Addressing Mental Health In The Home: Guidance For The OT Practitioner

Name: Addressing Mental Health In The Home: Guidance For The OT Practitioner
Price: 129.00 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 5 (4993 reviews)

Course: #6556Level: Introductory 1 Hour 4993 Reviews

Our country is in a mental health crisis, and occupational therapy continues to be underutilized for support. OTPs should feel confident and capable of providing interventions to help in the world of mental health. This course will provide mental health tools and resources to OTPs working with patients in the home.

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Course Type: Video, Audio, Text

CEUs/Hours Offered: AOTA/0.1 Introductory, OT Service Delivery, 10517; CE Broker/1.0 CE Broker #20-1263603; IACET/0.1; NBCOT PDUs/1.25 Beginner, Mental Health

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Learning Outcomes

After this course, participants will be able to identify four ways an OTP can integrate mental health into a treatment plan.
After this course, participants will be able to recognize two ways mental health can impact a patient's therapeutic process.
After this course, participants will be able to list two mental health assessments appropriate for home use.

Course created on October 28, 2024

Agenda

0-5 Minutes	Introduction
5-10 Minutes	Bird's eye view of mental health
10-15 Minutes	Overview of OT and mental health
15-25 Minutes	Impacts in the home/how OT can help
25-30 Minutes	Suicidal ideation
30-45 Minutes	Assessments and goals
45-55 Minutes	Professional development
55-60 Minutes	Summary: Q&A

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Presented By

Krista Covell-Pierson
OTR/L, BCB-PMD

Krista Covell-Pierson, OTR/L, BCB-PMD, founded her private practice, Covell Care and Rehabilitation, which helps clients of all ages become safer, more independent, and engaged in their homes and communities through a mobile outpatient model. Krista developed this model from the ground up. It allows clients to access OT, PT, SLP, Driving Rehabilitation, Pelvic Health Therapy, Fitness Instructors, and Massage Therapy in their home and community settings. It allows therapists to have ownership in their practice, which improves the work-life balance we all strive for. She is always open to speaking to interested therapists about business opportunities. She graduated from Colorado State University with a social work and occupational therapy degree and is also board-certified in biofeedback for pelvic muscle dysfunction. Krista is the former president of the Occupational Therapy Association of Colorado and has been a speaker at the association's annual conference for pelvic health and entrepreneurship. She speaks regularly at community events, senior centers, health fairs, and professional organizations. In addition to her deep passion for working with her clients, Krista enjoys providing coaching services to therapists to assist in developing their private practices, cultivating their passions, and thriving in their careers.

Presenter Disclosure:

Financial: Krista Covell-Pierson received an honorarium for presenting this course. Non-financial: Krista Covell-Pierson has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.

Sponsor Disclosure: This Course is presented by OccupationalTherapy.com, a Continued site.

Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.

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NOTE: Full attendance for all courses is mandatory. For self-study courses, this includes reading the full text, listening to the full audio recording, or watching the complete video, as appropriate for the format of the course.

Passing an online exam and completing a course evaluation will be required to earn continuing education credit.

Live Webinars allow presenter and participant interaction. The exam and course evaluation for these courses must be completed within 7 days of the event.

On-demand courses include texts, video and audio recordings of live webinars, and multimedia formats. The exam and course evaluation for on-demand courses must be completed within 30 days of course registration.

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American Occupational Therapy Association

OccupationalTherapy.com is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development, #7659. Course approval ID# 10517. This distance learning - independent course is offered at 0.10 CEUs/contact hours (Introductory level, OT Service Delivery Area). The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

CE Broker

OccupationalTherapy.com is an approved provider for CE Broker, provider #50-14558. This course is offered for 1.00 hours. If you are an OT/OTA in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina or Tennessee, CE Broker may be of interest to you.

International Association for Continuing Education and Training

continued, LLC, DBA OccupationalTherapy.com, is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). continued complies with the ANSI/IACET Standard, which is recognized internationally as a standard of excellence in instructional practices. As a result of this accreditation, continued is authorized to issue the IACET CEU. continued, LLC, is authorized by IACET to offer 0.10 CEUs for this program.

National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy

AOTA approved CE can be used to meet NBCOT® continuing education requirements for certification renewal. This course is offered for 1.25 NBCOT PDUs (Beginner level, Mental Health Area). NBCOT® is a registered trademark of The National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.