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Collaboration In Kindergarten Enhancing The First School Experience

Tere Bowen-Irish, OTR/L

October 15, 2025

No matter where you live, every child deserves a strong start to their school journey. Kindergarten screening is a crucial first step, helping educators understand each child’s needs and strengths....   Read More

 


Fine Motor Skill Development: A Neuroscience Perspective

Kathryn Hamlin-Pacheco, MS, OTR/L, ASDCS

September 22, 2025

Skilled motor actions are planned, refined, and initiated in the brain, making understanding its role essential for achieving functional gains. This pediatric-focused course explores the neuroscience...   Read More

 


Play And Playfulness: Intentional Integration In Everyday Practice

Shruti Gadkari, PP-OTD, OTR/L, BCP

September 4, 2025

This course reconnects pediatric therapists with the primary occupation of childhood: play. We will discuss the role of play as an end and a means for therapy.   Read More

 


The Growing Mental Health Needs Of School-Aged Children

Moni Keen, OTD, OTR/L

August 4, 2025

This course will investigate updated statistics regarding the rates of depression and anxiety in school-aged children. Additionally, this course will delve into other areas of mental health that conti...   Read More

  


From Overwhelm To Ease: OT Strategies For Anxiety Management

Zara Dureno, MOT

July 15, 2025

The neuroscience and biological mechanisms of anxiety will be examined through an occupational therapy lens, providing a deeper understanding of how dysregulation impacts function will be explored wit...   Read More

   


Lab Values And Vital Signs As Clinical Monitoring Tools For Patient Safety

Adele Myszenski, PT, DPT

July 10, 2025

Lab values and vital signs, such as hemoglobin, potassium, glucose, blood pressure, heart rate, and others, are essential clinical tools to determine the appropriateness of rehab interventions for acu...   Read More

   


It's Never Too Late To Collaborate, School Based Therapists And Educators Getting Together

Tere Bowen-Irish, OTR/L

June 24, 2025

The 21st century brings many challenges toward integrating the therapist’s role in the educational environment. Is there an overall philosophy of support, collaboration, and a sense of community? Is...   Read More

 


Updated ADL Milestones In Children Ages 0-6 With Cultural Considerations

Erica Jacoby, MS, OTR/L

June 16, 2025

As holistic healthcare providers, it is critical that we can assess and identify delays in young children’s ADL milestones while accounting for cultural factors that might deviate from what our refe...   Read More

 


Early Intervention and School Assessment

Lauren Arnone, OTD, OTR/L

May 27, 2025

This course is intended for recent graduates and experienced occupational therapy practitioners new to providing OT services for children and youth under EI, CPSE, and/or CSE. The course will focus on...   Read More

  


When Autism And Other Mental Disorders Converge: Recognizing And Responding

Debora Davidson, PhD, OTR/L

May 21, 2025

People who have autism spectrum disorder can also have co-occurring mental disorders that cause functional difficulties and distress when left unaddressed. Healthcare providers are positioned to scree...   Read More

  


Mental Health In Aging Individuals With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities: Insights And Strategies

Christina Marsack-Topolewski, PhD, LMSW

May 19, 2025

Many adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) have an increased propensity to experience mental health conditions, such as anxiety, depression, and/or obsessive-compulsive disorder....   Read More

    


Psychosocial Approaches For Pediatric TBI: Addressing The Impact On Children And Maternal Well-Being

Sabina Khan, PhD, OTD, MS, OTR/L

May 15, 2025

Psychosocial approaches to addressing the impact of pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) on children and maternal well-being will be reviewed in this course. It covers evidence-based strategies for...   Read More

    


Executive Functions And Motor Control: Opportunities And Limitations For Occupational Performance

Nicole Quint, PhD, Dr. OT, OTR/L

May 6, 2025

The dynamic interplay between motor control and executive functioning will be explored in this course, providing participants with a foundation in evidence-based strategies to integrate motor-based in...   Read More

  


Navigating Assessment In Pediatric Acute Care, Infants Through Adolescence

Anjelica Malvasi, PP-OTD, OTR/L

May 5, 2025

Are you interested in transitioning to pediatric acute care? This course aims to provide an introductory overview of pediatric occupational therapy services in acute care and key components of the occ...   Read More

   


Polyvagal Theory Utility In Pediatric OT

Maude Le Roux, OTR/L, SIPT, CTC, ADHD- RSP, Lara Taggart, EdD, OTR/L

April 28, 2025

This workshop will cover Polyvagal Theory (PVT) to form a backdrop before digging deeper into how this theory could be applicable to everyday practice in pediatric OT. The content will be thoughtful,...   Read More

  


School Based Occupational Therapy For Post Concussed Youth An Occupation Based Framework

Jennifer Morgan, OTD-PP, OTR/L

March 20, 2025

This course is designed for school-based occupational therapy practitioners (OTPs) who service post-concussed youth within the educational setting. The course describes a holistic and strengths-based...   Read More

   


Enhancing Occupational Performance Through Motor Learning

Nicole Quint, PhD, Dr. OT, OTR/L

March 6, 2025

Motor learning principles through the lens of occupational therapy, emphasizing their application in diverse contexts, will be explored in this course. Participants will compare and contrast motor lea...   Read More

 


Let’s Not Overlook Mood Disorders In Our Youth Population

Tere Bowen-Irish, OTR/L

March 3, 2025

The diagnoses of mood disorders, especially bipolar disorder, can be overlooked. Many students end up with the diagnosis of Oppositional Defiant Disorder attached to a comorbid diagnosis such as Autis...   Read More

  


OT And Dyslexia

Magan Gramling, OTR/L, CLT, CTP, CFNIP

February 25, 2025

Identifying the common childhood disorder of dyslexia and the role of occupational therapy practitioners will be explored in this course.   Read More

  


Motor Supports For Handwriting Development

Kristen Tompkins, OTR/L

February 20, 2025

Underlying motor issues that impact fine motor development are needed for the acquisition of efficient and effective handwriting skills will be examined in this course. Treatment strategies will be pr...   Read More

 


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