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From Concept to Practice: Clinical Reasoning in Occupational Therapy

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From Concept to Practice: Clinical Reasoning in Occupational Therapy

Tuesday, October 27, 2026
7 pm (CT) | 8 pm (ET)
1 Contact Hour, 0.10 CEUs

Educational level: Introductory 

Category 1: Occupational Therapy Service Delivery, Foundational Knowledge

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Occupational therapy practitioners leverage their understanding of the dynamic relationship between the client, their participation in meaningful occupations, and the surrounding context to create occupation-based intervention plans.

We often need to gather detailed information about the client’s desires, needs, strengths, environments, limitations, and occupational risks, then integrate and interpret this data from an occupational perspective to help clients engage in occupations that are important and meaningful to them.

The clinical reasoning process can be daunting for new practitioners and experienced practitioners alike, especially when transitioning to new settings. 

This course will explore clinical and professional reasoning specific to occupational therapy, providing OTs, OTAs, and students with a practical clinical reasoning framework that can be seamlessly applied in any practice environment.

Target Audience: Occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, occupational therapy students
This occupational therapy continuing education course uses the following instructional methods: visual aides (ie slides), discussion board, guided note taking, and learning, and practice opportunities.
Content disclosure: This course does not exclusively focus on any specific product or service.

Presented by:
Kimberly Breeden, MS, OTR/L
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Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
  • Explain the purpose of professional/clinical reasoning in OT practice.
  • Describe the key components of professional /clinical reasoning in OT practice.

What OTs and OTAs are saying about this course

"I like the real life examples incorporated by the instructor! It is helpful to hear someone else clinically reason through real life examples or case studies!"

OT Course Participant 

"Really made me think of how we can just get lax and fall into the habit of relying on our experience and assume we have the right treatment approach based on that experience. Our clinical reasoning skills are a muscle that needs to be flexed."

OT Course Participant

"I always appreciate the "straight to work" handout as it helps me be more intentional and it is easy to apply/incorporate the knowledge and strategies learned during the course to my daily practice."

OT Course Participant
Instructor bioS
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Kimberly Breeden, MS, OTR/L
Aspire OT Founding Partner

Kimberly Breeden, MS, OTR/L has 29 years of experience working in occupational therapy in a variety of settings. She is a certified life coach and has an extensive background in clinical program development, leadership, administration and reimbursement. Kimberly served as clinical lead for an outpatient occupational therapy pain program for 5 years.  . 

Founding Partner, Niccole Rowe, BA, COTA/L and Kimberly, together, have authored two continuing education articles on the subject of chronic pain and opioid guidelines. Kim and Niccole were the co-authors of the AOTA official document "Occupational Therapy's Role in Treating Pain".  They have also served as contributing authors to an occupational therapy textbook on the subject of occupational therapy's role in pain management. They have traveled across the country serving as instructors for various courses on the subject of pain and non-pharmacological interventions for the treatment of pain. Niccole and Kim have successfully utilized coaching strategies in their practice and are excited to be able to share their experience with other occupational therapy practitioners. 

DISCLOSURES

Financial: Kim is compensated as Founding Partners of Aspire OT.

Non Financial: Kim serves as Founding Partners of Aspire OT, which has partnerships and affiliations as noted on the Partner and Affiliation sections of the Aspire OT website.
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Course Outline

 0 - 5 minutes

 6-19 minutes 


11-20 minutes


21-40 minutes

41-60 minutes
Introduction and Objectives 

Defining Clinical/Professional Reasoning Specific to Occupational Therapy

The Key Elements Required for Clinical / Professional Reasoning

Practical Application/Case Study

Questions & Wrap Up
Completion Requirements
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In order to receive the certificate of completion, participants must meet ALL of the following criteria:
  • Payment of the course in full
  • Attend webinar in its entirety
  • Complete Attestation of Attendance
  • Pass the course exam with a score of 70% or greater
  • Complete the Post Course Evaluation
Please note that no credit or certificate will be issued unless all criteria is met.  Partial credit will not be issued.  
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Aspire OT is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development.
Course approval ID# 09881
This Distance Learning-Interactive course is offered at 0.1 CEUs (Introductory Education Level, OT Service Delivery & Foundational Knowledge)
The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
This course is

Registered with CE Broker

Aspire OT reports directly to CE Broker for those states that require it: Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Michigan, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Tennessee.

  • CE Broker Tracking Number: #: 20-1223368
  • Individuals must complete the required steps to set up their Aspire OT account. You can view those steps here. 
  • Course completions are reported within 48 hours.
  • Refer to our FAQ for more information.

This Course Will Be Reported as The Following to CE Broker:

Alabama State Board of Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapist
     Patient Related :
     1 Contact hour
Occupational Therapy Assistant
     Patient Related :
     1  Contact hour
Arizona Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners
Occupational Therapist
     Related to the Clinical Practice of OT:
      1 Contact hour
Occupational Therapy Assistant
     Related to the Clinical Practice of OT:
     1  Contact hour
Florida Board of Occupational Therapy  
Occupational Therapist
     General :
     1  Contact hour
Occupational Therapy Assistant
     General :
     1 Contact hour
Georgia State Board of Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapist
     Related to Direct Hands-On Patient Care:
     1  Contact hour
Occupational Therapy Assistant
     Related to Direct Hands-On Patient Care :
     1  Contact hour
Kansas Board of Healing Arts- Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapist
    Class I CE -
     1  Contact hour
Occupational Therapy Assistant
     Class I CE
     1  Contact hour
LOUISIANA STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Occupational Therapist
     Related to the Clinical Practice of Occupational Therapy
     1 Contact hour
Occupational Therapy Assistant
     Related to the Clinical Practice of Occupational Therapy
     1 Contact hour
MICHIGAN BOARD OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Occupational Therapist
     General
     1  Contact hour
Occupational Therapy Assistant
    General
     1  Contact hour
OKLAHOMA BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND SUPERVISION
Occupational Therapist
     General
     1  Contact hour
Occupational Therapy Assistant
     General 
     1  Contact hour
SOUTH CAROLINA BOARD OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Occupational Therapist
     Direct client/patient services in occupational therapy:
     1 Contact hour
Occupational Therapy Assistant
        Direct client/patient services in occupational therapy: :
     1 Contact hour
TENNESSEE BOARD OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Occupational Therapist
     Continuing education directly related to the delivery of occupational therapy services 
     1 Contact hour
Occupational Therapy Assistant
     Continuing education directly related to the delivery of occupational therapy services 
     1 Contact hour

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