Spring 2021 Issue
In This Issue: • UF OT Fieldwork Educator Workshop Series • Fieldwork Educator/Student Relationship Tips • Fieldwork Educators and Implicit Bias • Ask the FWC • Upcoming Events
In This Issue: • UF OT Fieldwork Educator Workshop Series • Fieldwork Educator/Student Relationship Tips • Fieldwork Educators and Implicit Bias • Ask the FWC • Upcoming Events
UF Occupational Therapy will present a short course, a panel, and various posters at AOTA INSPIRE 2021. Learn about the dates and times when you can join us for each of these presentations.
Jamie Pomeranz, Director of the CEU Program, provides a closer look at the program. The UF Department of Occupational Therapy has provided pre-approved continuing education credits to licensed and certified rehabilitation professionals for many years.
Access various resources shared at the University of Florida Occupational Therapy Fieldwork Educator Workshop 2021.
Dr. Prerna Poojary, an I-MAP co-investigator, provided a talk at the Flaglerbroadcasting radio show to discuss the VA funded driving workshop.
The University of Florida’s Occupational Therapy Department presented the Fieldwork Educator Workshop Series, Educating and Shaping the Next Generation of OTs: How to Bridge the Communication Gap between Fieldwork Educators and their OT Students, in January and February 2021.
The instructors will provide an overview of community mobility, including the discussion of various forms of transportation. Students will learn how community mobility can be applied to the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework contexts, performance patterns, and performance skills. Additionally, students will review community mobility concerns by life stage and disability or medical condition. This presentation highlights the Occupational Therapist role as a generalist and specialist in regard to community mobility, including a review of interventions and available resources.
Cultural competence is essential for OTs. In order to provide quality care, we need to individualize our treatment by considering background, values, language, etc.. When we expand our horizons, we are better able to address the needs of our diverse patients.
In this course, the author provides an overview of conflict resolution. The course includes basics of conflict theory as well a broad understanding of techniques in conflict management and resolution. Healthcare professionals taking the course will learn the importance of de-escalation as well as approaches to conflict within a rehabilitation setting.
In this course, the author provides an overview of opioids. The course includes the main types of opioids and their effects on body systems. Healthcare professionals taking the course will learn the historical context of opioids that have influenced the opioids epidemic as well as implications for clinical practice. This course is well-suited for occupational therapists as well as other professionals who are involved with pain management.