With this new online course, you can be sure that you can use the PDMS-2 in clinical practice.
The Peabody Developmental Motor Scales-2 (PDMS-2) is recognized as the first nationally standardized assessment instrument that provides separate gross and fine motor skills scores for children up to 71 months of age. The use of PDMS-2 helps to assess a child's motor skills in relation to their peers. It can identify delays or disorders in the child's development and uses specific skill deficits to develop individual goals in the treatment of children with developmental delays.
Dive deep into the Peabody scale with Atara Taragin
Atara Taragin is an expert in the use of the Peabody Development Motor Scale. She is a pediatric physical therapist and mentor with over 28 years of experience. In this new course, Atara discusses the management and evaluation of the gross motor function section of the PDMS-2. You will be guided through the history and evolution of the scale, which will help you assess the scale's strengths and weaknesses.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course you can:
Describe the Peabody Developmental Motor Scale 2 and its benefits as an assessment tool for assessing gross motor development in young children
Discuss at least four ways the PDMS-2 can be used in different pediatric populations to achieve specific goals
Choose the right entry level for each subtest and the right subtests for children between the ages of 0 and 72 months with possible delays in motor development
When assessing children with potential developmental delays, correctly identify the base and upper bound levels of each subtest in the gross motor skills section
After taking the test, interpret the Peabody Developmental Motor Scale -2 score to help decide what course of treatment is needed in children with developmental delays
