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Cultural Competence and Cultural Humility: Enhancing Occupational Therapy Practice Through Better Understanding

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Live Webinar

Cultural Competence and Cultural Humility: Enhancing Occupational Therapy Practice Through Better Understanding

Tuesday, August 4, 2026
7 pm (CT) | 8 pm (ET)
1 Contact Hour, 0.10 CEUs

Educational level: Introductory

Category 3: Foundational Knowledge

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This webinar will be held on Zoom.

Cultural competence and cultural humility are vital for successful occupational therapy, involving an ongoing commitment to understanding each client’s unique cultural background. This course will explore the key elements of culture and examine the distinctions between cultural competence and cultural humility, discuss strategies to incorporate into practice and review resources relevant to cultural competence. By gaining these insights, occupational therapy practitioners will be better equipped to achieve optimal outcomes for a diverse range of clients.

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, discussion and question and answer.
Content disclosure: This course does not exclusively focus on any specific product or service.

Presented by:
Toni Thompson, DrOT, OTR/L
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After completing this course, participants will be able to:
  • Identify 4 components of culture.
  • Distinguish cultural competence and cultural humility.

What OTs and OTAs are saying about this course

Toni Thompson is so knowledgeable about so many different OT areas

OT Course Participant

The presentation was exciting to learn and Toni made it very enjoyable to listen to. 

OTA Course Participant

I have gained improved awareness of personal bias working with clients due to the course.

OT Course Participant
Instructor bioS
Toni Thompson, DrOT, OTR/L
Aspire OT Instructor

Toni Thompson graduated from the University of Illinois in 1975, and completed her DrOT at Nova Southeastern University in 2017.  Her work experience includes the Peace Corps/Ecuador; the National Cerebral Palsy Association in Caracas, Venezuela; adult mental health in FL and IL; and some SNF.  While at Shriners Hospitals for Children-Tampa for 22 years, she developed various programs, became certified in NDT-Pediatrics and SIPT.   She has presented at multiple state, national, and international OT, prosthetic-orthotic, World Federation of Occupational Therapist, and human trafficking conferences.  Keynote addresses include the India Golden Jubilee in Kerala India and the Pan Asian Student Congress in Malaysia.  She authored three chapters in cultural competence works, over 40 professional articles in OT and orthotics-prosthetics magazines.  Besides presenting a pediatric splinting continued education workshop for 10 years, she fabricated over 10,000 pediatric splints.  She developed the first CEU about human trafficking directed to OT practitioners. Currently, she mentors doctoral students on trafficking and cultural humility capstones, and serves as an instructor for TherapyEd exam preparation services. 

DISCLOSURES

Financial: Toni is compensated as an Aspire OT instructor. 
Non Financial:  Toni does not have any non-financial disclosures.
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Course Outline

 0 - 5 minutes

 6-10 minutes 

11-25 minutes

26-40 minutes


41-49 minutes


50-55 minutes

56-60 minutes

Introduction and Objectives 

Instructor Cultural Experiences

Defining Culture & the Components of Culture

Defining and Understanding Cultural Competence & Cultural Humility 

Implications to Occupational Therapy- Specific Strategies to Incorporate into Practice

Resources relevant to cultural competence

Questions and 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# 10873
This Distance Learning-Interactive course is offered at 0.10 CEUs (Introductory level, 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:  20-1267328
  • 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
     1Contact 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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