Professional Courses

Many of you may already know me however if you’ve not met me let me tell you a little bit about my journey into pediatric pelvic health.

It all started after treating many adults with urinary and fecal incontinence. I was asked by a urologist to treat a child he was seeing with vesicle ureteral reflux which is a condition where urine backs up into the kidneys and causes kidney damage. This particular child was on a kidney transplant list. I knew nothing about this diagnosis and so I took it upon myself to go to surgery with this physician and learn as much as I could to help them.

Along this journey I discovered that the children I was treating for urinary leakage during the day also became dry at night however that was not what I was treating them for. I decided to investigate this and developed a program to address daytime and nighttime wetting with children. As this progressed it became very evident that constipation played a large role in urinary leakage both daytime and nighttime. In fact, constipation was so severe in some children they had to have a colostomy bag in order to give their bowel “rest”. YIKES!!! This was shocking to me. I knew I needed to do more.

Parents are desperately looking for support, solutions and education to help their children.

I imagined what it would feel like for children to have a feeling of empowerment and control over their own bodies.  The idea of preventing the devastating social and emotional effects of urinary and/or fecal leakage and giving kiddos back the feeling of control was so powerful that I couldn’t help but pursue it. To this day I wake up every day loving what I do more than I did as a new graduate over 38 years ago!

Dawn’s first level course is the pediatric introduction to bowel and bladder conditions, management, and treatment of the pediatric patient, Peds 1(prerequisite for her next level course). Her next level delves into pediatric functional gastrointestinal disorders which you can’t miss!

These are her two flagship courses which, combined she has been teaching for over 27 years. She is now offering a membership in addition to private One on One mentoring. Read through the options and select which is best for you and your exciting journey working with children!

Purpose: To provide a private Facebook forum for group questions with a convenient bi-weekly Live Zoom Q&A with me for questions and answers for healthcare providers. All sessions will be recorded and uploaded for easy convenient access. Live sessions will be for newly trained practitioners and “seasoned” practitioner. Topics can include but not be limited to the following:

Whether you need help with patients or with starting or growing your practice this may be the option for you. This option is personalized to you as the need arises for a private longer session to address your specific needs. The sessions are scheduled by appointment. The fee is based on an hourly rate which can be broken down into 15-minute increments. I have had facilities pay the fees or even the parents for clinical mentorship, however the relationship will only be between the treating therapists.