CEU Courses Live Webinars for OTs

Education to effectively train families and caregivers to communicate with and care for people challenged with dementia will be provided in this course. The focus is on understanding the abilities and challenges of the dementia patient as well as the challenges of the family and caregivers.

Mental health literacy is a key component of occupational therapy interventions. The high prevalence of mental disorders increases the likelihood of any of us engaging with someone experiencing mental health issues. This course aims to raise awareness and understanding about mental health first aid. It provides a general overview of this intervention and highlights its key elements.

Working in a school-based setting, you know that many students have little time to spend on the playground, attend more than one gym class per week, or have a space to move about in their classroom. All research points to movement as a method of alerting and rebooting our nervous system to help with focus, attention, and concentration. Therapists can help teachers create a flow throughout the day.

Regardless of age, self-regulation challenges can affect a student’s ability to perform optimally. We can teach students some simple mindfulness techniques based on Polyvagal Theory to help them respond, versus react to day-to-day challenges. Let’s increase self-awareness by teaching what signals the body provides before dysregulation. No mats, bells, or chants are needed!

An overview of the experience of depression after brain injury will be discussed in this course. Specifically, it will describe how depression can impact occupational engagement after brain injury and address current literature in this area and future considerations for practice.

Mindfulness can be used in personal and work settings to recenter the body and mind from anxiety and stress into calm. Mindfulness action builds upon one’s emotional intelligence and allows focused, productive responses to situations beyond one’s control. The practice of learning to be present and non-judgmental can be life-changing.

The clinical presentation of SLAP tear lesions and the typical evaluation and treatment of both conservative and post-operative cases will be discussed in this case.

The definition and incidence of bullying in adult living communities and day centers including what older adult bullying looks like in this population are reviewed in this session. Characteristics of older adult bullies as well their targets and gender differences will be explored. The reasons why bullying occurs as well as the five different types of bullies are defined. Interventions for the organization, the bully, and the target will be reviewed to help communities minimize (and prevent where possible) bullying and mitigate the effects on the target. Addressing bullying behavior among older adults is critically important for enhancing quality of life and promoting emotional well-being; strategies to create caring and empathic communities for all residents and staff members are also reviewed.