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Rehabilitation After Medical Trauma: Reinvent the Heal

January 19, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Medical trauma is newly understood as a distinct expression of post-traumatic stress arising from exposure to healthcare. In the age of COVID-19, with record numbers of harrowing and prolonged ICU stays, medical trauma is on the rise. This course will prepare rehab therapists to identify risk factors and reduce the harmful effects of therapy procedures […]
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Strategies for Rehabilitation Therapists to Avoid Burnout

January 19, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Burnout is very prevalent among rehabilitation therapists. We give 100% of ourselves and it is important that we take the steps necessary to avoid burnout. Learn confidence-boosting strategies, self-advocacy, resiliency, and self-care strategies to manage a stressful career, family, and personal life for balance and overall wellness.
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Beat the Beat: Rhythm-Based Intervention for Communication Disorders

January 19, 2022 by Megan Berg.
There is a growing body of evidence indicating connections between music and language abilities. Functional neuroimaging allows us to study the relations more systematically. This course was designed to offer an overview of the research in this emerging discipline, and a sample of the variety of applications for speech/language interventions of clinical and aging populations.
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Transgender-Affirmative Care: Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to Care for Transgender Patients

January 18, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Transgender individuals, often highly stigmatized and discriminated against, face multiple barriers when it comes to being affirmed within their gender identity.  A particularly challenging barrier regards seeking routine- and transition-related physical and mental health care. The purpose of this course is to provide easily consumable, evidence-based content that addresses basic transgender terminology, barriers to care […]
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A Deeper Dive Into Discourse-Level Analysis and Treatment for Aphasia

January 18, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This course is designed to walk participants through the process of collecting, transcribing, and scoring a language sample for a variety of discourse analyses that can be performed when working with people with aphasia. Discourse-level treatment protocols will also be reviewed, with specific examples given of how these protocols can be utilized to meet clients’ […]
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Work Stress and Burnout: What They Are and How to Manage Them

January 18, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This course will discuss stress and burnout in terms of what they are, how they happen, what impacts they have on work performance and satisfaction, and how to address them. This course will also apply the concepts of work stress and burnout as they relate to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has exacerbated symptoms of burnout […]
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Chronic Pain: Cognitive Behavioral Approach in Rehabilitation

January 18, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Rehabilitation providers have begun to incorporate pain education into their treatment protocols to influence the patient’s experience, belief, and knowledge to improve their condition and it has shown to be an effective treatment option for the management of chronic pain. The purpose of this course is to familiarize approaches in managing chronic pain.
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Using the Science of Habits to Promote Healthy Behaviors Across Practice Settings

January 18, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Chronic diseases are on the rise, and occupational therapists can play a crucial role in addressing the primary risk factor for developing chronic diseases, personal behaviors. These personal behaviors, otherwise known as performance patterns, include habits, routines, rituals, and roles. Performance patterns can either support or hinder occupational performance and play a significant role in […]
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Motivational Interviewing: The Basics

January 18, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This course addresses the therapeutic intervention and rationale for the use of motivational interviewing. We describe the evidence base for motivational interviewing, identify the core principles of motivational interviewing, name the stages of change, and define S.M.A.R.T. goals.
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Behavioral Cough Suppression Therapy for Patients with Refractory Chronic Cough

January 18, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This course will describe how cough hypersensitivity as an underlying cause of refractory chronic cough, define the purpose of and theoretical rationale for behavioral cough suppression therapy from a neuroplasticity standpoint, and integrate the basic components of behavioral cough suppression therapy and guidelines for determining appropriate candidates for the therapy.
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