CEU Courses for OTs

The following course is an introduction to autism spectrum disorder. Participants will learn about the diagnosis of autism as it is described in the DSMV.

This course will provide a perspective on caregiving for person’s with ALS and motor neuron disease. Occupational Therapists work with clients and their caregivers regularly. When the disease is a progressive and characterized by declining functional ability, it can be difficult for caregivers to retain their own resilience. This course will offer perspectives for caregivers and care providers.

This course will cover basic ABA techniques and will explain how those techniques can be applied in motor learning interventions to optimize patient outcomes.

This course is part of the OT Neuro Series.

Dynamic seating has four primary functions – to allow movement, to diffuse force, to protect the client, and to protect the seating system and mounting hardware. This course will take a look at the product options, discuss clinical indicators and contra-indicators for dynamic components and present case studies to illustrate these points.

The objective of this presentation is to utilize HPSO & CNA’s database of occupational therapy (OT) closed professional liability claims to identify liability patterns and trends. By highlighting closed OT events that resulted in financial loss or expenses, we highlight the types of situations most likely to have serious adverse outcomes for patients and create liability exposures for OTs. Using this information, OTs can examine their own current practices in relation to the claims and losses experienced by their peers.

This course will discuss the distinct characteristics of arterial and venous ulcers. It will also present best practice for evaluating and treatment of these types of wounds.

This webinar will walk the learner through problem solving appropriate treatment plans, precautions, and home exercise programs for a variety of diagnoses. The attendees will learn multiple interventions appropriate to address noted deficits and achieve maximal functional outcomes for their patients.

The purpose of this presentation is to provide introductory information to OT practitioners about the new technology, important role of occupational therapy and about pre-operative assessment and education to enhance occupational performance of clients undergoing joint replacement surgery.

This webinar will introduce the learner to the basic tenets of wrist evaluation. Attendees will learn to decide which testing is appropriate based upon patient report and symptoms guided by knowledge of anatomical structures. In addition, interpretation of findings will be examined in order to develop an appropriate client centered plan of care.

Beyond the Basics will take one step further from our basic’s course and give you resources to put aquatic therapy into practice today. We will get into the details of how you can greatly impact your patients with the use of aquatic therapy in your treatment plans. We will gather new tools for the old tool box and learn how to use the water with your appropriate patients. We will discuss the importance of how you document aquatic therapy so that the insurance companies continue to reimburse for these services.