
| Refreshments Included | No |
| Free Event | No |
| Contact Person | Kate Bradley |
| Contact Email | cpng@iscp.ie |
| Date | 9 Sep 2026 09:00 - 25 Sep 2026 16:00 |
| Pricing | |
| CPNG members (deposit - full amount €1,700) - Neurology and Gerontology members only | €250.00 |
| ISCP members (deposit - full amount €1,870) | €250.00 |
| Non-ISCP members (deposit - full amount €2,300) | €250.00 |
| AOTI and ACPIN members (deposit - full amount €1,700) | €250.00 |
NDTA™ Certificate Course in Contemporary Practice of NDT for Management of Adults with Stroke and Brain Injury
A deposit of €250 is required to secure your place on this course (payable upon application). The remainder of the course fee is to be paid by mid-July.
Please note that the running of this course is dependent on the uptake of all available course places.
Course Overview
This fourteen-day in-person course, with one online day completed in advance, focuses on the management of adults with neurological dysfunction resulting from stroke and brain injury.
Contemporary Neuro-Developmental Treatment (NDT) incorporates current research and evidence to guide clinical practice.
Course format includes:
- Interactive lectures
- Laboratory practice sessions
- Patient demonstrations by instructors
- Treatment of patients by course participants
- Small group work
There will be written work and a multiple-choice examination at course completion.
Target Audience
- Qualified physiotherapists
- Qualified occupational therapists
This course is open to members of AOTI and ACPIN.
Overview and learning outcomes:
This fourteen-day in-person course, with one online day completed in advance, focuses on the management of adults with neurological dysfunction resulting from stroke and brain injury. The curriculum includes the current research supporting the theoretical underpinnings for NDT interventions. The ICF model will be used to aid in clinical decision making and guide clinicians in client assessment and intervention planning. The roles and expertise of the PT and OT disciplines within the NDT Practice Model will be integrated into the course content.
The curriculum will be covered through lectures, client demonstrations by the instructors, lab practicums, problem solving sessions and patient treatment by the participants.
This course fulfills requirements established by the Neuro-Developmental Treatment Association, Inc. (NDTA™) for recognition as an approved certificate course.
By the end of the course, participants will demonstrate the ability to:
● Describe and distinguish the key components of the NDTA™ Practice Model.
● Apply the ICF model in the assessment of clients recovering from stroke or brain injury.
● Analyze effective and ineffective components of posture and movement throughout the body segments in a variety of client presentations, including individuals presenting with; high tone, low tone, contraversive pushing behaviors, ataxia, and the individual who is extremely low functioning.
● Compare and predict the interrelationships between function, posture and movement components, and system integrities and impairments in a variety of presentations of individuals with neuromuscular disorders.
● Establish the most significant impairments interfering with function, posture and movement components in individuals post stroke or brain injury.
● Demonstrate and integrate effective NDT clinical reasoning and problem solving, using assessment findings to design sequenced, progressive and goal-oriented treatment plans.
● Integrate knowledge of neuroplasticity, motor learning, and functional performance when developing efficient treatment plans.
● Analyze the components of functional activities in standing and normal gait and identify common gait deviations of individuals post stroke and brain injury that interfere with efficient, safe ambulation.
● Develop a sequence of treatment activities to enhance efficient functioning in standing and gait.
● Describe and examine the basic functional anatomy and kinesiological components of the shoulder girdle.
● Develop and demonstrate a sequence of treatment activities utilizing closed chain, modified chain, and open chained strategies as appropriate, in preparation for safe use of the UE in functional activities and contexts.
● Develop and implement therapeutic handling strategies that address multiple impairments simultaneously, including the trunk, lower and upper extremities in functional tasks, resulting in functional changes in the client at the activity and participation level.
● Demonstrate the ability to integrate the course concepts and make informed intervention choices in functional activities and contexts that are meaningful to and engage the client.
● Design, implement, model and adapt therapeutic handling strategies that address clients’ most significant impairments and result in sustainable changes in the client, including improved sensorimotor performance, achievement of functional goals, and enhanced participation in meaningful activities.
Costs:
CPNG / AOTI / ACPIN members: €1,700
ISCP members: €1,870
Non-ISCP members: €2,300
