ACEs and the Body: How Adverse Childhood Experiences Impact Occupational Therapy

Name: ACEs and the Body: How Adverse Childhood Experiences Impact Occupational Therapy
Price: 129.00 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 5 (3436 reviews)

Course: #4690Level: Introductory 1 Hour 3436 Reviews

This course will discuss Adverse Childhood Experiences and they ways that these early experiences might present in fine motor difficulties and sensory integration difficulties. This course will look at ways that occupational therapists can leverage this knowledge to improve outcomes.

Early Intervention and School-Based Mental Health, Health and Wellness Pediatrics Sociocultural, Diversity, and Lifestyle Choices

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Course Type: Video, Text

CEUs/Hours Offered: AOTA/0.1 Introductory, OT Service Delivery; CE Broker/1.0 Home Study, General (FL), Patient Related (AL), General Continuing Education (GA), Direct Client/patient Services In Occupational Therapy (SC), Related To OT (AZ), Related To OT (LA), Directly Related To OT (MS), Directly Related To OT (TN), CE Broker #20-701691; IACET/0.1; IL EITP/1.0; NBCOT PDUs/1.25 Beginner, Pediatrics

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Learning Outcomes

After this course, participants will be able to learn the development of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) as a research topic and as a method of assessing the early experiences of children.
After this course, participants will be able to identify how ACEs manifest in “occupations” and can be assisted through Occupational Therapy.
After this course, participants will be able to learn the connection between chronic trauma in early childhood and typical referring issues for Occupational Therapy.

Course created on May 12, 2020

Agenda

0-5 Minutes	Introduction
5-10 Minutes	What are ACEs?
10-20 Minutes	The development and progression of ACEs research
20-30 Minutes	ACEs impact on brain architecture/development
30-40 Minutes	Role of OT in prevention and mitigation of the impact of ACEs
40-50 Minutes	Connection between neurological impact of ACEs and typical referring reasons for OT
50-55 Minutes	Resources and review
55-60 Minutes	Summary; Q and A

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Presented By

Alison D. Peak
LCSW, IMH-E

Alison D. Peak LCSW, IMH-E, received her Master's in Social Work from the University of Michigan with an emphasis in Interpersonal Practice with Children and Youth and Infant Mental Health. Alison is the Executive Director of Allied Behavioral Health Solutions (ABHS) located in Nashville. ABHS works to improve access to behavioral health services toward a goal of better outcomes for all. Alison is the Co-chair of the Association of Infant Mental Health in Tennessee (AIMHiTN) Endorsement Committee and a member of AIMHiTN's Leadership Cohort. In these positions, Alison assisting in leading efforts to bring professionalization to Tennessee's workforce that serves young children and families. Alison also has two post-graduate degrees, Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care and Pediatric Integrated Health Services. Alison is passionate about working with children with histories of early trauma, families with adopted children, and youth in DCS custody. Alison also believes that these populations are often best served where they most often present for assistance, their physician's office, and then in collaborating with primary care providers its possible to optimize services for children and families.

Presenter Disclosure: Financial disclosures: Alison Peak was paid an honorarium for presenting this course. She is part owner of Allied Behavioral Health Solutions. Non-financial disclosures: Alison Peak is a board member of AIMHiTN, and Co-chair of the Endorsement Committee for AIMHiTN.

Sponsor Disclosure: This Course is presented by OccupationalTherapy.com, a Continued site.

Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.

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American Occupational Therapy Association

OccupationalTherapy.com is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development, #7659. This distance learning - independent course is offered at 0.1 CEUs/contact hours (Introductory level, OT Service Delivery Area). The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

CE Broker

OccupationalTherapy.com is an approved provider for CE Broker, provider #50-14558. This course is offered for 1.0 hours. If you are an OT/OTA in Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina or Tennessee, CE Broker may be of interest to you.

International Association for Continuing Education and Training

continued, LLC, DBA OccupationalTherapy.com, is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). continued complies with the ANSI/IACET Standard, which is recognized internationally as a standard of excellence in instructional practices. As a result of this accreditation, continued is authorized to issue the IACET CEU. continued, LLC, is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 CEUs for this program.

Illinois Early Intervention Training Program

The Illinois Early Intervention Training Program has approved this event for 1.0 hours of EI credential credit. See http://www.illinoiseitraining.org/page.aspx? for information about credit areas.

National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy

OccupationalTherapy.com is a NBCOT® Professional Development Provider. This course is offered for 1.25 NBCOT PDUs (Beginner level, Pediatrics Area). NBCOT® is a registered trademark of The National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.