CEU Courses Audio 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 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.

To a newborn, neonatal units appear exceedingly loud, astonishingly bright, unbelievably chaotic and intermittently painful. Providers do everything they can to maximize the peace and comfort of their charges, but only so much can be done. So, any technique which can reduce pain, decrease physical stressors, induce sleep, and increase hunger and the tendency to suck…. all without robbing the infant of energy, is like a gift from the NICU gods. Enter Neonatal Hydrotherapy and Therapeutic Bathing.

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.

While the manifestation and exhibited characteristics associated with autism spectrum disorder in females often appear different than for males, females with autism are often misdiagnosed and overlooked altogether-- requiring them to navigate a world predicated on social interaction without a proper diagnosis and relevant services. This training will discuss how autism manifests for females and clinical considerations for practitioners.

As educators, we may see patterns of arguing, anger, irritableness, revengeful behavior, and defiance. Strong-willed child or something more complex? Does this student sound familiar? This seminar will review causes, risk factors, and comorbid conditions that may add to the mix of reaching and treating this child. Let’s consider how to intervene to rebuild self-esteem and regulation.

Join Dr. Spielmann for a Part 2 webinar about neurodiversity affirming practice where we will explore allyship, power differentials, goal setting, critical self-reflection, and advocacy in every space.

An overview of the “hidden sense” of interoception is reviewed in this course. The impact of interoception on daily life will be discussed. Emphasis will be on using the current evidence to address interoception during occupational therapy intervention.

A general overview of the history of OT in mental health and practice indications. More specifically, this course will inform OTPs of common practice settings, the clinical presentation which includes common diagnoses, impairments, and impact on areas of occupation, different assessment tools and evidenced-based treatment interventions, and desired OT functional outcomes.