OTA/OT Supervision: Using Collaboration for Success (Self-Paced)

ASPIRE OT
SELF PACED COURSE

OTA/OT Supervision: Using Collaboration for Success

The relationship between OTs and OTAs can be one of the distinct values of occupational therapy as it can enrich the OT process as the two work together to achieve the best outcomes for clients. Yet as OT practitioners juggle so many demands, it may seem daunting to just fulfill the requirements of occupational therapy supervision not to mention working to nurture the relationship.

This continuing education course will help OT practitioners gain a better understanding of the roles of the occupational therapy assistant and occupational therapist related to the supervisory relationship. The use of collaboration to build a better OTA/OT partnership will be discussed and examples for navigating the challenges associated with the OT/OTA relationship will be presented.

This course is targeted at occupational therapy assistants and occupational therapists.

This continuing education course uses the following instructional methods: visual aides (ie slides), discussion board, guided note taking, and learning.

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

Presented by:
Niccole Rowe, BA, COTA/L
Kimberly Breeden, MS, OTR/L, COTA

Niccole and Kim developed a successful OTA/OT partnership that received national recognition in 2018 for their efforts in improving occupational therapy treatment for pain. Through their collaboration they have co-authored two continuing education articles published in OT Practice Magazine, "A Biopsychosocial Approach to Addressing Chronic Pain in Everyday Occupational Therapy Practice" and "Opioid Guidelines and Their Implications for Occupational Therapy", as well as the AOTA official document "OT's Role in Pan Management". They continue to successfully collaborate beyond the clinical and professional relationship and are the founding partners of Aspire OT.

Niccole Rowe, BA, COTA

Aspire OT Founding Partner

Niccole Rowe, BA, COTA/L found her way to occupational therapy through her first profession in television news producing. She is grateful one story lead to changing to such an amazing profession as occupational therapy. She is in her 8th year of clinical practice. She treated for 4.5 years at an outpatient occupational therapy pain program.

Niccole is currently an adjunct instructor for South College in Tennessee. She serves on the AOTA ad-hoc Leadership Development Committee and as a mentor in the Tennessee Occupational Therapy Association's Mentorship Program. Niccole was chosen for and completed AOTA’s Emerging Leader Development Program, and is the recipient of the AOTA 2020 Gary Kielhofner Emerging Leader Award.

Niccole and Kimberly, together, developed a successful outpatient occupational therapy pain program. They have authored two continuing education articles on the subject of chronic pain and opioid guidelines. Kim and Niccole were honored to serve as co-authors for AOTA's official position statement "The Role of Occupational Therapy in Pain Management" published in 2021. They have also served as contributing authors to an occupational therapy textbook on the same subject of OT in the treatment of pain. 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.

Kimberly Breeden, MS, OTR/L, COTA, PAMS

Aspire OT Founding Partner

Kimberly Breeden, MS, OTR/L has over 30 years of experience working in occupational therapy in a variety of settings. She graduated from Nashville State Community College in 1994 and earned her Masters of Occupational Therapy at Belmont University in 2014.

She has an extensive background in clinical program development, leadership, administration and reimbursement serving in roles of Rehabilitation Services Manager, Regional Director of Operations and Corporate Director of Operations.

Kimberly's clinical experience includes adult acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, skilled nursing, home health, and adult and pediatric outpatient while serving as the clinical lead for an outpatient occupational therapy pain program. Outside of the clinic, Kimberly had the honor of working as an assistant professor for a masters occupational therapy program and has served as the Vice-Chair for the Eastern District TNOTA, is a founding past member of the Tennessee Falls Prevention Coalition, participated in AOTA’s Leadership Development for Middle Managers cohort in 2017, and St. Mary’s Health System Leadership Program Cohort in 2006. Kimberly has earned a certificate as a Stepping On Leader, CarFit Certified Technician, and Physical Agent Modalities Certified. 2016 PainWeek Scholarship Recipient, and is a member of the Phi Beta Epsilon Honor Society. She received her life coach certificate from IAP Career College in 2021.

Kimberly is currently a consultant and Walkasins Trainer for Periscope Consulting.

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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OTA/OT Supervision: Using Collaboration for Success

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