All Live CEU Courses for OTs

This course, designed for health science clinicians, will examine the environment and opportunities for seeking and obtaining external funding for clinical programs, projects and equipment. Components of a typical grant proposal will be reviewed along with an overview of the peer-review process. Examples will be provided to enhance the participant’s comfort with grant writing style and overall organization.

The Functional Test for the Hemiplegic Upper Extremity (FTHUE) is a simple, quick, inexpensive assessment of a client’s hemiparetic arm. The FTHUE has been proven to be both valid and reliable for assessing common functional movements. Through filmed demonstrations, therapists will learn how to administer the FTHUE.

Evidence-based practice is a cornerstone of our "powerful, widely recognized, science-driven, and evidence-based profession" (AOTA Centennial Vision, 2006). To be effective evidence based practitioners, occupational therapists need skills in critiquing and applying the evidence (Holm, 2000). In this workshop, participants will learn how to critically appraise research using a provided appraisal framework and an example research article. Participants will be guided to develop a clinical bottom line based on appraisal of the literature.

Improved hand and arm function is the most sought after function for people living with a cervical spinal cord injury. This presentation will review the process for determining the best intervention plan for reanimating the arm and hand in people with tetraplegia. The role of the Occupational Therapist will be identified throughout the process.

As part of the occupational therapy process, this seminar will examine a variety of cultural assessments that may be used in the clinic, view a brief video of a cultural interaction, and discuss the skills necessary for culturally effective practice.

This seminar will demonstrate the use of Windows Speech Recognition for Windows 7 OS and Dragon Naturally Speaking for creating text, controlling the computer, and some Internet functions. A review of some other speech recognition products will also be provided.

Discharge planning and patient/caregiver carryover are always a challenging aspect to any therapist. This course outlines the various challenges, explores multiple types of solutions, and clinical programming methods that can be understood and implemented by any therapist.