Continued Learning: Occupational Therapy

Research consistently demonstrates that integrating self-determination education into children's learning environments leads to significant improvements, such as heightened motivation, expedited goal attainment, and greater life satisfaction. This course offers immediate, practical strategies enabling educators to foster self-determined learning among their students effectively. This is part of the Continued Learning Podcast series.

The Occupational Therapy profession is predominantly female – with an actual decrease in the number of male occupational therapy professionals since the last salary survey. Does the profession recognize this as a problem? If so, what can be done to increase the number of males in occupational therapy? This is part of the Continued Learning Podcast series.

The occupational therapy profession continues to address the effects of implicit bias and discrimination on clients and practitioners. This presentation seeks to address ways occupational therapy personnel can address implicit bias to better meet the needs of diverse clients and coworkers. This is part of the Continued Learning Podcast series.

Kids on the autism spectrum are particularly vulnerable to drowning incidents. Occupational Therapy practitioners have a unique skill set to help autistic kids and their families learn to swim and be safe around the water. This is part of the Continued Learning Podcast series.

Join us for a fun course on designing inclusive play spaces. In this podcast, you will learn about how you can get involved in helping your community design and build the inclusive playground of their dreams. This is part of the Continued Learning Podcast series.

Dennis Cleary discusses with Megan Wolff, an overview of the role of occupational therapy in higher education and opportunities for occupational therapists in college settings, highlighting both traditional and non-traditional higher education positions. It will also illuminate how the scope of OT aligns with the needs of students in higher education. This is part of the Continued Learning Podcast series.

Dennis Cleary and Thomas Fisher introduce learners 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.

Dennis Cleary and Krista Covell-Pierson discuss how today's healthcare environment makes it difficult to address patients' needs. This podcast will discuss how we can be client-centered and comprehensive while also adhering to time constraints. This is part of the Continued Learning Podcast series.

Dennis Cleary discusses with Katherine McGinley, about how 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.

Dennis Cleary discusses with Arlene Schmid how occupational therapy personnel is increasingly using yoga to intervene with the neurological population. This podcast will discuss the evidence behind yoga with this population and provide advice to occupational therapy personnel who are interested in incorporating yoga into their specific practice. This is part of the Continued Learning Podcast series.

Dennis Cleary discusses with Theresa Berner about how the technology in Occupational Therapy has changed greatly in the last 20 years, and how more assistive technology is available than ever. This podcast will explore how an occupational therapy practitioner evaluates what technology might work best to increase participation in all aspects of daily life, with a special focus on sports and leisure participation. This is part of the Continued Learning Podcast series.

Dennis Cleary discusses with Kristie Patten the occupational therapy profession which 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.

Dennis Cleary discusses with Sarah Zimmerman the benefits of utilizing simulation to promote clinical reasoning, enhance experiential learning, and as an alternative to a clinic-based Level I fieldwork experience. This is part of the Continued Learning Podcast series.

Dennis Cleary discusses with Dr. Bazyk about occupational therapy's role in mental health promotion, prevention, and intervention when working with all children and youth -those with and without disabilities and/or mental illness- in schools and community settings. It will include Every Moment Counts’ initiatives and opportunities with ESSA, Every Student Succeeds Act. This is part of the Continued Learning Podcast series.

Dennis Cleary and Christina Reyes Smith discuss the meaning in occupational engagement and how it is rooted in the client's cultural heritage. Occupational therapy practitioners must be aware of and sensitive to any client's culture, but it is especially important for pediatric practitioners at this formative stage of life. This is part of the Continued Learning Podcast series.

Dennis Cleary discusses with Monica Robinson how opioid-use disorder is a national population health crisis affecting those of all ages. Understanding the demographic, socioeconomic, psychosocial, and substance use characteristics of different groups of opioid users allows OT practitioners to tailor interventions. OT practitioners can provide interventions across the life span supporting a return to meaningful occupations, roles, and routines. This is part of the Continued Learning Podcast series.

Dennis Cleary and Lisa Juckett discuss social determinants of health and their impact on falls among older adults. Case illustrations from the home- and community-based service setting will be provided. This course is part of the Continued Learning Podcast series.

Dennis Cleary and Rob Ferguson discuss evidence-based treatment strategies and techniques to provide an engaging, motivating, task-oriented, and salient experience providing the requisite use, repetition, and intensity of training for skill acquisition via extended reality (XR). This is part of the Continued Learning Podcast series.

Dennis Cleary discusses with Rob Ferguson extended reality (XR) technologies and platforms and their support of ADLs and rehabilitation goals along with the facilitators and barriers of this treatment. This is part of the Continued Learning Podcast series.

Common eating disorders that occur among adolescents, their functional impacts, and ways occupational therapy practitioners can support young people and their families experiencing eating disorders will be explored in this course. This course is part of the Continued Learning Podcast series.