Delaware Occupational Therapy Continuing Education

Expiration Date: November 25, 2020

This basic-level course addresses the knowledge gap by providing rehabilitation  professionals with an overview of the co-occurrence of depression and chronic conditions and identifying challenges in screening and referring adults with chronic conditions and depression. It provides explanations for potential causes of and contributing factors to depression unique to individuals with chronic medical conditions. Although individuals with chronic conditions are at increased risk for depression, this course also explores factors that may enhance such individuals' well-being and diminish the likelihood of depression.

AOTA Content Focus - Domain of OT: Client Factor; OT Process: Evaluation

0.2 AOTA CEUs are awarded upon successful completion of this course.

Authors:

• Alexandra L. Terrill, PhD
• Brandon Abbs, PhD
• Julie Heinrichs, PT, DPT

Disclosures:

• Courses must be completed on or before the expiration date noted in the course description above.
• You must score 75% or higher on the final exam and complete the course evaluation to pass this course and receive a certificate of completion.
• Through our review processes, Western Schools ensures that this course content is presented in a balanced, unbiased manner and is free from commercial influence. It is Western Schools' policy not to accept commercial support.
• All persons involved in the planning and development of this course have disclosed no relevant financial relationships or other conflicts of interest related to the course content.

Expiration Date: November 25, 2020

In coming years, healthcare professionals will face this aging of the population, along with the accompanying health and economic challenges. The purpose of this course is to highlight ethical issues that may confront healthcare and behavioral health professionals working with older adults and their families as these individuals near the end of life. Many of these issues are related to advances in medical technologies that have occurred over the past several decades (and that continue to be developed) and have led to increasingly complex choices. The course will provide background on ethical frameworks and principles used in healthcare settings for guidance in resolving ethical problems. This course will also identify major ethical issues concerning older adults and healthcare decisions and provide a model for addressing ethical dilemmas in healthcare settings.

This basic-level course is written for healthcare professionals, including nurses, social workers, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists, occupational and physical therapy practitioners, and respiratory therapists. Other healthcare professionals who work with older adults and on interdisciplinary teams will also find the information presented useful to their practice.

AOTA Content Focus - OT Process: Evaluation; Professional Issues: Legal, Legislative, and Regulatory

0.3 AOTA CEUs are awarded upon successful completion of this course.

Authors:

• Sherry M. Cummings, PhD, MSW, MA
• >Tennyson Dodd, BS, MTHS

Disclosures:

• Courses must be completed on or before the expiration date noted in the course description above.
• You must score 75% or higher on the final exam and complete the course evaluation to pass this course and receive a certificate of completion.
• Through our review processes, Western Schools ensures that this course content is presented in a balanced, unbiased manner and is free from commercial influence. It is Western Schools' policy not to accept commercial support.
• All persons involved in the planning and development of this course have disclosed no relevant financial relationships or other conflicts of interest related to the course content.

Expiration Date: November 25, 2020

This intermediate level course, will prepare OT practitioners to recognize symptoms of addiction in their clients and to identify the impact of these symptoms on occupational performance in and outside of therapy. Practitioners who have met the objectives of this course will possess the resources to create and implement an evidence-based intervention plan for dually-diagnosed clients and/or clients with physical health conditions that are affected by addiction. This course is intended for practitioners who are skilled in the occupational therapy process but wish to expand their knowledge of integrated, holistic care models rooted in current evidence. This course is particularly relevant for occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants working within newly established Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs).

AOTA Content Focus- OT Process: evaluation, intervention, outcomes

0.3 AOTA CEUs are awarded upon successful completion of this course.

Author: Sally Wasmuth, PhD, MA, OTR

Disclosures:

• Courses must be completed on or before the expiration date noted in the course description above.
• You must score 75% or higher on the final exam and complete the course evaluation to pass this course and receive a certificate of completion.
• Through our review processes, Western Schools ensures that this course content is presented in a balanced, unbiased manner and is free from commercial influence. It is Western Schools' policy not to accept commercial support.
• All persons involved in the planning and development of this course have disclosed no relevant financial relationships or other conflicts of interest related to the course content.

Expiration Date: November 25, 2020

This intermediate level course is designed to educate OTs and OTAs on the implementation of exercise prescriptions in older adults. This course will review the multiple age-related systemic changes that take place in the cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine and musculoskeletal systems and describe how exercise may mitigate these changes. This course will also provide recommended exercise prescriptions according to the most recent American College of Sports Medicine guidelines for older adults and discuss common barriers for exercise participation in older adults.

AOTA Content Focus - OT Process: Intervention

0.4 AOTA CEUs are awarded upon successful completion of this course.

Author:Odessa Addison, DPT, PhD

Disclosures:

• Courses must be completed on or before the expiration date noted in the course description above.
• You must score 75% or higher on the final exam and complete the course evaluation to pass this course and receive a certificate of completion.
• Through our review processes, Western Schools ensures that this course content is presented in a balanced, unbiased manner and is free from commercial influence. It is Western Schools' policy not to accept commercial support.
• All persons involved in the planning and development of this course have disclosed no relevant financial relationships or other conflicts of interest related to the course content.

Contact hours will be awarded until this pack's expiration date of 11/30/19.

This 12-hour value pack of CE is appropriate for Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants and includes 4 individual courses:

• Ethical Practices with Older Adults (3 CEUs)
• Chronic Illness and Depression (2 CEUs)
• Therapeutic Exercise and the Older Adult: An Evidence-Based Approach, 2nd Edition (4 CEUs)
• TOccupation-Based Intervention as an Integrative Tool: Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines for Address (3 CEUs)