Overview

Include additional content to your course curriculum to provide further value to your students.

  • Building Foundations

    Build foundational knowledge on how to choose assessments based on type and psychometric properties, review recent evidence related to interventions, and practice developing your observational skills.

  • Short Courses on Big Topics

    Cover topics like regulation and sensory processing, movement and reflexes, Autism, learning disorders and ADHD, dysgraphia, and handwriting.

  • Bridge the Gap

    Bridge the gap between your academic knowledge with modules covering how to use a strength-based approach and documentation and goal setting.

Course curriculum

    1. Pediatric OT Primer - Welcome!

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    2. Before we begin...Please answer the following 3 questions.

    3. How to use this course

    4. DOWNLOAD - Course Handouts

    5. DOWNLOAD - Course Reference List

    6. DOWNLOAD - OTPF from AOTA

    7. DOWNLOAD - Pediatric OT Primer Course Workbook

    1. Module 1 Video

    2. Therapeutic Use of SELF - Your Superpower!

    3. OT Occupational Profile Interview Template (AOTA)

    4. Shirley Ryan Rehabilitation Measures Database

    5. CDC Milestones - Updated 2022 (English & Spanish)

    1. Module 2 Instruction Video

    2. DOWNLOAD - Worksheet to Use for Play Observation

    3. Preschool Observation Video 1

    4. Preschool Observation Video 2

    1. Module 3 Video

    2. AOTA Framework

    3. OTPF - Learning Videos *Great Questions to Consider when Planning

    1. SPD Subtypes & Chart Used in Module 4

    2. Module 4 Video

    1. BONUS Module Video

    2. Pathways Resource

    3. Child Development Resource Websites

    4. Great Article Discussing Retained Reflexes

About this course

  • $197.00
  • 50 lessons
  • 6.5 hours of video content

The Details

  • Who is this course for?

    PRIMARY AUDIENCE: Pediatric Occupational Therapists, OT Assistants, OT Students.

  • What's the cost?

    $197 for 6 contact hours

  • How is the course delivered?

    Online, on-demand! Access the course when it best fits your schedule!

  • Can I earn continuing education (CE) credit?

    The course is available for: .6 AOTA CEUs

  • Are there prerequisites?

    This is an introductory/beginner-level course. No prerequisites are required for this course.

  • What are the requirements for course access?

    The Therapeutic Edge uses a course platform that records the dates and times of each completed module you take. This on-demand course is given via several video modules, a course workbook, downloadable slide handouts, and a final online post-test. Access to a computer with reliable audio and internet connection is required.

  • What are the requirements for course completion?

    Learners must watch all the video content and pass an online exam (multiple choice) with an 80% or higher. Learners will also have to complete a course evaluation/survey at the end to earn continuing education credit.

  • Do you allow partial credit?

    Participants must complete the entire course; partial credit is not allowed. The original purchaser must sign an attestation statement that they are the one who took the course as well as the post-test to receive CE credit.

  • What accommodations are available?

    Please contact [email protected] to request additional accommodations according to the Americans with Disabilities Act before purchase.

  • What is your cancellation/refund policy?

    Refunds will be issued within 14 days of purchase or if no more than 3 modules have been completed. There will be no refunds after this time due to the self-paced nature of the course. You may request a full-refund or transfer your registration to another course of equal value. To request a refund please email [email protected]. Please see the complete policy by clicking the link in the footer of this page titled "Policies."

  • Where can I find all of your policies?

    A full description of our cancellation/refund policies, complaint policies, accommodation request, privacy policies, and terms & conditions can be found linked in the footer of this page or at: https://thetherapeuticedge.thinkific.com/pages/policies.

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Learner Outcomes

Upon course completion, participants will:

  • List the multiple occupations of children in various settings.

  • Identify the difference between milestones and averages.

  • Recall three assessments common in pediatric occupational therapy.

  • Name OTPF 4 (AOTA, 2021) terminology as it relates to pediatric OT.

  • List ways in which behavioral concerns affect the performance of occupations of childhood.

  • Define executive function in pediatric OT.

  • Choose three treatment interventions for children with core muscle weakness.

  • Name three causes of poor handwriting in pediatrics.

  • Define deficits in crossing midline during occupation.

  • Recall the importance of behaviors as they relate to communication in children.

About the Instructor

Cara Koscinski, OTD, MOT, OTR/L

Dr. Cara Koscinski is many things!  She is the mother to two sons with autism, an occupational therapist, the original founder of The Pocket Occupational Therapist (now The Therapeutic Edge Collective), an author, educator, presenter, mentor, and more!

Dr. Koscinski has over 26 years of experience in the field of occupational therapy.  She has written 8 books related to the field and created countless resources such as continuing education courses, therapy materials, handouts, and more.

Disclosures:

Cara Koscinski is the founder of The Pocket Occupational Therapist (now The Therapeutic Edge Collective, owned by Brittni Winslow).  She is also the author of several books shown in this presentation.

Cara is the parent of two sons with autism.

This course does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.

There is no external sponsor for this course.

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