Professional Issues CEU Courses for OTs

Learn how to prevent the biggest “pitfalls” or “traps” of therapy electronic documentation with actual before and after samples. Ensuring your claims demonstrate evidence-based care while receiving appropriate reimbursement.

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.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has identified that the majority of adults do not have proficient health literacy to understand health information, with some subgroups more adversely impacted than others. The status of health literacy in the U.S., and evidence-based strategies to ensure that information and services match individuals' capacity to understand and use them, are discussed in this course.

This course is designed to help practitioners with the ethical dilemmas in everyday practice and to review the Tennessee Board of Occupational Therapy Chapter1150-02: General Rules Governing the Practice of Occupational Therapy. The information also includes the AOTA Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics and Ethics Standards, with a goal to promote a better understanding of the ethical decision making process in healthcare.

This course provides a detailed review of the requirements for obtaining, maintaining, and renewing an occupational therapy practitioner license in Florida, under the requirements of Florida’s Occupational Therapy Licensure Law and the rules of the Florida Board of Occupational Therapy.

This course looks at practice errors in occupational therapy and how to prevent them. It reviews root-cause analysis, error reduction and prevention, patient safety, and contraindications and indications specific to occupational therapy management, including medication and side effects.

The autistic community wants healthcare professionals to switch to neurodiversity-affirming practices. What would neurodiversity-affirming practices look like, and how can occupational therapy practitioners make this change? This is part of the Continued Learning Podcast series.

The course will focus on the items that are unique to the OASIS E data collection process. Official guidance sources will be explored to ensure the accuracy of the information.

Implicit Bias training is an important first step in understanding the complexities of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in healthcare. This course will cover what Implicit Biases are, how they impact health professionals, and what interventions health practitioners can do to combat them.

The occupational therapy profession has long thought itself as being strength-based. But are we? How do we increase our focus on building on people’s strengths without focusing just on their deficits. This is part of the Continued Learning Podcast series.