Name: Aging in Place: An Occupational Therapy and CAPS Perspective
Rating: 5 (1038 reviews)

This presentation describes the unique contributions occupational therapy practitioners can provide to clients who wish to age in place. Advanced certification, assessments, and innovative interventions will be addressed allowing occupational therapy practitioners opportunities to grow their skill set in the realm of productive aging.

Course created on July 26, 2021

Acute Care, Community and Home Health Gerontology and Aging Neurological and Physical Disabilities Professional Issues

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Course Type: Video, Text

CEUs/Hours Offered: AOTA/0.1 Intermediate, OT Service Delivery, Professional Issues, 02548; CE Broker/1.0 General (FL), Patient Related (AL), General Continuing Education (GA), Direct Client/patient Services In Occupational Therapy (SC), CE Broker #20-847653; IACET/0.1; NBCOT PDUs/1.25 Intermediate, Geriatrics

Learning Outcomes

After this course, participants will be able to identify the unique role of occupational therapy practitioners as it relates to Aging in Place.
After this course, participants will be able to identify the specialty certification, CAPS, and how it relates to AIP.
After this course, participants will be able to recognize assessments, evaluative measures, and interventions that can be used when taking an AIP approach.

Agenda

0-5 Minutes	Introduction
5-20 Minutes	Overview of Aging in place, CAPS certification, and OT’s conducting home assessments
20-55 Minutes	Describe OT’s role with AIP, provide examples of home assessment & evaluations, and discuss case studies on how to incorporate AIP into practice.
55-60 Minutes	Summary, Q & A

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Presented By

Sara Story
EdD OTD, OTR/L, BCG, CAPS

Sara Story, EdD(c), OTD, OTR/L, BCG, CAPS is an occupational therapist and associate professor in the Auerbach School of Occupational Therapy at Spalding University. She is board-certified in gerontology through the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) and Certified Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS) through the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). Her areas of practice include gerontology and mental health with a research interest in aging in place, community mobility, and mental health services. Sara has published and delivered presentations at the regional, state, and national levels supporting her research and scholarship interests.

Presenter Disclosure: Financial: Sara Story received an honorarium for presenting this course. Non-financial: Sara Story 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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American Occupational Therapy Association

OccupationalTherapy.com is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development, #7659. Course approval ID# 02548. This distance learning - independent course is offered at 0.1 CEUs (Intermediate level, OT Service Delivery, Professional Issues 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 1.0 hours, General (FL), Patient Related (AL), General Continuing Education (GA), Direct client/patient services in occupational therapy (SC) category/categories. If you are an OT/OTA in Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, 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 0.1 CEUs for this program.

National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy

OccupationalTherapy.com is a NBCOT® Professional Development Provider. This course is offered for 1.25 NBCOT PDUs (Intermediate level, Geriatrics Area). NBCOT® is a registered trademark of The National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.

Aging in Place: An Occupational Therapy and CAPS Perspective