Course

Can I Go Back to Work? A Work Re-Entry Program in a Rehabilitation Setting

Presented by Amanda Klein OTD, OTR/L and Virginia Schweitzer COTA/L

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Course Description

This course will provide information on the role of the multidisciplinary rehabilitation team in addressing return to work goals for individuals who have sustained traumatic brain injury, stroke, and spinal cord injury. Practical intervention strategies, job accommodations, and case examples will be discussed using Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals’ Work Re-entry Program as a model.
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Meet Your Presenter

Amanda graduated with a Doctorate of Occupational Therapy degree from Creighton University in May 2021. Prior to graduation, she completed her Doctoral Capstone Experience at Madonna focused on program development and clinical experience with individuals with neurologic injuries and return to work goals. After graduation, Amanda completed a year-long AOTA approved Occupational Therapy Neurology Fellowship with a focus on mentorship in the areas of clinical practice, academia, and research. Following graduation from the fellowship, Amanda returned to Madonna and now serves as an occupational therapist in the outpatient setting. Virginia Schweitzer COTA/L is a skilled therapist with simulated work activities and has been trained in Work Re-entry. She has served as Work Re-entry Program Leader at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals and has previously presented in the area of workforce re-entry.

Accreditation

  • Therapy Insights is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval ID# 05949. This Distance Learning-Independent and Distance Learning-Interactive is offered at .1 CEUs, introductory level, OT Service Delivery. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
  • This program is offered for .1 ASHA CEUs, (Introductory Level).

Course Details

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  1. Identify barriers to return to work goals for individuals who have sustained traumatic brain injury, stroke, and spinal cord injury and the benefits of addressing these goals in the rehabilitation setting.
  2. Define the role of the multidisciplinary rehabilitation team in addressing return to work goals for these individuals.
  3. Describe intervention strategies, accommodations, and case examples for return to work within the rehabilitation setting, using Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals’ Work Re-entry Program as a model.

Time-ordered Agenda

  • 0:00 - Current statistics, barriers, and benefits of return to work for individuals who have sustained traumatic brain injury, stroke, and spinal cord injury
  • 0:05 - Role of multidisciplinary team in addressing return to work goals in the rehabilitation setting
  • 0:15 - Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals Work Re-entry Program model and other return to work interventions
  • 0:30 - Case Studies
  • 0:45 - Q/A
  • 1:00 - End course + quiz

Instructional Level

Introductory
Information is geared to practitioners with little or no knowledge of the subject matter. Focus is on providing general introductory information.

Target Audience

PTs, OTs and SLPs who work with patients with the goal of returning to work.

Live Course Information

This course will be presented on the Zoom platform. High-speed internet connection is required.

Recorded Course Information

The course will be available for CEUs until December 14, 2027.

Instructor Financial Disclosures

  • Presenter is being paid by Therapy Insights to prepare and present this course.
  • Patient is employed by and receives a salary from Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital. The work re-entry program used as a model during this presentation is located at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital.

Instructor Non-financial Disclosures

  • None.

Certificates of Completion

Once the exam is completed and you have provided feedback about the course, you will receive an emailed certificate of completion with course title, course instructor name/title, learning objectives, your name, your license number (if desired), and a confirmation from the CE Task Force director confirming completion of course. If your state licensing board requires specific records of course participation (all licensing boards are different), please email us and we will provide the documentation.

Instructional Methodology

Lecture

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