Infant Massage within Early Intervention

Name: Infant Massage within Early Intervention
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Created byKelsey Finn, Christine Urish

Last updated 4/2021

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What you'll learn

Students will learn about infant massage theory and principles, research surrounding infant massage and how infant massage can be incorporated into the early intervention practice setting.
Students will advance their knowledge on early intervention best practices including coaching and natural learning environment.

Course content

4 sections • 12 lectures • 49m total length

Introduction1:26
Explore the benefits of infant massage for preterm infants and their caregivers in early intervention. Compare the coaching model to other occupational therapy models and review evidence-based resources guiding practice.
Capstone Area of Focus5:37
Advocate for infant massage as part of early intervention, educating families about its powerful benefits. Apply coaching rooted in adult learning and a developmental frame of reference.
Capstone Site Information4:24
Explore early intervention for birth to three children through a capstone at Bridge's birth to three, highlighting family-centered plans, multidisciplinary evaluations, and coaching-based therapy in natural settings.

Needs Assessment3:04
Conduct a needs assessment to identify gaps in support for families of preterm infants in the NICU, and advocate for infant massage education to improve caregiver–baby bonding and stress management.
Critically Appraised Topic5:30
Investigate how infant massage affects the health and well-being of preterm infants and their caregivers after a newborn intensive care stay, highlighting mood, bonding, stress, and weight gain.
Clinical Bottom Line1:50
Demonstrates how infant massage, supported by occupational therapy, enhances caregiver-baby bonding, calms anxiety, and helps premature infants and families progress toward functional goals in early intervention.

Objective 14:20
Emphasize evidence-based practice and research in infant massage. Present research-backed findings to a multidisciplinary team and share English and Spanish handouts on benefits for preterm babies and caregivers.
Objective 29:29
Develop professional behavior and ethical practices in early intervention by actively engaging in interdisciplinary teamwork, embracing feedback, and delivering equitable, culturally sensitive services to diverse families.
Objective 33:44
Develop and demonstrate competency in early intervention documentation through narrative daily notes and evaluations that emphasize natural learning environments, routines, coaching, and parent feedback.
Objective 46:33
Objective 4 integrates advocacy and clinical practice by producing a family-friendly infant massage video for Bridges birth to three, grounded in evidence-based messaging and site-wide dissemination.

Questions for participants2:33
Review four questions on infant massage within early intervention, highlighting coaching concepts, bonding, and the caregiver–baby benefits, plus coaching components: joint planning, feedback, reflection, observation, action, practice.
References0:40
Review the references used throughout this presentation in alphabetical order, signaling the conclusion of the references.

Requirements

Description

Hello and welcome to my Udemy Course on Infant Massage within Early Intervention!

Participants of this course will learn about infant massage practices, supporting health and wellness for families with an infant in the newborn intensive care unit and occupational therapy best practices in the early intervention practice setting. This Udemy course contains lectures, resources and various research articles to support this topic area. There is additional content on coaching and the natural learning environment. Also included in this Udemy course is various downloadable materials and presentations to further support learning in this area. At the end of the presentation, there is a short question and answer section to assess knowledge gained as a result of this course. It may take about an hour to get through the entire course, as well as view the attached resources. The development of this course is based on research, evidence based best practices and clinical experience. There are several APA references at the end. Please visit those references to further supplement learning of these topics.

Enjoy the course and please feel free to message the instructor to facilitate further discussion of topics related to this presentation. Thank you for your interest and happy learning!

Who this course is for:

Graduate students in occupational, speech and physical therapy
Health care professionals in early intervention or other pediatric services
Families with children that are interested in learning more about infant massage

Infant Massage within Early Intervention

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Course content

Introduction3 lectures • 11min

Infant Massage and the Premature Baby3 lectures • 10min

Learning Objectives, Activities and Artifacts4 lectures • 24min

Conclusion2 lectures • 3min

Requirements

Description

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