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Beyond the Clinic: Occupational Therapy in Nontraditional Settings 

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Beyond the Clinic: Occupational Therapy in Nontraditional Settings 

Tuesday, April 28, 2026
7 pm (CT) | 8 pm (ET)
1 Contact hour

Educational level: Introductory 

Category 1: Occupational Therapy Service Delivery
Category 2: Professional Issues

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Future offerings will be made available for individual purchase as well as included in the Just for OT subscription.

This webinar will be held on Zoom.

Occupational therapy practice continues to evolve beyond traditional clinical settings and into systems, communities, and population-based health initiatives. This course explores the expanding role of occupational therapy in public health, prevention, advocacy, and nontraditional practice environments.

Through case examples and current research, participants will explore population-based interventions, community partnerships, health promotion strategies, and occupation-based approaches that extend beyond traditional individual occupational therapy interventions. This course will also help identify transferable occupational therapy skills that are valuable in various career paths.

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), practical application examples, question and answer, discussion and additional resources.

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

Presented by:
Megan Cole, MS OTR
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Benefits of this course
  • Identify OT skills that are transferrable to other professions.
  • Discuss OT’s role in public health strategies.

What OTs and OTAs are saying about this Megan's course

"Wonderful information that I can implement immediately

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"I feel like this course is so valuable. The information and resources are extremely useful and can be used not only in practice but in everyday life! I feel like mental health is so important and I learned so many things I was not aware of. Wonderful course!!"

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"The Role You Play in Preventing Suicide as an OT Practitioner"

"ALL OTPs should know the information provided in this course as we may only think of patients having suicidal ideations/plans if they are mental health patients. The reality is you may find patients with these suicidal ideations/plans in ANY treatment setting, and this course will provide you with the knowledge you need to address the situation."

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Megan Cole, MS, OTR
Aspire OT Instructor

Course: The Role You Play in Preventing Suicide as an Occupational Therapy Practitioner

Megan Cole is an occupational therapist representing the profession in the nonprofit industry. While completing her masters of occupational therapy degree at Spalding University,  Megan lost a loved one to suicide.  This event changed the trajectory of her career and led to her volunteering with and eventually changing careers to work at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). For nearly a decade, Megan developed expertise in suicide prevention through state and national work, focusing on public education, advocacy, and coalition strategies. Megan now works for the Whitney/Strong Organization to specifically focus on preventing suicide by reducing gun violence through lethal means education and resources.

DISCLOSURES 

Financial: Megan is compensated as an Aspire OT instructor. 

Non Financial: Megan does not have any non-financial disclosures.

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Course Outline

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 6-10 minutes 

11-15 minutes

16-30 minutes

31-40 minutes

41-50 minutes

51-60minutes

Introduction and Objectives 

Workforce Trends & System Pressures

OT's Role in Public Health

Practical Examples of Public Health Interventions

Bridging to Nontraditional Roles

Transferrable OT Skills in Nontraditional Roles and Settings

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.
PD activity approval ID# 15578
This Distance Learning-Interactive course is offered at 0.1 CEUs (Introductory level,Occupational Therapy Service Delivery, Professional Issues)
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: 20-1365749
  • 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.
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This Course Will Be Reported as The Following to CE Broker:

Alabama State Board of Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapist
     Patient Related :
     1.00 Contact hour
Occupational Therapy Assistant
     Patient Related :
     1.00 Contact hour
Arizona Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners
Occupational Therapist
     Related to the Clinical Practice of OT:
      1.00 Contact hour
Occupational Therapy Assistant
     Related to the Clinical Practice of OT:
     1.00 Contact hour
Florida Board of Occupational Therapy  
Occupational Therapist
     General :
     1.00 Contact hour
Occupational Therapy Assistant
     General :
     1.00 Contact hour
Georgia State Board of Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapist
     Related to Direct Hands-On Patient Care:
     1.00 Contact hour
Occupational Therapy Assistant
     Related to Direct Hands-On Patient Care :
     1.00 Contact hour
Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners - Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapist
     Related to the Clinical Practice of Occupational Therapy
     1.00 Contact hour
Occupational Therapy Assistant
     Related to the Clinical Practice of Occupational Therapy
     1.00 Contact hour
Michigan Board of Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapist
     General :
     1.00 Contact hour
Occupational Therapy Assistant
     General :
     1.00 Contact hour
Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision
Occupational Therapy Assistant
     General :
     1.00 Contact hour
Occupational Therapist
     General:
     1.00 Contact hour
South Carolina Board of Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapist
     Direct client/patient services in occupational therapy:
     1.00 Contact hour
Occupational Therapy Assistant
        Direct client/patient services in occupational therapy: :
     1.00 Contact hour
Tennessee Board of Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapist
     Continuing education directly related to the delivery of occupational therapy services :
     1.00 Contact hour
Occupational Therapy Assistant
     Continuing education directly related to the delivery of occupational therapy services :
     1.00 Contact hour

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