CEU Courses for OTs

The polyvagal theory, a way of understanding automatic nervous system responses, will be discussed regarding how it relates to chronic pain and how OTs can help.

Community mobility concerns and approaches for children and communities to support safe independent mobility throughout the community are reviewed in this course. The course will focus on multiple modes of mobility, including child passenger safety, bicycle and pedestrian travel, and transition to driving.

The course will focus on the items that are unique to the OASIS E data collection process. Official guidance sources will be explored to ensure the accuracy of the information.

The occupation of driving and community mobility among older adults experiencing the health effects of aging and age-related illnesses are reviewed in this course. The roles, responsibilities, and professional skills of occupational therapy practitioners are explained to optimize mobility and community engagement for older clients.

Multidisciplinary assessment and intervention of individuals at risk of falls are crucial in identifying functional and diagnostic factors as well as effective rehabilitation and prevention of future falls. This series identifies areas of collaboration and supportive information-sharing strategies between professionals who commonly see individuals who fall and are likely to be injured due to a fall.

Elastic taping is a non-pharmacological modality often used to treat pain and facilitate the body’s natural healing process. This course provides learners with introductory knowledge about taping practices that support and stabilize muscles and joints without restricting the body’s range of motion.

This webinar will equip participants with a better understanding of self-regulation including the main factors contributing to self-regulation and neurobiological underpinnings of stressed behavior that need to be considered when problem-solving around challenging and/or interfering behaviors. Participants will also learn how to best support autistic and other school-aged neurodivergent children and youth in their self-regulation journey through the presenter’s evidence-based BEST (Body, Emotional, Sensory and Thinking) Strategies Framework.

Implicit Bias training is an important first step in understanding the complexities of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in healthcare. This course covers the current research on Implicit Biases and interventions for individuals and organizations to address and dismantle Implicit Bias.

Implicit Bias training is an important first step in understanding the complexities of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in healthcare. This course will cover what Implicit Biases are, how they impact health professionals, and interventions for health practitioners to address them.

The unique relationship between the occupational and physical therapist when treating an acute, subacute, or chronic stroke diagnosis will be distinguished in this two-part series. Part two will focus on the subacute and chronic stroke, differentiating the home, outpatient, and community phases of rehabilitation, as well as examining the evaluation, evidence, and interventions in each setting to optimize independence for the patient.