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Fatigue Management Occupational Therapy for Individuals with Autoimmune Disease

Ellen Pong, DPT, MOT, BA

January 4, 2018

This course will explore occupational therapy’s role in providing evidence-based interventions for management of profound, chronic, pathological fatigue encountered by patients with autoimmune or ne...   Read More


Visual Skills and Impact On Learning: Strategies and Resources

Kim Wiggins, OTR/L

December 23, 2017

Children are often misdiagnosed with attention deficits without taking a good look at possible visual insufficiencies. The webinar includes easy-to-understand explanations of the visual system and man...   Read More

 


Therapy Management of Burn Injuries

Alicia Jordan, PT, DPT

December 19, 2017

This course will provide the learner with basic information on the integumentary system, burn wound classification, burn wound healing, and therapy management of burn injuries based on classification.   Read More

 


Amputation Rehabilitation: The Military Experience

Annemarie Orr, OTD, OTR/L

December 16, 2017

This course will provide an overview of occupational therapy’s role in the rehabilitation of amputations in a military setting. The phases of rehabilitation, client-centered goals, and occupation ba...   Read More

 


The Unseen Injuries: Mental Health and Cognition Implications for Service Members During and After Their Time in Service

Erik Johnson, MS, OT

December 11, 2017

With the incredible amount of stress that Service Members face while on Active Duty and after their commitments, there is a huge need for skilled OT intervention in the areas of mental health and cogn...   Read More

  


The Role of Occupational Therapy Within Military Settings

Erik Johnson, MS, OT

December 11, 2017

This session will give a broad overview of military occupational therapy across the spectrum of care. It will include recent case studies of wounded service members and OT intervention both in a tradi...   Read More

 


Using OT Assessments And Interventions To Help Community Dwelling Older Adults

Ann Burkhardt, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA

December 7, 2017

This course will provide an introduction to standardized assessments that can be used to support their inclusion as having measurable functional assessments in community based settings with adults and...   Read More

 


Evaluation and Management of Arterial and Venous Ulcers

Jennifer A. Gardner, PT, DPT, MHA, CWS

November 15, 2017

This course will discuss the distinct characteristics of arterial and venous ulcers. It will also present best practice for evaluating and treatment of these types of wounds.   Read More


Assistive Technology and Severe Multiple Sclerosis

Vikram Pagpatan, MS, OTR/L, ATP

November 14, 2017

This course will outline various forms of low and high tech forms of assistive technology which may be incorporated to the treatment of multiple sclerosis.   Read More

 


Pediatric Feeding Disorders Overview

Rachel DeCarie, MOT, OTR/L, Stacy Layer, MA, BCBA

November 13, 2017

The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of pediatric feeding disorders and how behavior analysts and occupational therapists can have similar goals in the treatment of the disorder. Poten...   Read More

  


Sleep in Pediatric Occupational Therapy Practice: A Family-Centered Approach

Nicole Quint, Dr.OT, OTR/L

October 29, 2017

This course emphasizes the assessment and intervention process of sleep, using a holistic approach with the person, environment, and occupation model. The course includes the science of sleep, evidenc...   Read More

 


Occupational Coaching Basics for Practice: Facilitating Self-Direction in Your Clients

Patricia Crist, PhD, PC, OTR/L, FAOTA

October 24, 2017

This course will introduce the basics of using coaching skills in practice to facilitate the development of self-efficacy in client’s abilities to engage in occupational performance growth and chang...   Read More


Coping: How OT Mental Health Training Applies Across the Age and Impairment Spectrum

Ann Burkhardt, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA

October 20, 2017

Coping is part of what OTs do with clients daily, yet many OTs don’t formally incorporate coping goals into outcomes of intervention. This course will suggest an approach for addressing coping as a...   Read More


The Decline of Play Outdoors and the Rise in Sensory Issues

Angela Hanscom, MOT, OTR/L

October 16, 2017

As we continue to decrease children’s time and space to move and play outdoors, we are seeing a simultaneous rise in the number of children that are presenting with sensory and motor deficits. Using...   Read More


Executive Functions and Everyday Activities

Yael Goverover, PhD, OTR/L

October 10, 2017

This course will review executive functions and their association with activities of daily living. The course will describe traditional and non-traditional evidence-based assessments and cognitive reh...   Read More


Beyond the Basics - Putting Aquatic Therapy into Practice

Kathleen Dwyer, OTR/L, CHT

October 4, 2017

Beyond the Basics will take one step further from our basic’s course and give you resources to put aquatic therapy into practice today. We will get into the details of how you can greatly impact you...   Read More

 


Aquatic Therapy Basics - Principles and Benefits

Kathleen Dwyer, OTR/L, CHT

September 22, 2017

Aquatic Therapy Basics will focus on why we use water as a modality in our clinics. We will discuss the principles of water and how these impact our treatments. We will learn the contraindications, pr...   Read More

 


Chair Yoga for Every-Body

Catherine McDowell, OTR/L, LMBT, E-RYT200/RYT500

September 18, 2017

This course will provide introductory information for seated chair yoga for patients of all ages and abilities.   Read More


OT's Role in Joint Replacement

Manisha Sheth, OTD, OTR/L

September 17, 2017

The purpose of this presentation is to provide introductory information to OT practitioners about the new technology, important role of occupational therapy and about pre-operative assessment and educ...   Read More

 


Therapeutic Use of Self and the Power of Occupation: Dancing to the Beat of the Music

Kristine Haertl, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA

September 13, 2017

This presentation will discuss the role of client-centered care in occupation based practice. The featured presenter will discuss the power of narrative, connection to the client, multiple ways of kno...   Read More


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