Students Get Firsthand Experience With NDT Session
Campus Relations recently visited with the graduating PT class of 2008 at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC. With the help of instructor Nancy Cornette and PT student Amber Henry, we assisted each student with a mock interview session. We set it up just like a real interview and asked questions that a potential employer might throw their way. Everyone we interviewed was very impressive and all were well prepared. This class is a great group of future therapists and will make a great addition to the clinical world.
In addition, we held a clinical session with them after wards on NDT (neuro-development treatment). To learn more on NDT, you can check out the website of the NDT Association.
According to the NDT Association website, NDT is defined as this:
Neuro-Developmental Treatment (NDT) is an advanced therapeutic approach practiced by experienced Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, and Speech – Language Pathologists. This hands-on approach is used in working with people who have central nervous system insults that create difficulties in controlling movement. Therapists using NDT treatment have completed advanced training in NDT and work closely with individuals with neurological challenges (e.g. cerebral palsy, stroke, head injury), helping them to become as independent as possible. NDT-trained therapists work collaboratively with individuals, family, caregivers and physicians to develop comprehensive treatment programs based on the principles of human neurology and physiology. Individuals who have minimal to severe motor difficulties can benefit from the NDT approach.
This clinical session was headed up by Archna Banuru, OT. Archna has been quite an asset to Campus Relations in assisting us with various clinical presentations in recent months – most notably at St. Louis University to conduct a session on FIM scoring. Below are some video clips of Archna’s presentation along with clips of the student’s hands-on approach to NDT. Thanks go to Amber Henry and Harvey Matthews, PT Program Director at USC, for their help in setting up the NDT Training Session.
