Joyce Barnett, PT
Ability Pediatric Physical Therapy, LLC 4325 Laurel Street, Suite 102
Anchorage, Alaska 99508 907-569-5660 CURRICULUM VITAE LICENSURE 1978 – Present State of Alaska 1975 – 1980 Washington State EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:
Neurodevelopment Treatment Association Certification – Basic 1984 --Advanced Pediatric Gait NDT 1987
– Baby 1988
TSCHARNUTER ACADEMIE OF MOVEMENT ORGANIZATION Certification—3 week Certification 1995
--Advanced Pediatric 2004 1972
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, BS in Physical Therapy
EMPLOYMENT
September 2012 - Present Physical Therapist, Ability Pediatric Physical Therapy, LLC,
Anchorage, Alaska
November 1980 – September 2012
Physical Therapist, Therapy For Children, Anchorage, Alaska
August 1978 – June 1992
Physical Therapist, Anchorage School District, Anchorage, Alaska
June 1975 – August 1977
Physical Therapist, First Hill Villa Care Convalescent Center, Seattle, Washington
September 1974 – 1978
Physical Therapist, Lake Washington School District, Kirkland, Washington
CONTINUING EDUCATION
2012 Clinical Analysis of Various Adult Foot Types – 15 hours
2012 2012 Combined Sections Meeting of the APTA – 18 hours
2012 The Child’s Developing Brain: Emerging Neuroscience and its
Therapeutic Implications – 8 hours
2011 Advanced in Pediatric Examination and Intervention and Update for
Clinical
Practice – 7.5 hours
2011 Combined Sections Meeting of the APTA – 24 hours
2011 Myokinematic Restoration – 15 hours
2011 Pediatric Update: Variability, Adaptability, and the Emergence of Motor
Behavior - 7.5 hours
2010 Jurisdiction Board Member Training – 16.75 hours
2010 From Policy to Documentation to Payment: Assuring Compliance &
Minimizing the Risk of Audits in the Outpatient Setting – 18.0 hours
2010 Combined Sections Meeting of the APTA – 21.0 hours
2010 Dental Hygiene for Patients with Special Health Care Needs 10.0 hours
2010 Treadmill Training in Pediatric Physical Therapy – 7.5 hours
2009 The Science of Nutrition in Tissue Recovery – 8.5 hours
2009 Combined Sections Meeting of the APTA – 21.0 hours
2009 Identification of and Intervention for Vestibular-Related Impairments in
Children – 7.5 hours
2009 PT Practice Act Workshop - 9.0 hours
2008 Exploring Function: Tewakology, Transformation Zones, and Function
Balance – 15.0 hours
2008 Combined Sections Meeting of the APTA – 21.0 hours
2007 A Contemporary Therapeutic Treatment Approach based on Dynamic
Systems Theories – 1.5 hours
2007 Best Practices in the treatment of the Child with Cerebral Palsy and other
Neurologic Disorders – 2.0 hours
2006 Alaska APTA 2006 Spring Education Program – 13.0 hours
2005 Annual Tscharnuter Academie of Movement OrganizationInstructor’s
Meeting – 13.0 hours
2005 Mobilization of the Nervous System – 16.2 hours
2004 Tscharnuter Academie of Movement OrganizationClinical Concepts
2003 Alaska APTA Annual Meeting – 12.0 hours
2003 Plagiocephaly – 1.0 hours
2002 Movement Impairment Syndromes – 12.0 hours
Note: Information on continued education 1974 – 2001 available upon request.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
2003 Tscharnuter Academie of Movement Organization International
1980 – 2001 Neurodevelopmental Treatment Association
1978 – 1992 Anchorage Education Association
1974 – Present American Physical Therapy Association Section on Pediatrics
1974 – Present American Physical Therapy Association
1974 – 1978 Pediatric Special Interest Group of the Washington State Physical Therapy
Association
1974 – 1978 Washington State Physical Therapy Association
1974 – 1978 Lake Washington Education Association
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
2008 – 2012 State of Alaska Physical and Occupational Therapy Licensing Board
2006 – Present Pediatric Dynamic Systems and Perception/Action Study Group
2002 – 2006 Tscharnuter Academie of Movement Organization (Tscharnuter Academie
of Movement Organization) Instructor Group
1998 – 2002 Alaska State Representative, Pediatric Section, American Physical
Therapy Association
1984 – 1988 Chairperson, Alaska Chapter of Neurodevelopmental Treatment
Association
1983 – 1984 Board of Directors, Access Alaska
1980 – 1983 Board of Directors, Independent Options Now
1977 – 1978 Advisory Committee to Physical Therapy media Development Project,
University of Washington
1976 – 1978 Educational Staff Associate – Physical Therapist Policy Review Board for
Consortium Representing the University of Washington, the Lake Washington School District, and the Lake Washington Education
Association; accredited through the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Member 76-77 & Chairperson 77-78.
LECTURES PROVIDED FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES
November 2011 Perception-Action Approach To The Therapy Management of Infants
With Torticollis, Anchorage
April, May 2008 A Contemporary Therapeutic Approach based on Dynamic Systems and
Perception-Action Theories Level Two. Short course. Anchorage
October 2007 A Contemporary Therapeutic Treatment Approach based on Dynamic
Systems Theories. Short course. Anchorage
April 14-17, 2005 Tscharnuter Academie of Movement Organization– 4 Day Pediatric Assessment & Handling Course
January 8, 2005 Tscharnuter Academie of Movement Organization – 1 Day Pediatric Review
April 30-May 2, 2004 Tscharnuter Academie of Movement Organization – 3 Day PediatricIntroductory Course
January 2004 Tscharnuter Academie of Movement Organization – 3 Day Introductory Course
July 2003 Tscharnuter Academie of Movement Organization Certification Course -
Advanced Course
August 2001 Tscharnuter Academie of Movement Organization – 3 Week
COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS
July 2012 Bucket Babies: Development Consequences and Their Prevention for
Pediatric Department Joint Bases Elmendorf and Fort Richardson, Anchorage
November 2010 PT Referrals: Hints and Discussion, Lecture, Pediatric Grand Rounds,
Alaska Regional Hospital, Anchorage
September 2010 Bucket Babies: Babies Who Sleep and Live in Infant Seats, Implications
and Prevention Lecture, State of Alaska Division of Maternal and Child Health, Infant Safe Sleep Program, Anchorage
September 2010 Guidance for the Dental Hygienist Working with Individuals with
Developmental Disabilities, Lecture, University of Alaska Dental Hygiene Program, Anchorage
April 2010 Bucket Babies: Development Consequences and their Prevention.
Lecture. CHAP Forum, Anchorage
March 2010 Bucket Babies: Developmental Consequences and their Prevention.
Lecture. Alaska Physical Therapy Association, Anchorage
September 2009 When not to wait and see: Bucket Babies and selected other pediatric
conditions. Lecture. Alaska State Meeting of Nurse Practitioners, Anchorage
February 2008 Bucket Babies: Developmental Consequences and their Prevention.
Lecture. Pediatric Grand Rounds, Providence Hospital, Anchorage
November 2007 Perception and Action: An Ecological Perspective. Anchorage School
District
April 2007 Infants and Their Motor Skills: When not to “wait and see”. Family
Practice Residency Program, Providence Hospital, Anchorage
September 2006 How Infants Prepare for Walking, an Ecological Perspective. Lecture,
Programs for Infants and Children, Anchorage
August 2004 How Ambulation Aids Help and Hinder
NATIONAL PRESENTATIONS
February 2012 Perception-Action Approach: An Intervention Promoting Variability,
Adaptability and Complexity, Combined Section Meeting of American Physical Therapy Association, Chicago
