OT In Mental Health: Understanding The Role Of The Occupational Therapy Practitioner
Course: #6398Level: Intermediate 1.5 Hours 1678 Reviews
A general overview of the history of OT in mental health and practice indications. More specifically, this course will inform OTPs of common practice settings, the clinical presentation which includes common diagnoses, impairments, and impact on areas of occupation, different assessment tools and evidenced-based treatment interventions, and desired OT functional outcomes.
On Demand
Course Type: Video, Audio, Text
CEUs/Hours Offered: AOTA/0.15 Intermediate, OT Service Delivery, Foundational Knowledge, 09568; CE Broker/1.5 CE Broker #20-1220706; IACET/0.2; NBCOT PDUs/1.88 Intermediate, Mental Health
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Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to identify common mental health challenges and their impact on areas of occupation.
- After this course, participants will be able to distinguish between a basic and a comprehensive assessment.
- After this course, participants will be able to evaluate and apply evidence-based strategies to improve patient functional outcomes and recognize the first steps for the OTP’s role in addressing mental health.
Course created on June 20, 2024
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-20 Minutes | Definitions and Historical Overview of OT in Mental Health, Settings, and First Steps |
| 20-30 Minutes | Common Mental Illnesses and Mental Health Challenges |
| 30-40 Minutes | Deficits Seen and Their Impact On Occupation |
| 40-60 Minutes | Comprehensive Assessment |
| 60-75 Minutes | Evidenced-based Strategies and Interventions |
| 75-85 Minutes | Desired OT outcomes |
| 85-90 Minutes | Summary; Q&A |
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1678 ReviewsPresented By
Cynthia Hoskins
DBH, MOT, OTR/L, CCTS-I
Cynthia Hoskins, DBH, MOT, OTR/L, CCTS-I, is a Behavioral Health Consultant (DBH) and a licensed and board-certified occupational therapist with 28 plus years of clinical experience, including approximately 15 years working directly in the specialized area of mental health. Dr. Hoskins is an Adjunct Professor at Grand Canyon University, where she teaches a wide range of mental and behavioral health courses to graduate students in the Humanities and Social Sciences department. She is also a Psych OT lab and fieldwork instructor for an occupational therapy doctoral flex program. Dr. Hoskins has facilitated multiple guest lectures and trainings on topics such as OT’s role in mental health, empathy and compassion, trauma, sleep hygiene, and workplace wellness to college graduate students and other organizations, including the Department of Defense. She spearheaded a 2021 initiative that involved lectures and one one-on-one staff training to reimplement sleep hygiene groups and education into the unit curriculum on a locked psychiatric unit.
Additionally, during her tenure as a doctoral student, Dr. Hoskins conducted research focusing on the impact of insomnia and other sleep disturbances on acute mental illness and the use of effective evidence-based strategies to improve outcomes. Dr. Hoskins is a member of AOTA and TOTA, a CPI instructor, and a Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist-Individual, and has received CBT training for insomnia treatment. Dr. Hoskins has recently joined forces with other OT clinicians to increase awareness of OT’s role in mental and behavioral health.
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American Occupational Therapy Association
OccupationalTherapy.com is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development, #7659. Course approval ID# 09568. This distance learning - independent course is offered at 0.15 CEUs/contact hours (Intermediate level, OT Service Delivery, Foundational Knowledge 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 1.5 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 0.2 CEUs for this program.
National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy
OccupationalTherapy.com is a NBCOT® Professional Development Provider. This course is offered for 1.88 NBCOT PDUs (Intermediate level, Mental Health Area). NBCOT® is a registered trademark of The National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.