OccupationalTherapy.com Phone: 866-782-9924


CEU Courses for OTs Search: 'yoga'

Filter:
State Requirement Info

7 courses found


Yoga Tools For Trauma: Trauma-Informed Mindful Movement For Pediatric Therapists
Presented by Amy Starkey, COTA/L, E-RYT200, YACEP, CTP-E, Qi1
Video
Course: #6095Level: Introductory1 Hour
Useful strategies (‘tools’) that pediatric therapists can implement in either the school or clinic setting for helping their young clients successfully navigate trauma through the use of yoga and other mindful movement activities for building resiliency and self-regulation of the nervous system will be reviewed in this course. Attendees will learn about the impact of trauma and how to lead therapy sessions from a trauma-informed lens.

Yoga Tools For Tots: Mindful Movement For Early Childhood
Presented by Amy Starkey, COTA/L, E-RYT200, YACEP, CTP-E, Qi1
Video
Course: #5961Level: Introductory1 Hour
Through both lecture and experiential material, attendees will learn about the importance and benefits of mindful movement on developing brains and bodies and how movement effects learning and behavior in 3-5 year-olds. They will also learn several fun & effective yoga poses, sensory movement games, songs and relaxation techniques to use with young clients for enhancing optimal learning and self-regulation skills.

Restorative Yoga: An Integrative Approach To Promote Occupational Performance
Presented by Richard Sabel, MA, MPH, OTR, GCFP
Video
Course: #5901Level: Introductory1.5 Hours
The past decade has seen an exponential growth in the use mindfulness-based interventions among health professionals. This program will explore how restorative yoga can be used by occupational therapy practitioners to promote occupational performance.

Yoga With People Who Have Neurological Conditions Podcast
Presented by Arlene Schmid, PhD, OTR, Dennis Cleary, MS, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA
AudioText
Course: #5762Level: Introductory1 Hour
Occupational therapy personnel is increasingly using yoga to intervene with the neurological population. This podcast will discuss the evidence behind yoga with this population and provide advice to occupational therapy personnel who are interested in incorporating yoga into their specific practice. This is part of the Continued Learning Podcast series.

Yoga Tools For Schools (K-5): Mindful Movement For Pediatric And School-Based Therapists
Presented by Amy Starkey, COTA/L, E-RYT200, YACEP, CTP-E, Qi1
Video
Course: #5587Level: Introductory1 Hour
Mindful movement, based on various yoga principles and exercises, has been proven to be highly effective in helping children deal with stressors often associated with the school/classroom environment. Through both lecture and experiential exercises, participants will learn effective therapeutic yoga and mindfulness strategies to integrate into the K-5 school/classroom environment for helping students gain self-regulation skills necessary for optimal learning preparedness.

A Sensory Approach to Home
Presented by Britt Collins-Feist, MS, OTR/L
VideoText
Course: #5064Level: Introductory1 Hour
This course provides the participants with sensory strategies including yoga and mindfulness activities to help create home-based therapy ideas for their families. You will learn about sensory regulation and modulation and how to build sensory strategies into a child’s everyday life.

Perspectives on Yoga Inputs in the Management of Chronic Pain
Presented by Catherine McDowell, OTR/L, LMBT, E-RYT200/RYT500
VideoText
Course: #4182Level: Introductory1 Hour
Chronic pain triggers changes in brain structure that are linked to depression, anxiety, and impaired cognitive function. New research shows that practicing yoga has the opposite effect on the brain and can relieve chronic pain.