CEU Courses for OTs

This first course of four-part series provides fundamental anatomical, biomechanical, and pathomechanical concepts in the evaluation and management of common shoulder conditions. This course will also review concepts of tissue healing and will provide a general overview of medical-surgical management approaches.

This fourth course of the four-part series will provide a focus on the various considerations in the conservative/non-operative management of common shoulder conditions as well as post-acute post-surgical stages. Particular emphasis is given to the application and integration of occupation-centered care with evidence-based guidelines.

When faced with a challenge, many children struggle to determine what to do and how to manage their emotional responses. This course will explore the developmental and emotional components of problem-solving and how occupational therapists can support this in their clients using a developmental, relationship, and play-based approach.

The concept of returning to play-based Pre-K and K seems to be making a resurgence. Promoting learning via play makes sense as children naturally learn through exploration, cause and effect, and pleasure. Throwing away the worksheets to pave the way for play-based learning to become the norm can initially be daunting for all working with young children. We will review research, implementation, and outcomes that promote this initiative.

Long-COVID or Post-COVID conditions are a wide range of ongoing health problems that affect individuals who have had the virus. This presentation will provide an evidence-based update regarding the diagnosis of Long-COVID, short and long-term complications, medical management, and rehabilitation strategies for the occupational therapist.

Self-regulation for 3–5-year-olds can be quite variable. As we know, self-regulation skills help kids navigate their environments, regardless of age. This seminar will explore self-regulation for little ones just starting their first school experience. Learning to wait, responding calmly, being able to listen, and direction following are all part of building the foundational skills of self-reg. Let’s help them get a great start!

This course provides a detailed review of the requirements for obtaining, maintaining, and renewing an occupational therapy practitioner license in Florida, under the requirements of Florida’s Occupational Therapy Licensure Law and the rules of the Florida Board of Occupational Therapy.

Clinical care is only one step to helping a patient achieve their optimal state of health. Patients must be and feel engaged to participate in their own care to obtain meaningful outcomes and for clinical services to be truly effective. The aim of this webinar is to provide knowledge on key issues and strategies to facilitate and support the active involvement of patients in their own care, to enhance the safety, quality, and people-centeredness of healthcare service delivery.

This course is designed to help pediatric occupational therapists understand how to use drama and theater arts as therapeutic tools. Additionally, this course will help pediatric occupational therapists to develop their own group curriculum to be used in any setting to support the development of social skills, executive functioning skills, social-pragmatic skills, communication skills, and self-advocacy skills.

This course looks at practice errors in occupational therapy and how to prevent them. It reviews root-cause analysis, error reduction and prevention, patient safety, and contraindications and indications specific to occupational therapy management, including medication and side effects.