Health Literacy is the ability to read, compute, understand and act on health information to make informed decisions. Low health literacy is a serious threat to the well-being of persons seeking medical care. With the increasing diversity of clients, we may observe that our communication skills are less effective with people from backgrounds different from our own. In this course, an overview of health literacy is provided. The session will review techniques for clear and effective communication, verbal and written communication with those from other cultures, writing and selecting easy-to-read health materials, and assessment tools to use to ensure that clients understand the therapy services provided and have the skills needed to access, understand, and use health information.
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Tue, May 5, 2026 at 6:00 pm EDTUnder Review: AOTA/0.1 - Application has been made to the American Occupational Therapy Association's (AOTA's) Approved Provider Program.
Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to describe health literacy and recognize health literacy concepts, including relevant statistics.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify appropriate assessment tools to evaluate health literacy levels.
- After this course, participants will be able to recognize factors that influence health literacy and describe techniques the practitioner can use to facilitate health literacy in practice.
Agenda
| 0-10 Minutes | Introduction, Definitions and Review of Learning Outcomes |
| 10-20 Minutes | Statistics and Incidence |
| 20-30 Minutes | Integrating Health Literacy into Practice |
| 30-45 Minutes | Readability and Assessment Tools |
| 45-55 Minutes | Making Therapy Understood |
| 55-60 Minutes | Summary; Q&A |
Presented By
Kathleen Weissberg
OTD, OTR/L, CMDCP, CDP, CFPS, CGCS
Dr. Kathleen Weissberg, (MS in OT, 1993; Doctoral 2014) in her 30+ years of practice, has worked in rehabilitation and long-term care as an executive, researcher and educator. She provides continuing education support to over 30,000 therapists, nurses, and administrators nationwide as National Director of Education for Select Rehabilitation. She is a Certified Dementia Care Practitioner, Certified Montessori Dementia Care Practitioner, Certified Fall Prevention Specialist, and a Certified Geriatric Care Practitioner. She serves as the Region 1 Director for the American Occupational Therapy Association Political Action Committee and is an adjunct professor at Gannon University in Erie, PA.
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Financial: Kathleen Weissberg received an honorarium for presenting these course materials. Non-financial: Kathleen Weissberg has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
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