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Occupational Therapy Executive Function and Teens

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Live Webinar

Occupational Therapy Executive Function & Teens

Thursday, September 19, 2024
7 pm (Central) | 8 pm (Eastern)
1 Contact Hour, 0.10 CEUs, 1.25 PDU

Educational level: Introductory 

Category 1: Occupational Therapy Service Delivery, 3: Foundational Knowledge

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This course explores executive function difficulties commonly encountered in teenagers, along with effective strategies for assessment and intervention within the scope of occupational therapy. Executive functions are vital cognitive processes responsible for goal-directed behavior, problem-solving, and self-regulation, all of which are crucial for success in various life occupations.  It will also examine the differences for teens versus younger children and adults.  
Assessment tools and methodologies will be discussed.  Evidence-based interventions aimed at enhancing executive function skills in teens will be presented.  

Participants will have the opportunity to participate in a case study to enhance  clinical application and problem-solving approaches to address the multifaceted needs of adolescent clients. 
Target Audience: Occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, occupational therapy students.

This occupational therapy continuing education course uses the following instructional methods: lecture, visual aides (ie slides), discussion board, case study examples.
Content disclosure: This course does not exclusively focus on any specific product or service.

Presented by:
Marina Scott, MS, OTR/L
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Benefits of this course
  • Describe OTs role in supporting teens with executive functioning difficulties.
  • Explain how executive function difficulties may present in teens and how they may differ from a younger child or an adult.
  • Identify treatment interventions for teens with executive function difficulties.  

What OTs and OTAs are saying about this course

I liked the specific examples on what to do in OT

OT Course Participant 

Gives a great real life perspective of how we must be sensitive to a growing teenager, and help care givers understand that is is not all behavioral

OT Course Participant 

Great info and presented very well!

OT Course Participant 
Instructor bio
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Marina Scott, MS, OTR/L,
Aspire OT Instructor

Marina Scott MS, OTR/L is an accomplished pediatric occupational therapist with over 21 years of experience. She is a clinician, writer, and public speaker.  She has extensive experience in pediatrics, spanning from early intervention through college. She has spent her professional career in schools, early intervention, private clinics, and teletherapy.  
Her hobbies include knitting, reading, and spending time with family and friends


DISCLOSURES

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

 0 - 5 minutes

 6-10 minutes 

11-20 minutes

21-35 minutes


36-45 minutes

45-55 minutes

56-60 minutes

Welcome/ Introduction and Objectives 

What is Executive Function?

What Does Executive Function Look Like in Teens?

Assessment & Interventions for Addressing Executive Function in Teens

Case Study 

Review and 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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Learner cancellations: In the event that the learner requests to cancel or is unable to attend a course, a refund for the total paid for the course will be granted if Aspire OT is notified via email at info@aspireot.us within 10 business days prior to date of the scheduled course, minus a non-refundable registration fee of 25% of registration price.  If the learner provides notification of cancellation less then 10 business days prior to the scheduled course, the learner will be offered the opportunity to attend the same webinar on an alternate date or enrollment in the recorded on-demand version of that webinar, instead of a refund.  

No refunds will be issued after a course has been attended for more than 30 minutes.  Partial credit will not be issued.  

Provider cancellations: In the event of inclement weather or other event resulting in the inability for a live course to be provided within the scheduled time, learners will be offered an alternate date or a full refund for registration paid.
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Web courses will remain available to learners for 1 year. No refunds will be available for web courses that have been attended or viewed for greater than 30 minutes. In the event of a refund, the learner will be unenrolled in the course immediately upon issuance of a refund. No refunds will be issued for any course in which a certificate has been issued.  
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Course approval ID# 09366
This Distance Learning-Interactive course is offered at 0.1 CEUs (Introductory 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.
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