Biography
A Pediatric Coordinator-Instructor in Neuro-Developmental Treatment (NDT) as recognized by the NDT Association, and the Instructors’ Group of the NDTA, Jane is a dynamic educator and clinician renowned for integrating aquatic and land-based intervention from the acute phase, through rehabilitation, and to community entry or re-entry towards life long health and fitness. As such, Jane organizes and teaches pediatric certificate courses for children with neurological impairments. She also teaches shorter, introductory courses and multiple specialty topics, both “land-based” and “water-based” courses. A senior adjunct faculty at Arcadia University and author of multiple articles and publications, Jane is a master clinician with expertise in inpatient, outpatient, homecare, early intervention services, sheltered workshops, and treatment of infants through adults with developmental and neurological challenges. One of her many strengths lies in the problem-based approach to treatment.
Since 1983, Jane has taught over 250 courses of varying lengths from 1 day to 8 weeks and has traveled nationally and internationally, including the United States, Europe, Mexico, South America, Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and India. She teaches a large variety of topics with emphases in pediatrics as well as clients throughout the life span with neurological and/or orthopedic impairments.
With regards to therapeutic aquatics, Jane is certified in Halliwick I and II and has assisted the Senior Lecturer of the International Halliwick Association, Johan Lambeck from the Netherlands. She is trained in the approaches known as Watsu, specifically for the client with rehabilitation concerns; Bad Ragaz Ring Method; task-type training method; trunk stabilization techniques; and techniques for children with sensory integration dysfunction and children with autistic spectrum disorders. In teaching therapeutic aquatics, Jane teaches a combination of techniques which are useful to clients in the water as opposed to sharing a “recipe or program” for persons with particular diagnoses. She feels this is an invaluable tool when treating clients towards successful achievement of identified functional outcomes after completing their specific examination and evaluation.