Gerontology And Aging CEU Courses for OTs

Strategies for integrating coaching into occupational therapy to enhance therapeutic outcomes will be reviewed in this course. Participants will explore practical applications, case studies, and techniques for incorporating coaching methods into occupational therapy practices, ultimately fostering patient-centered and family-centered care.

Screening and evaluating clients’ emotional, cognitive, and social performance is an essential skill set for occupational therapy practitioners working with adults across various practice settings. This course provides evidence-based, clinically useful tools and methods for assessing adult clients’ emotional, cognitive, and social abilities to design effective intervention plans, interact therapeutically, and make reasoned referrals.

The course aims to inform on the market segments for aging in place, types of design for aging in place, critical areas to assess in the home to facilitate aging in place, and home modifications that can be made to critical areas in the home.

The integration of digital health tools, including apps and biometric devices, into occupational therapy practice will be explored in this course. Participants will learn to effectively incorporate these technologies to enhance care, monitor progress, and support personalized treatment plans.

The different types of pain, the symptoms related to each category, and the challenges of treating chronic pain will be discussed in this course. Participants will increase their understanding of pain categories and learn non-pharmacological options to create an individualized, multimodal pain management plan.

A patient who spends a lot of time in their bed can now be challenged with bed-based exercises and activities that are as challenging as in the gym. PT and OT providers will learn 20+ novel ways to use the bed as a progressive resistive exercise tool.

Artificial Intelligence can potentially improve Occupational Therapy practice, but there are some potential risks and ethical pitfalls. Drs. Stover and Jacobs discuss using AI in their practice and encourage others to do the same to improve patient outcomes. This is part of the Continued Learning Podcast series.

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.

Falls can be devastating for older adults, and fall-related morbidity and mortality are on the rise. This course covers the epidemiology of falls, fall risk factors, and consequences of falls among older adults, as well as discusses guidelines for fall risk screening, how to choose fall risk functional measures, and how to complete the patient assessment.

Falls among older adults are a major healthcare problem. This course discusses evidence-based interventions to reduce fall risk, including assessment and modification of the home environment, inpatient and outpatient fall risk management, community-based programs, and individualized intervention focused on exercise, with case studies.