Illinois OT/OTA CEU Package 24-Hours
Included Courses
Courses included in this package. Click on a course to learn more.
- AAC Devices: One Size Does Not Fit All 3About the Course:
iOS devices like iPhones and iPads are used by individuals and therapists to complete daily activities, navigate the world around us and communicate. The power of these handheld devices is typically underutilized primarily due to lack of knowledge and understanding of what functions are available and how they can be used. This course will address the iOS system and the range of the standard supports and built-in accessibility features that support all persons AT/AAC needs. Professionals will be provided comprehensive instruction to enable successful utilization of iPads and iPhones when working with persons who have a range of disabilities.
This course is a on-demand, video course. - Ethical Issues and Decision Making in Occupational Therapy, 3rd Edition 2Course release - 2/1/2023
The purpose of this basic-level course is to provide occupational therapy personnel with an introduction to the study of ethical behavior and action as it is applied to occupational therapy practice, education, and research. The course is designed to facilitate learning and application of the ethical principles required to foster moral reasoning and practice the standards of conduct required for ethical decision-making in occupational therapy. To meet these ends, the course defines terms used in discussing ethics, describes the principles and values of ethics organized into the Code, discusses the standards of conduct, relates occupational therapy ethics to stakeholders in society, explains a decision-making process for analyzing ethics issues, and presents sample case studies. The case studies in this course are based on issues brought to the attention of the AOTA Ethics Commission (EC) members. All names and situations used in the case studies have been changed to avoid identifying any person or facility.
- Evaluation and Intervention of the Client with Parkinson’s Disease 4Course release date: 3/22/2021
About the Course:
This intermediate-level course is designed to provide occupational therapists and certified occupational therapist assistants with the information needed to appropriately examine and treat the client with Parkinson's Disease, including differential diagnosis of individuals who exhibit signs and symptoms indicative of PD. Equipped with the most current evidence, the learner will be able to discuss and critically evaluate interventions directed at the specific body structure and function, activity, and participation deficits associated with PD. - General Pediatric Occupational Therapy: Assessment and Intervention 4About the Course:
Pediatric occupational therapy has a wide range of specialties. Use of standardized tests in the evaluation process is examined as well as the configuration of statistical aspects for scoring standardized tests. Various standardized tests are portrayed and categorized as to the field of assessment the test is intended. This course aims to provide evaluation methods and treatment strategies for the following common fields: sensory integration, visual perception, prewriting and =handwriting skills, hand development, ADL’s and play, feeding, and challenging behaviors.
This course is a video, on-demand course. - Multiple Sclerosis: The Role of Occupational Therapy 2Course release date: 3/29/2021
About the Course:
This intermediate course provides rehabilitative personnel with the background and evidence to increase effective management of symptoms in people with MS. This up-to-date review will enable occupational therapists to better target the specific needs of their clients. - Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace for Illinois Professionals, 2nd edition 1
Release Date: 7/10/2023
About the courseThis basic-level course will help Illinois Healthcare professionals identify sexual harassment in the workplace, prevent it, and take appropriate action if it occurs.
- Supporting Aging in Place: An Occupational Therapist’s Toolkit 5Course release date: 3/29/2021
About the Course:
This course is designed to assist occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants in evaluating, planning, and preparing their older adult clients to age in place. - Therapeutic Yoga after Knee Replacement 1
Course release: 2/28/23
About the course
Knowledge of safe and effective evidence-based yoga poses for knee rehabilitation can assist physical therapists in prescribing therapeutic exercises after Total Knee Replacement.
- Understanding, Recognizing, and Mitigating Implicit Biases in Healthcare 2
Release Date: 5/1/2023
About the Course
Researchers have identified that unconscious biases affect clinicians’ perceptions of others, influencing decisions and actively contributing to health inequalities. Typically, implicit biases are negative and unintentionally lead to disparities in patient–provider interactions, treatment decisions, and overall access to care.
The purpose of implementing implicit bias training is to emphasize to healthcare providers a modifiable risk known to play a role in the causation of health disparities. This interactive course incorporates several features to engage learners and promote active participation.
- Wound Care Documentation Across Multidisciplinary Teams 2
Course release date: 7/1/2021
About the Course
Providing excellent wound care services depends on documentation that clearly illustrates assessment and medical necessity, skilled interventions performed, and outcomes achieved. Complete and thorough wound care documentation is the critical foundation for successful reimbursement of services. If this is achieved, the client, the clinician, and the regulatory agency all benefit. When it comes to regulatory audits and denials of reimbursement, being proactive is the key. This video course addresses pertinent topics such as components of resident-centered collaboration between therapy and nursing in wound care, common errors, key elements in wound care documentation to prevent denials, and principles of effective documentation for nursing and therapy to support skilled wound care services.
This is an on-demand video course.