Continuing Education

This course focuses on the assessment and treatment of inattention and other perceptual disorders following a neurological event.

This course focuses on the components of a comprehensive neuro-vision assessment as well as evidence-based interventions for common neuro-visual deficits.

This presentation will cover the following topics: (1) What Mindfulness-Based Intervention (MBI) Is, (2) Evidence for MBI, (3) How MBI Relates to Occupation, and (4) OT Practice Implications.

This course is designed to inform listeners about what delirium is, why it is important, how to identify it, and what evidence-based conservative interventions exist which rehabilitation professionals can utilize to address delirium. This course specifically discusses how occupational therapists have a unique and essential role in addressing delirium.

This course focuses on the assessment and treatment of patients in a coma, vegetative state, and minimally conscious state following acquired or traumatic brain injury (consistent with Rancho I to IV).

In this course, the presenters discuss an interdisciplinary approach to home modifications research.

The course is an introduction to tic disorders and Tourette Syndrome. Using evidenced-based interventions, occupational therapists have a unique role in improving occupational functioning and improving quality of life for both children and adults living with tics in a variety of clinical settings. In this course, you will learn the symptoms of tic disorders, be introduced to the highly evidenced-based intervention(s) and provided with numerous resources to improve your clinical practice.

This course introduces the concept of functional cognition and how to comprehensively evaluate functional cognition using the Cognitive-Functional Evaluation Framework.

Lines, leads, and lab values oh my! The world of inpatient acute care can be medically complex, intimidating, and difficult to navigate with an occupation-based approach. Have no fear! Our panel of occupational therapy advanced practitioners are here to help! These wizards of acute care best practices represent four different healthcare organizations across the state and will share their expertise in how to prepare for and succeed as a level II fieldwork student, as an entry level clinician, or as an experienced clinician who is new to the acute care setting. The panel will identify evidence-based resources and tools to empower clinical competencies and confidence, share acute care case studies in the acute care context of clients and student scenarios, outline clinical competencies and soft skills required for acute care clinical readiness, and showcase program development and quality initiatives in their respective settings to elevate an occupation based approach within the interdisciplinary culture of acute care practice.

This course will provide an overview of cancer, cancer statistics, characteristics of cancer cells, cancer causes, risk factors, and symptoms, cancer types, diagnosis and staging, and treatment.