Mental Health, Health And Wellness CEU Courses for OTs

Through both lecture and experiential material, attendees will learn about the importance and benefits of mindful movement on developing brains and bodies and how movement effects learning and behavior in 3-5 year-olds. They will also learn several fun & effective yoga poses, sensory movement games, songs and relaxation techniques to use with young clients for enhancing optimal learning and self-regulation skills.

During this podcast, the learners will be introduced to case management, care coordination, disease management, and the certification process for case managers. Occupational therapists are appropriate for case management positions because of their holistic education as well as their background in mental health and physical disabilities. This is part of the Continued Learning Podcast series.

Understanding post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the important role OT can play in treating it will be reviewed in this course.

Despite such positive outcomes of meaningful engagement, recent studies have suggested that elderly residents are inactive most of their time, are engaged in passive activities, and do not experience significant verbal interaction with their caregivers. This session explores meaningful activities by focusing on the intersection of the individual, his/her occupations, and the environment. Participants are offered techniques for soliciting individual preferences, interests, roles, and hobbies and using these to encourage client choice and control over activities and occupations of interest.

The past decade has seen an exponential growth in the use mindfulness-based interventions among health professionals. This program will explore how restorative yoga can be used by occupational therapy practitioners to promote occupational performance.

Long-COVID or Post-COVID conditions are a wide range of ongoing health problems that affect individuals who have had the virus. This presentation will provide an evidence-based update regarding the diagnosis of Long-COVID, short and long-term complications, medical management, and rehabilitation strategies for the occupational therapist.

Clinical care is only one step to helping a patient achieve their optimal state of health. Patients must be and feel engaged to participate in their own care to obtain meaningful outcomes and for clinical services to be truly effective. The aim of this webinar is to provide knowledge on key issues and strategies to facilitate and support the active involvement of patients in their own care, to enhance the safety, quality, and people-centeredness of healthcare service delivery.

This course is designed to help pediatric occupational therapists understand how to use drama and theater arts as therapeutic tools. Additionally, this course will help pediatric occupational therapists to develop their own group curriculum to be used in any setting to support the development of social skills, executive functioning skills, social-pragmatic skills, communication skills, and self-advocacy skills.

The past decade has seen exponential growth in mindfulness-based interventions among health professionals. This program will explore how Tai Chi Chuan can be used by occupational therapy practitioners to promote occupational performance.

Maladaptive behaviors in schools, daycares, or home settings occur every day. Caregivers often overlook some of the most basic components of everyday life that affect behavior, such as inadequate sleep, nutrition, and feelings of safety. Come and learn about ruling out these basic needs when addressing maladaptive behaviors.