CEU Courses for OTs

Take a deeper look into the three extrinsic factors of wound development to gain a richer understanding of what they are, how they are created, and how they contribute to the development of a pressure injury. Learn methods to fight against pressure, shear and microclimate to protect the compromised skin of your elderly client.

Harassment, and more specifically, sexual harassment, is illegal. This course reviews the definition of sexual harassment, ways to prevent harassment, and what to do should harassment occur in the workplace.

This course discusses concepts, strategies and supportive materials from the Size Matters Handwriting Program with a specific focus on variables impacting legibility. Because writing happens in all content areas, teacher and kid-friendly strategies are identified to ensure legibility and best practices are embedded all day.

During this course we will take an in depth look at the three layers of skin, their function and age-related changes that occur at each layer that make our elderly client more susceptible to skin breakdown. We will explore common areas of skin breakdown and understand each stage of a pressure injury and its distinguishing characteristics.

This course discusses how to use the Size Matters Handwriting Program in a multi-tiered intervention (e.g. RtI, MTSS, I&RS, etc.), schoolwide, within classrooms, with small groups and individually. The 8 Key Concepts and Strategies for adapting SMHP for all learners will be covered as will measurement, supportive materials, and published efficacy studies.

This course will examine the functional connections between components of the upper quadrant, discuss common diagnoses, review indications, precautions and contraindications for specific diagnoses as they relate to aquatic therapy. Clinical pearls, current evidence and aquatic progressions for the upper quadrant will be presented through research review, case studies, and video examples.

This course will discuss the signs that go beyond depression to reveal active suicidal or self-harm risk. We will address the prevalence of suicidality in long term care settings, elevated risks in care transitions, steps to improve the comfort and ability to conduct effective interviews and risk assessments, the Baby Boomer cohort effect, and provide clinical tips and resources.

Electronic Aids to Daily Living provide an alternative means of controlling devices, primarily within the home environment, including audiovisual equipment, lighting, and thermostats. Advances in consumer home automation technologies have opened new control opportunities for people with disabilities.

This seminar provides an overview of types of dementia including characteristics at each stage, protocols for staging clients with dementia and related treatment strategies. Documentation and treatment planning based on dementia staging results is reviewed. Behavior management and communication strategies for this population are discussed as well as techniques for nursing to follow.

Occupational therapy practitioners play an increasingly important role in caring for the hospitalized geriatric patient, an expanding population. This course provides an overview of geriatric OT evaluation and treatment, introduces geriatric syndromes, and explores our valuable roles on the health care team.