Continuing Education Courses

Recorded

Sensory Oral-Motor Treatment: Enhancing Eating and Speech Skills Through the Oral and Tactile System

$40.00

This is a recorded session from June 11, 2010.  This includes Q&A from the participants as well.

Course description: Motor dysfunction in children affects social communication, speech and eating skills in all settings.  This webinar will define and explain terms common to oral-motor dysfunction, components of normal oral-motor development needed for eating and speech skills and specific treatment techniques needed to setup a treatment program.

Carryover and patient/family education is paramount to a client achieving success.  Therefore, this webinar will also educate the participant on recommended follow-up activities to facilitate more typical movement patterns for eating and speech development and suggestions on how to incorporate treatment into the child’s everyday routines at home or in the community. 

Course brochure 

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Creating a Sensory Diet for Your Kiddo!

$49.95  This is a recorded session from April 3, 2010.  This includes Q&A from the participants as well. 

*You can receive a certificate of completion for this webinar

Course description: Sensory processing disorders in children have repeatedly been making headlines, especially within the past 2 years.  Various settings, to include different school programs, homes, and healthcare facilities have trialed creative approaches and interventions.  As some information may become lost in translation due to the various types of SPD and individualized needs, there is now a course to help create clarity on how a clinician and/or parent can respond to their kiddo!

In this webinar, you will learn how to recognize and understand the various sensory systems, and how they interact with Sensory Integrative Treatment for children.  This course caters to various learning styles and experience levels of parents, clinicians, and supporting healthcare personnel.  Therefore, each participant will gain knowledge on how to recognize and understand what Sensory Integration is, as well as how the sensory systems work.  Read more... 

A certificate of attendance will be e-mailed to you upon course completion and processing of your survey and quiz.  This can be used to submit for continuing education units.

Course brochure

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Recorded webinar functions 

Interview Tips & Resume Boosters

Free:  Join this 60-minute webinar to find out how to prepare to get that great job in Occupational Therapy!  Whether you are a new grad or exploring a new setting, join this session to market yourself through your resume, communicate your experience in an effective way, ask the right questions, and be prepared to answer questions critical to your future job as an OT practitioner.  This webinar is presented by Fran Wiernusz of Julia Edmunds Associates, Inc.

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Dolphin Assisted Therapy

Free: This recorded webinar is an informative resource to those interested in exploring the world of incorporating animals into therapy.  Learn about the evidence-based practice relating to animal assisted therapy and how dolphins are incorporated into therapy treatment to address sensory, motor, and communication deficits.  Click the link below, then click on recorded sessions to access the webinar. 

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NBCOT® Certification Exam Strategy Workshop

Free:  This is a 45-minute recorded webinar addressing strategy, tips, and material to familiarize yourself with prior to your NBCOT® OTR® or COTA® Certification Examination.  Click the link below, then click on recorded sessions to access the webinar. 

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FAQs

Can I receive continuing education credit for attending a webinar?

OT Advantage offers CE credit for live and select recorded webinars, excluding the NBCOT® Strategy Exam Workshops.  The various live webinars have been designed to meet the criteria of acceptable continuing education for most states and professional organizations.  It is up to the participant to determine the acceptability of the course for CE credit based on the rules of the respective licensing board and/or professional organization.  Please review your state licensure requirements concerning ways to accumulate CE credit.  You will receive a certificate of completion after the course. 

For a detailed explanation, please review the Terms & Agreement.

How do I download a webinar?

If you purchase a webinar, you have the option of downloading the webinar to your PC.  You will be prompted to download the ARF player, to allow your PC to playback a recorded session.  You also have the option of choosing play to play your purchased session immediately, without downloading it.

Tips for a successful webinar experience:

• Ensure you do not have multiple programs open that may slow your experience (e.g., instant messenger, outlook, skype).
• If your Internet runs slow or you have dial-up, your experience may be slowed.
• If a video clip is being used, there may be a delay with streaming it to your PC.
• Although OT Advantage test media prior to a live webinar, please be aware that delays may occur, as you are dealing with an Internet connection.

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