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Occupational Therapy CE Courses
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Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders in Occupational Therapy Practice, 3rd edition
Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders in Occupational Therapy Practice, 3rd edition

This basic-level course is designed to increase occupational therapy practitioners’ knowledge and understanding of Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders and to provide an overview of medical management of these disorders. The second part of the course focuses on occupational therapy screening for neurocognitive disorders – including Alzheimer’s disease – as well as evaluation of and intervention for older adults with these disorders. Although written for occupational therapy professionals, this course can also inform medical and behavioral health professionals who work in acute and long-term care and institutional, home-based, or community settings concerning the role and unique contributions of occupational therapists on the interprofessional healthcare team.
An Introduction to Low Vision Rehabilitation for Occupational Therapists
An Introduction to Low Vision Rehabilitation for Occupational Therapists

About the Course:
This basic introductory course is intended to familiarize the OT practitioner, who may not have received low vision education or is not comfortable intervening with this population, with current evidence-based information related to the management of patients with low vision. The course content is designed to increase the reader’s understanding of and ability to generalize concepts into the OT process when working with patients experiencing occupational performance deficits due to low vision. OT practitioners will need to pursue further education if they wish to specialize in low vision rehabilitation.
Bipolar and Related Disorders: Signs, Symptoms, and Treatment Strategies for OT
Bipolar and Related Disorders: Signs, Symptoms, and Treatment Strategies for OT

About the Course:
This basic-level course presents essential information about bipolar and related disorders, including diagnostic information from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 5th Edition (DSM-5). Because of its health-related consequences, bipolar disorder is among the top 10 causes of disability worldwide. Using a holistic, multimodal approach, clinicians can help the client stabilize his or her mood and return to a normal level of functioning. This course describes the symptoms and the biological, psychological, and social factors that must be considered when working with individuals who have bipolar disorder. Psychopharmacology is addressed, and participants will learn about indications for and side effects of typical medications used in the treatment of bipolar disorders, such as mood stabilizers, atypical antipsychotics, and antidepressants. The course describes how single-system design methodology is used for outcome evaluation, an important consideration in today’s environment of managed care and third-party payers. Relapse prevention is discussed, including medication adherence and individual therapy.
Cancer Rehabilitation Across the Lifespan
Cancer Rehabilitation Across the Lifespan

About the Course:
Occupational therapy practitioners encompass a wealth of knowledge and skill to decrease the burden of cancer on oncology clients. Evidence to support this is emerging. Silver and Gilchrist (2011) remind us that “evidence-based care is the cornerstone of optimal treatment, and with oncology rehabilitation still in its infancy, there is much work to be done” (p. S12). It is this aim, as well as that of the American Occupational Therapy Association’s (AOTA) Vision 2025, that guides the content of this course in linking evidence, well-being, and quality of life during and following cancer treatment for diverse communities (AOTA, 2017a). The primary purpose of this course is to promote competence and confidence in the utilization of evidence-based occupational therapy services to this emerging and underserved population. Using the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process, 3rd edition (AOTA, 2014) as a mechanism to negotiate through the occupational therapy process, an introductory overview of common cancer diagnoses, treatment, and rehabilitation implications throughout the continuum of care will be provided. Evidence-based, client-centered evaluation and intervention recommendations will be emphasized while providing participants with the knowledge and resources required for best practice in oncology rehabilitation. This basic-level course will be a stepping-stone to align evidence-based recommendations to clinical application specific to the emerging and complex field of oncology rehabilitation for occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants.
Caring for LGBTQ Individuals in Occupational Therapy
Caring for LGBTQ Individuals in Occupational Therapy

About the Course:
This course provides a broad overview of diversity and inclusivity awareness and cultural competency pertaining to persons who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning (LGBTQ) for occupational therapy practitioners, which include occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants.
Concussion Management: A Comprehensive Evidence-Based Approach
Concussion Management: A Comprehensive Evidence-Based Approach

About the Course:
Concussion most commonly occurs during sports-related activities. The purpose of this intermediate-level course is to provide an overview of concussion with areas to assess and treat for the occupational therapy practitioner. Current evidence-based references are highlighted along with topics widely accepted in practice. This course is for practitioners who have a basic knowledge of brain injury and want to advance their skills in the assessment and treatment of concussion.
Conservative and Surgical MGMT of the OA Hand and Wrist, 2e
Conservative and Surgical MGMT of the OA Hand and Wrist, 2e

About the Course:
This intermediate-level course provides OTs and OTAs with a detailed overview of the pathophysiology and mechanics of the joints of the hand of those diagnosed with OA. The course offers practitioners in-depth knowledge of several of the most common medical and evidence-based treatments, and it provides instruction for application of techniques in occupational therapy evaluation and intervention.
Crucial Cardiac Care: The Clinicians Guide from Medical Management to Rehabilitation
Crucial Cardiac Care: The Clinicians Guide from Medical Management to Rehabilitation

Cardiac care impacts the full continuity spectrum from acute to outpatient. As one of the leading causes of disability and functional limitation, cardiac dysfunction must be better understood for clinicians to optimize the outcomes of their patients. Unfortunately, cardiac knowledge is lacking in many healthcare providers. This evidence-based course presents a multi-faceted approach to enhancing cardiac care understanding. Cardiac anatomy and physiology are reviewed, and a detailed update of cardiac pathologies is explored. Post-operative care is detailed with an emphasis on nursing and rehabilitation. The topics of pharmacology concerns, prevention strategies, and the impact of exercise are also primary content areas.
Depression and Anxiety Disorders in Older Adults, 3rd Edition
Depression and Anxiety Disorders in Older Adults, 3rd Edition

Documentation in Occupational Therapy Practice, 2nd Edition
Documentation in Occupational Therapy Practice, 2nd Edition

The Occupational Therapy Practice Framework-4th edition (AOTA, 2020b) provides practitioners with language and terminology that describes the domain and process of occupational therapy provided to clients, which can include persons, groups, or populations. Using the language endorsed by the AOTA strengthens documentation and enables others, outside of occupational therapy practice, to better understand the role of occupational therapy. However, it can be argued that most seasoned practitioners have not had formal training in using the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework language and might have been trained under previous versions such as Uniform Terminology or might not be familiar with the most recent (4th Edition) published by AOTA (2020b). This basic-level course will provide an introduction to this language and foster its use for effective clinical documentation in a variety of occupational therapy practice settings. Upon completing this course, occupational therapy practitioners will be able to describe and use effective language and strategies for documentation of occupational therapy and be prepared to explain and use more effective and efficient documentation in many areas of practice.
Ethical Practices with Older Adults, Revised Updated 1st Edition – OT
Ethical Practices with Older Adults, Revised Updated 1st Edition – OT

About the Course:
The number of older adults (age 65 and older) living in the United States is growing rapidly. Almost 60 million older adults were living in the United States in 2016. This number is projected to rise to over 72 million by 2030, when approximately one in five U.S. residents will be age 65 or older. The rapid growth of the older population results from multiple factors including medical advances, life-prolonging technologies, and the aging of the Baby Boom generation (whose members began turning 65 years old in 2011).
In coming years, healthcare professionals will face this aging of the population, along with the accompanying health and economic challenges. The purpose of this course is to highlight ethical issues that may confront healthcare and behavioral health professionals working with older adults and their families as these individuals near the end of life. Many of these issues are related to advances in medical technologies that have occurred over the past several decades (and that continue to be developed) and have led to increasingly complex choices. The course will provide background on ethical frameworks and principles used in healthcare settings for guidance in resolving ethical problems. This course will also identify major ethical issues concerning older adults and healthcare decisions and provide a model for addressing ethical dilemmas in healthcare settings.
This basic-level course is written for healthcare professionals, including nurses, social workers, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists, occupational and physical therapy practitioners, and respiratory therapists. Other healthcare professionals who work with older adults and on interdisciplinary teams will also find the information presented useful to their practice.
Ethics Issues and Decision Making in Occupational Therapy, 2nd Edition
Ethics Issues and Decision Making in Occupational Therapy, 2nd Edition

About the Course:
The purpose of this basic level course is to provide OTs and OTAs with an introduction to the study of ethical behavior and action as it is applied to occupational therapy practice, education, and research. It is designed to facilitate learning and using the ethical principles required to foster moral reasoning and to practice ethical decision making in occupational therapy. Specific objectives include defining terms used in discussing ethics, describing the principles and values of ethics organized into the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics, relating occupational therapy ethics to stakeholders in society, explaining a decision-making process for analyzing ethics issues, and discussing 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
Evaluation and Intervention of the Client with Parkinson’s Disease

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.
High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders: Diagnosis, Treatment Issues, and OT Intervention, 2nd Ed
High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders: Diagnosis, Treatment Issues, and OT Intervention, 2nd Ed

This intermediate-level course is intended for occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants. However, other professionals who interact with those who have high-functioning autism spectrum disorders, including physical therapists, speech and language pathologists, social workers, psychologists, paraprofessionals, administrators, and teachers, may benefit from the information offered in this course.
Introduction to Wheelchair Seating and Positioning
Introduction to Wheelchair Seating and Positioning

About the Course:
This course, designed to provide the healthcare practitioner with a broad overview of the assessment and provision of wheelchair seating, is written at a basic to intermediate-level for the occupational and physical therapist who have little or no experience in this specialty practice area. Many people require the use of a wheelchair for dependent or independent mobility, and each wheelchair provides some form of seating. Wheelchair seating directly affects a client’s position, which in turn affects function for all of that person’s daily tasks. It is essential that occupational therapy practitioners be able to competently participate as members of the interprofessional team in determining the optimal seating and wheeled mobility interventions for a particular client. Common diagnoses for a client using a wheelchair include cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, and muscular dystrophies.
Mental Health Self-Care Checklist for Healthcare Professionals
Mental Health Self-Care Checklist for Healthcare Professionals

About the Course:
This course explores the mental health issues that healthcare professionals face. Healthcare professionals will be able to better understand the epidemiology, risk factors, protective factors and symptoms of mental health disorders. They also will learn about the impact of COVID-19 on healthcare professionals’ mental health, as well as general interventions addressing mental health disorders in healthcare professionals. This course is a level 4 for difficulty.
Multidimensional Functional Assessment of the Older Adult, 2nd edition
Multidimensional Functional Assessment of the Older Adult, 2nd edition

The purpose of this basic-level course is to enable occupational therapy practitioners and other rehabilitation professionals to understand and assess functional performance in older adults using a multidimensional approach. This is an introductory course for practitioners who are new to this population or who desire a refresher on the most current evidence related to the functional assessment of older adults. Client factors (including physical, cognitive, and psychosocial) and their impact on performance skills will be reviewed. Using a “top-down” approach that looks broadly at the activities in which older adults engage, this course describes the most current evidence on health changes in aging from the perspective of their impact on performance in various areas of occupation, such as activities of daily living (ADLs), instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), health management, work/leisure, and social participation. In addition, participants will learn how contextual factors and the environment influence occupational performance. Information in this course will allow occupational therapy practitioners who work with older adults to maximize their efficiency and success in service delivery through a more evidence-based, functional approach to care.
Multiple Sclerosis: The Role of Occupational Therapy
Multiple Sclerosis: The Role of Occupational Therapy

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.
Neuro-Developmental Treatment (NDT)
Neuro-Developmental Treatment (NDT)

Occupation-Based Intervention as an Integrative Tool
Occupation-Based Intervention as an Integrative Tool

About the Course:
This intermediate-level course will prepare occupational therapy practitioners to recognize symptoms of addiction in their clients and to identify how these symptoms, contextualized by mental and physical health, race, economic status, and gender, impact occupational performance in and outside of therapy. Practitioners who have met the objectives of this course will possess the resources to create and implement an evidence-based intervention plan for dually diagnosed clients and/or clients with physical health conditions that are affected by addiction. This course is intended for practitioners who are skilled in the occupational therapy process but wish to expand their knowledge of integrated, holistic care models rooted in cultural humility and current evidence.
Oh My Aching Scar: Scar Tissue Pain
Oh My Aching Scar: Scar Tissue Pain

Scars have special consequences on the body. Scars restrict mobility, pull on fascia and negatively influence the body in many ways which can create pain no matter the age of the scar. Chronic pain has been difficult to diagnose and treat for health care professionals. This video course will explain the relationship of scar formation and pain along with the causation of symptoms for the scar tissue population. The hows and whys will be explored for both internal and external causes with up-to-date research from experts in the field.
This on-demand video course.
Pain Assessment and Management: The Role of OT; 2nd Edition
Pain Assessment and Management: The Role of OT; 2nd Edition

About the Course:
The purpose of this basic course is to elaborate on the definition of pain and its perception, factors hampering pain management, assessment of a client for pain, and occupational therapy interventions to improve function in clients with pain.
Sensory Processing Differences in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders 2nd Edition
Sensory Processing Differences in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders 2nd Edition

About the Course
Sensory processing differences are common among individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder, 5th Edition describes any unusual sensory response to the environment, sensory reactivity, or unusual sensory interests as a core symptom within the restricted interests and repetitive behavior diagnostic criteria. Given that sensory processing differences impact children’s participation in various occupations, many occupational therapy practitioners implement intervention approaches that incorporate sensory processing knowledge. Evidence on the efficacy of sensory-based interventions is variable, and it is therefore necessary for occupational therapy practitioners to review sensory processing concepts and related intervention evidence to best plan and implement interventions that incorporate sensory processing knowledge. The purpose of this intermediate-level course is to provide (1) a summary of research on sensory processing in ASD; (2) an overview and evidence of sensory processing assessments; and (3) a review of the evidence related to sensory integration, sensory-based interventions, and comprehensive interventions that incorporate sensory processing knowledge. The content of this course is considered “intermediate”; that is, the learner should have a basic knowledge of ASD and children’s occupations, and an understanding of pediatric intervention approaches. The target audience for this practice-specific course includes occupational therapy practitioners who work with children with ASD, and can include those working across differing settings including clinics, homes, and/or schools.
Suicide Awareness and Prevention
Suicide Awareness and Prevention

About the Course:
This intermediate-level course will provide occupational therapy practitioners with the information necessary to identify those at risk and those demonstrating symptoms associated with suicidal precursors and will help to describe the role of occupational therapy practitioners working across practice settings including approaches to assessment, intervention, and referral.
Supporting Aging in Place: An Occupational Therapist’s Toolkit
Supporting Aging in Place: An Occupational Therapist’s Toolkit

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.
Telehealth for Physical and Occupational Therapy
Telehealth for Physical and Occupational Therapy

About the Course:
This beginner’s level course will teach practitioners how to set up and complete telehealth sessions for a physical or occupational therapy practice, primarily focusing on how to evaluate, monitor, and treat patients remotely.
Understanding Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, 2nd Edition
Understanding Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, 2nd Edition

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a complex syndrome that may occur after exposure to one or more traumatic events. PTSD involves a characteristic set of symptoms that includes re-experiencing the traumatic event, avoiding stimuli associated with the traumatic event, having negative changes in mood or cognitions associated with or worsening after the traumatic event, and experiencing increased reactivity and arousal. With the high prevalence of trauma exposure within the U.S., health care professionals are providing care to many trauma-exposed patients who are at risk of developing PTSD, and who may not have the comfort level or skills needed to assess and intervene appropriately. It is essential for occupational therapy practitioners to be able to screen for the presence of traumatic experiences, as well as possible PTSD symptoms, in all encounters with clients and families so that referrals to treatment can be provided. This basic-level course provides an overview of PTSD for occupational therapy practitioners working in a variety of roles and settings. This course addresses basic information regarding PTSD, including DSM-5 diagnostic criteria, etiology, incidence, risk factors, interventions, and treatment methods. With distinct mental health training and education targeting occupational performance, occupational therapy practitioners are integral to the interdisciplinary team for those at risk for or diagnosed with PTSD and their families. Unique historical perspectives, assessment, and treatment practices specific to occupational therapy will also be presented.
Understanding Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Understanding Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

About the Course:
This basic-level course provides an overview of PTSD for occupational therapy practitioners working in a variety of roles and settings. This course addresses basic information regarding PTSD, including; DSM-5 diagnostic criteria, etiology, incidence, risk factors, interventions, and treatment methods. With distinct mental health training and education targeting occupational performance, occupational therapy practitioners are integral to the interdisciplinary team for those at risk for or diagnosed with PTSD and their families (American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA, 2015c). Unique historical perspectives, assessment, and treatment practices specific to occupational therapy will be presented.
AAC Devices: One Size Does Not Fit All
AAC Devices: One Size Does Not Fit All
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.
Aging Process: What is Happening to the Body and What Does it Mean?
Aging Process: What is Happening to the Body and What Does it Mean?
Aquatic Spinal Therapy and Core Training. An Integrated Approach
Aquatic Spinal Therapy and Core Training. An Integrated Approach
“Aquatic Spinal Therapy and Core Training, An Integrated Approach” is an informative course for those health professionals who would like to expand their orthopedic spinal/core aquatic therapy skills or for those who are new to orthopedic aquatic therapy. This course will present spinal/core connections with exercises focusing on increasing mobility, improving stability, strength, and motor control. By integrating an aquatic and land-based approach to spinal/core therapy clinicians can help clients progress quicker and more comfortably with improved outcomes.
This course is an on-demand, video course.
Aquatic Upper Extremity Training, An Integrated Approach
Aquatic Upper Extremity Training, An Integrated Approach
Aquatic Upper Extremity Training, An Integrated Approach is an informative course for those health professionals who would like to expand their orthopedic upper extremity aquatic therapy skills or for those who are new to orthopedic aquatic therapy. This course will present upper quarter connections with exercises focusing on increasing mobility, improving stability, strength, and motor control. By integrating an aquatic and land based approach to upper extremity therapy clinicians can help clients progress quicker and more comfortably with improved outcomes.
This course is an on-demand, video course.
Autism and Posture: Posture-Care and Rehab-Yoga
Autism and Posture: Posture-Care and Rehab-Yoga
The information in this presentation would open clinicians to the opportunity to assess and treat the posture of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Individuals with ASD have a diminished perception of their body movement and postural orientation; as a result, they often sit, stand, and walk with postural impairment. Studies of the postural profile of children with ASD report a deviation from the typical age-matched population in regard to leg length discrepancy, kyphosis, lumbar scoliosis, and genu valgum. This presentation provides a review of how to observe and record standing posture in children and adults with ASD. In this presentation, a therapist will learn visual observation and reporting that is based on a UK method of Posture and Posture Ability scale. The presentation will also present yoga-based exercises that clinicians can easily implement in treatment. It will focus on the prevention and improvement of abnormal posture impairments so to allow for better functional activities.
This course is a video, on-demand course.
COVID-19 in the Geriatric Patient
COVID-19 in the Geriatric Patient
This one-hour course will provide clinicians with an overview of how and why COVID-19 has had such a significant impact on older adults. It will examine the expected clinical presentation in older adult COVID-19 patients in the post-acute phase as well as discuss assessment and treatment interventions. This course will also examine the impact that social isolation has on older adults and how rehabilitation clinicians can make a positive impact on this.
This course is a video, on-demand course.
Dynamic Seating: Moving Beyond Static Wheelchair Seating
Dynamic Seating: Moving Beyond Static Wheelchair Seating
Dyslexia and the Brain: Implications for Clinical Practice
Dyslexia and the Brain: Implications for Clinical Practice
One in five students have a language-based learning disability, dyslexia being the most common. Less than one-third of children with reading disabilities are receiving school services, despite the fact that they have the intellectual capacity to thrive. Many of the most trained school professionals involved in the referral, remediation, and intervention process are misinformed or uninformed about Dyslexia, Healthcare professionals can make a huge impact on the success of students with Dyslexia but feel ill-equipped and uneducated about the disorder. To address the needs of individuals with Dyslexia and reduce the learning problems before they manifest and widen, healthcare professionals need a deeper understanding of Dyslexia and its coexisting conditions. Using the latest evidence-based practices, case histories and research, this course aims to equip the healthcare professional with an arsenal of tools necessary to feel confident in playing a key role in early identification and intervention. Furthermore, healthcare professionals will learn a fresh new approach to articulation, auditory processing and executive function intervention that will be beneficial for students with language based learning disabilities.
This course is a video, on-demand course.
Effective Shoulder Examination and Treatment
Effective Shoulder Examination and Treatment
There are numerous shoulder courses out there in the world of continuing education. The majority of these courses focus on the medical model diagnosis and condition-specific. This approach does not take in consideration the growing evidence that a MULTI MODEL APPROACH which combines MANUAL THERAPY AND CORRECTIVE EXERCISE is the MOST EFFECTIVE method in addressing shoulder pain and dysfunction. By following the MULTI MODEL APPROACH the clinician can more efficiently address a patient’s impairments in a manner that expedites the rehabilitation process. This method of shoulder rehab is also more effective in today’s healthcare environment where overall costs and utilization of services are constantly being measured. By participating in this course, the learner will gain evidence-based knowledge on cutting-edge MANUAL THERAPY TECHNIQUES that can be used the very next day in practice! This course is LOADED WITH LAB MANUAL THERAPY VIDEOS as well as gaining the knowledge of the latest evidence-based research on ADHESIVE CAPSULITIS, ROTATOR CUFF SURGERY, AND SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY!
This course is a video, on-demand course.
Evaluating and Treating COPD: Because if You Can Not Breathe, Nothing Else Matters
Evaluating and Treating COPD: Because if You Can Not Breathe, Nothing Else Matters
In the geriatric population, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a very prevalent disease. Patients with COPD often require frequent hospitalizations and require medical and rehabilitation across the continuum of care – acute care, out-patient, skilled nursing facilities, and home health. Due to the prevalence of this condition, all healthcare professionals must play an active role, including rehabilitation professionals. The role for rehabilitation includes the acute treatment of the disease, patient/family education, and long-term management. This course discusses at an in-depth level the pathophysiology, diagnostic tools, assessment techniques and treatment of COPD. This information will be applied in a case study at the end of the course to ensure that participants gain practical application skills of the material presented. This course discusses at an in-depth level the pathophysiology, diagnostic tools, assessment techniques, and treatment of COPD. This information will be applied in a case study at the end of the course to ensure that participants gain practical application skills of the material presented.
This course is a video, on-demand course.
Evidenced Based Principles and Applications of Stretching and Self-Myofascial Release
Evidenced Based Principles and Applications of Stretching and Self-Myofascial Release
The fascial system is vital not just to our structural health, but to the health of the body as a whole. The fascial system surrounds, supports, and integrates our muscles, organs, and even our cells. It is a multi-dimensional system, essential to the flow of information and vital energy— prana, or chi—in the body. Adding myofascial release to your yoga practice helps remove restrictions and trauma in this vital system. The myofascial system gets limited and dehydrated over time, as trauma, inflammation or unresolved emotional holdings get lodged in the system. Myofascial restrictions hold many people back in their yoga practice. This course instructs the therapist in the principles of fascia, mechanics of Myofascial release, and Anatomy Trains. Therapists will gain a deeper understanding of the myofascial system, its importance for the body, and how myofascial restrictions or trigger points get lodged in the body over time. Through this course, therapists will learn how to integrate the knowledge of Myofascial release, Myofascial unwinding, and Anatomy Trains into a therapeutic yoga practice to address common muscle imbalances.
This course is a video, on-demand course.
Flexibility, Bands and Balance Strategies for the Healthcare Professional
Flexibility, Bands and Balance Strategies for the Healthcare Professional
This video course expounds on the evidenced-based research and intervention techniques with resistive bands, flexibility treatment, and balance strategies for the healthcare professional to improve all aspects of patient care. The hands-on treatment techniques and interventions discussed herein can be used immediately and in all clinical settings. The scientific basis and clinical research of resistive, sensorimotor, and stabilization training and progression for patients of all levels is reviewed. Effective documentation strategies for payor reimbursement are also reviewed. At the end of this course, the healthcare professional will be able to integrate stretch bands, resistive bands, and balance trainers into treatment strategies from pediatric to geriatric populations.
This on-demand video course.
General Pediatric Occupational Therapy: Assessment and Intervention
General Pediatric Occupational Therapy: Assessment and Intervention
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.
Geriatric Balance and Fall Prevention
Geriatric Balance and Fall Prevention
As our population ages, the incidence of injuries and even deaths from falling is rising. What can we do to address this issue as health care providers? Our interventions can make a difference. Identify the physiological aspects of balance and how the aging process affects balance. Review of the epidemiology of falls, fall risk factors in the aging population, and changes with aging. Recognize components of balance, and discuss how the aging process alters balance components over time. Learn evidence-based, reliable methods of balance examination. Therapeutic interventions including exercise and functional activities to promote balance and reduce falls are demonstrated for your lab practice. Review current evidence that indicates the effectiveness of the balance interventions, and recommend program design to achieve functional outcomes for balance rehabilitation in the elderly.
This course is a video, on-demand course.
Improving Physical and Cognitive Function: Medications and Supplements
Improving Physical and Cognitive Function: Medications and Supplements
No longer an issue for the elite athlete, medications, and supplements are now specifically designed and marketed to the young and old with promises of improving performance. Whether it be improving joint nutrition in an elderly patient, or improving muscle strength in an athlete, we are inundated with choices both over the counter and prescription. But do they really work? This seminar serves to explore the evidence behind popular performance enhancers to help the learner decide: friend or foe?
This course is a video, on-demand course.
Manual Therapy and Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Frozen Shoulder
Manual Therapy and Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Frozen Shoulder
Shoulder pain is prevalent in between 2.4% and 26% of the population, resulting in significant financial burden, pain and loss of quality of life. According to the APTA’s Clinical Practice Guidelines, mobilization and exercise are important components of shoulder pain management. Too often clinicians are ready to perform joint manipulation/mobilization with disregard for the soft tissue component of the stiff shoulder. Myofascial restrictions may limit shoulder mobility and function and must be addressed as part of a plan of care. When fascia becomes scarred from inflammation, injury, postural habits or disease, its tension adversely impacts functional mobility and physical activity.
This video course addresses specific manual and movement interventions to address mobility deficits, improve circulation, and decrease pain in people presenting with shoulder pain and mobility deficits to achieve improved functional outcomes.
This on-demand video course.
Nutritional Textures, Temperatures, and Viscosities for Older Patients
Nutritional Textures, Temperatures, and Viscosities for Older Patients
Changes associated with normal aging may often have an impact on food texture choices for normal healthy elders. Subsequent disease processes and effects of medications for those disorders often add even further complications and risks. Dietary departments are thus presented with a range of challenges, given each elder’s preferences and choices; such factors often do not align with the given clinical recommendations. This course will address the rationales behind specific dietary textural modifications, to include such factors as food and liquid temperatures, viscosities, moisture content, and adhesive factors. Given the increased factors of dry mouth (xerostomia) and choking risks, compensations of aroma, flavor and hydration options will be reviewed to improve the safe nutritional intake of this older at-risk population. Dietary strategies and unique clinical recommendations for nutritional content and swallow-safe food textures will be shared for this elder population with increased clinical complexities.
This course is a video, on-demand course.
Pediatric Feeding: Red Flags, Common Recommendations, and the GI Relationship
Pediatric Feeding: Red Flags, Common Recommendations, and the GI Relationship
This course will discuss typical vs. atypical feeding behaviors, common recommendations, and strategies to overcome recommendations that may inhibit proper oral motor development. We will discuss case studies to put in perspective the use of “standard” vs. individualized recommendations. Further, the course will transition from bottle to table food progressions and discuss signs of readiness. Action plans will be provided for all common feeding concerns. By the end of the course, there will be a greater understanding of the roles of speech pathologists and gastroenterologists. In addition, there is a discussion on how to translate what is learned to caregivers.
This course is a video, on-demand course.
Scapular Rehab Science and Skills: An Evidence-Based Approach
Scapular Rehab Science and Skills: An Evidence-Based Approach
This evidence-based course expounds on the science behind scapular rehab as well as reviews kinematic, special assessments, and verified therapeutic exercises for scapular dysfunction. The wide scope of impairments that are interdependent with scapular dysfunctions are identified. Extensive evidence-based references support efficacy of the selected exercises, manual techniques, and taping that are structured for immediate clinical application.
This course is a video, on-demand course.
Stroke Rehabilitation Maximizing Outcomes: Anatomy Review and Evaluation
Stroke Rehabilitation Maximizing Outcomes: Anatomy Review and Evaluation
It is easy in the day-to-day grind of clinical care to not only begin to forget some of the basic knowledge of stroke and its underlying physiology but also to stay abreast of the latest developments in therapy assessment and care. It is often difficult to know how to efficiently tap into this information and feel as if you have a full grasp of the state of best practice in stroke rehabilitation. Participants will, by the end of this video course, feel confident in their understanding of any gaps in their knowledge, comprehend the current state of evidence-based best practice in stroke rehabilitation, and have new tools for approaching evaluation of their patients with stroke.
This course is a video, on-demand course.
Stroke Rehabilitation Maximizing Outcomes: Interventions
Stroke Rehabilitation Maximizing Outcomes: Interventions
It is easy in the day-to-day grind of clinical care to not only begin to forget some of the basic knowledge of stroke and its underlying physiology but also to stay abreast of the latest developments in therapy assessment and care. It is often difficult to know how to efficiently tap into this information and feel as if you have a full grasp of the state of best practice in stroke rehabilitation. By the end of this video course, participants will feel confident in their understanding of any gaps in their knowledge, comprehend the current state of evidence-based best practice in stroke rehabilitation, and have new tools for approaching evaluation of their patients with stroke.
This course is a video, on-demand course.
Therapist's Guide to Joint Rehab for the Knee, Hip, and Shoulder
Therapist's Guide to Joint Rehab for the Knee, Hip, and Shoulder
In this course, renowned board-certified orthopedic specialist, Dr. John O’Halloran, guides healthcare professionals on a history of joint replacement for the shoulder, hip, and knee . Beginning with an overview of the facts and figures of the Baby Boomer generation, ideal candidates for the various types of joint replacements, the course explores advantages of therapeutic rehabilitation and facts and figures about arthritis and its treatment. The course explains the significant recent surgical changes in joint replacement today versus yesteryear and how they impact today’s rehab professional. By the end of this course, healthcare professionals will learn 20 new exercises and gain a comprehensive understanding of many facets of total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA), Total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) including statistical data, surgical techniques, both traditional and investigational, rehabilitation and outcomes as well as future implications.
This course is a video, on-demand course.
iPad's and AAC: Getting the Most Out of Your iPad
iPad's and AAC: Getting the Most Out of Your iPad
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 a 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 video, on-demand course.
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