Paediatric Pelvic Health Strategies for Neurodiverse and Neurotypical Children

Overview

Pelvic health challenges in children are common, but families lack resources for solutions. However, rehabilitation professionals may not feel confident to address paediatric pelvic health needs, and lack relevant tools to address them in the context of the clinical setting. Skills and thought processes for adult care may not be appropriate or effective with children; standard direct pelvic floor, behavioral, and environmental interventions often fail to meet the complex needs of neurodiverse (and many neurotypical) kids.

A new model of paediatric pelvic health is needed.

This webinar introduces the rehab professional to a dynamic systems framework for assessment and intervention for paediatric pelvic health challenges that is sensitive to families and children managing developmental, emotional, sensory, and motor differences. This whole-child perspective harnesses the interconnection of postural control, neuromuscular, movement, and pressure systems to support continence and bowel regularity in children. In addition, emerging information regarding the interconnections between the neural networks involved in gross motor, visual-motor, sensory processing, and balance will be discussed.

These systems underpin continence control in both neurotypical and neurodiverse populations supporting a global approach.

Participants will gain an understanding of paediatric pelvic health needs as a component of the full clinical presentation. Trauma-sensitive clinical strategies and reasoning will be offered to complement the participants existing skill set. This course is designed for clinicians who are new to paediatric pelvic health, providing foundational knowledge and skills to support pelvic health for both neurodiverse and neurotypical children.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this webinar, the learner will be able to:

1. Discuss neuromotor, sensory, and emotional challenges associated with pelvic health needs common to both neurotypical and neurodiverse populations.
   
   
2. Articulate gross motor, visual processing, sensory, and balance differences that underpin continence control in children.
   
   
3. Develop communication tools to initiate conversations with families on pelvic health needs.

Audience

Beginner/Intermediate. This course is designed for both experienced and newer clinicians who are new to paediatric pelvic health, providing foundational knowledge appropriate for the pediatric setting

🩺 About the Webinar Series

This is the 9th webinar in the Let’s Talk Pelvic Health: 2025 Webinar Series for Health Care Professionals. You can register for this individual webinar or sign up for the entire free series. 

✅ CEU-Accredited Across the U.S.

We’re proud to share that Embodia is now an Approved CEU Provider for physiotherapists (PTs) and physical therapist assistants (PTAs) in 32 U.S. states, with 10 more pending. This webinar—and the full series—is eligible for CEU credits for participants in approved states. You can learn which US States/Jurisdictions Embodia can provide CEUs by visiting this guide.

🌍 Live or On-Demand Access

This webinar will be hosted live on Thursday, November 13th, from 12:30–1:30 PM EDT.

Can't make it live? Replays will be available for registered participants and those on the notification list —so you won’t miss a thing.

⚠️ Please note: This webinar is limited to 500 live attendees. Kindly register only if you plan to attend live to ensure space for others. If you cannot attend live, please join the notification list.

• Live Webinar Time: Thursday, November 13th, from 12:30–1:30 PM EDT

• Can’t attend live? No problem!

  • Replays will be available on Embodia’s YouTube channel

  • Webinar recordings will also be accessible for free for 1 week following the live session on the Embodia platform

To earn CEUs, U.S. PTs must:

1. Add your CEU jurisdiction to your account on Embodia! Steps on how to do so can be found in this guide.
   
   

2. Attend the live webinar, and then access the recorded course on Embodia

3. Complete the evaluation and exam

You can then download your CEU certificate!

Expand your pelvic health toolkit and support your clients with confidence.
Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of pediatric care and its role in physiotherapy practice.