Beyond the Basics - Putting Aquatic Therapy into Practice
Course: #3408Level: Intermediate 1.5 Hours 1143 Reviews
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 your patients with the use of aquatic therapy in your treatment plans. We will gather new tools for the old tool box and learn how to use the water with your appropriate patients. We will discuss the importance of how you document aquatic therapy so that the insurance companies continue to reimburse for these services.
On Demand
Course Type: Video, Text
CEUs/Hours Offered: AOTA/0.15 Intermediate, OT Service Delivery, Foundational Knowledge; CE Broker/1.5 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 #20-590697; IACET/0.2; NBCOT PDUs/1.88 Intermediate, Rehabilitation
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Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to identify ways to use aquatic therapy in the plan of care.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify aquatic treatment ideas.
- After this course, participants will be able to discuss the progression of aquatic exercises.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify ways to document aquatic therapy.
Course created on September 5, 2017
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-15 Minutes | Review of principles of water and precautions/contraindications |
| 15-25 Minutes | Setting up a plan of care |
| 25-45 Minutes | Treatment ideas |
| 45-65 Minutes | Progression of exercises |
| 65-80 Minutes | Documentation strategies |
| 80-90 Minutes | Summary, Q and A |
Reviews
1143 ReviewsPresented By
Kathleen Dwyer
OTR/L, CHT
Kathleen Dwyer is an Occupational Therapist with over 20 years of experience in the health care industry, which includes professional leadership in the corporate setting. Following her graduation from Eastern Michigan University, she focused on earning her certification in hand therapy and also specialized in aquatic therapy. Her experience in therapy management began as the Director of Rehabilitation for a vast campus which included a Skilled Nursing Facility, a Long-Term Acute Care Hospital and an Outpatient Therapy Center. Kathleen has also served as the Director of Operations for a chain of 56 skilled nursing facilities. She is certified in Healthcare Compliance and has also earned the RAC-CT, which designates her as an expert in skilled nursing facility prospective payment system and the minimum data set assessment. She is currently working as the Executive Vice President for JMD Healthcare Solutions. |
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