Mental Health CEU Courses for OTs

This course will explore the transitioning of individuals from adolescent to adulthood and highlight the psychosocial aspects of a disability for adolescents. Examination of independent living skills and intervention strategies to be discussed will include those specific to occupational therapy community-based practice.

Depression is under-estimated and under-treated in community-dwelling older adults. This presentation reviews the use of clinical screening and assessment tools to identify depression and assist in treatment planning.

This course will demonstrate how stress management techniques can be applied in occupational therapy practice. The Stress-Diathesis Model is presented where stress is conceived as a trigger to symptoms in individuals who are vulnerable to chronic illnesses. A Stress Management Protocol is outlined that can serve as a model for treating individuals in a group using psychoeducation methods with a variety of diagnoses.

This course will demonstrate how stress management techniques can be applied in occupational therapy practice. The Stress-Diathesis Model is presented where stress is conceived as a trigger to symptoms in individuals who are vulnerable to chronic illnesses. A Stress Management Protocol is outlined that can serve as a model for treating individuals in a group using psychoeducation methods with a variety of diagnoses.