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 Pathway to Certification: Occupational Therapist to Certified Hand Therapist

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Live Webinar

Pathway to Certification: Occupational Therapist to Certified Hand Therapist

Tuesday, September 2, 2025
7 pm (CT) | 8 pm (ET)
$20 | 1 Contact Hour, 0.10 CEUs, 1.25 PDUs

Educational level: Introductory

Category 1 ,2 & 3: Occupational Therapy Service Delivery,  Professional Issues and Foundational Knowledge

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If you missed the premiere of this new webinar, don't miss your chance to attend!

This course is now available for  individual purchase!

This webinar will be held on Zoom.

This course is designed to guide occupational therapists through the journey of becoming a Certified Hand Therapist (CHT) while emphasizing the role of occupational engagement in rehabilitation. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of the requirements, preparation strategies, and clinical competencies needed to achieve CHT certification.

The course will review the certification process, including eligibility, exam preparation, and clinical experience requirements. Resources and opportunities available to the OTP will be shared, as well as ways to maximize these resources, as a roadmap to certification.
By the conclusion of the webinar, participants will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to confidently pursue the national CHT certification and deliver high-quality, occupation-focused care to individuals with hand and upper extremity conditions.


Target Audience: Occupational therapists,

Occupational therapy assistants and occupational therapy students are welcome
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:
Lynn Festa, OTR, CHT
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Benefits of this course: After completing this course, participants will:
  • Discuss the necessary skills needed to develop proficiency as an upper extremity therapist.
  • List the resources available to pursue a certification in the specialty of upper extremity therapy.
  • Explain how to  implement the core philosophy of occupational engagement of OT into the field of upper extremity therapy.

What OTs and OTAs are saying about this course:

"Loved it! Very interesting topic and great presenter "

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"What Lynn said in the course is what it takes exactly to get started in the process of being a CHT, costs, tests, training and time all included.. "

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OT Course Participant 

What I liked best about the course: "The speaker! She is so personable and a great teacher"

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Instructor bioS
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Lynn Festa, OTR, CHT, Wellness Coach
Aspire OT Instructor
Courses:

Strategic Solutions to Banish Burnout for OT Practitioners

Connected Care: Optimizing Occupational Therapy through Inter-Provider/ Inter-professional Communication

Lynn Festa has been an occupational therapist since 1988 and has worked as a clinician and business owner in a variety of settings for over 35 years. In 2012, she found herself disillusioned with her career in healthcare, prompting her journey to become a coach to other professionals who are also seeking more fulfillment from their careers. Lynn now combines her work as an OT with providing training and guidance to professionals in promoting wellness and resilience and limiting burnout, through private coaching sessions, webinars, and customized group workshops. Lynn is the Wellness Coach at Outside of the Circle, an online community and program helping people to redefine success and create change on their own terms in a way that feels fulfilling and meaningful to them.  She attained a certificate in positive psychology, and a certificate in “the science of happiness at work”. She is also an HSP knowledgeable Professional and loves to help others with Sensory Processing Sensitivity flourish in today’s hectic environment. She has presented at international, national, and state conferences, webinars, keynotes, and group workshops. In her free time, Lynn enjoys open water swimming, hiking, reading, and pursuing a career as a singer.  She is the owner of Lynn Festa Coaching. Learn more about Lynn on her website: www.lynnfesta.com, or LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynn-festa/ 

Course Outline

 0 - 5 minutes

 6-10 minutes 

11-20 minutes

21-35 minutes


36-45minutes


46-55 minutes

56-60 minutes

Introduction and Objectives 

Brief History of Hand Therapy

Requirements to Become a Certified Upper Extremity Specialist

Discuss Various Pathways and Opportunities to Obtain the Certified Hand Therapist (CHT)

Review Implementation of OT Core Values and Occupational Engagement in the Upper Extremity Clinical Setting

Review/ 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.
On-Demand web Courses 
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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Aspire OT is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development.
PD activity approval ID# 11949
This Distance Learning-Interactive course is offered at 0.1 CEUs (Introductory level, OT Service Delivery, Professional Issues and 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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