Panel discussion

Ask Us Anything! Addressing Considerations for Everyday OT Practice

Registered already, but still seeing the enroll prompt? Click here to sign in.

This course is included in the Just for OT Subscription
Live Webinar: Panel Discussion

Ask Us Anything! Considerations for Everyday Clinical Practice

Thursday, October 29, 2026
7 pm (CDT) | 8PM (EDT)
FREE | 1.0 Contact Hour, 0.10 CEUs

Educational level: Introductory

Category 1: Occupational Therapy Service Delivery

If you need assistance or accommodations, please contact us at Info@AspireOT.us
Drag to resize
This is your chance to ask Niccole and Kim your questions about occupational therapy and occupational therapy practice. They want to share their thoughts and what has been helpful for them (or even maybe what didn't work so well so you can avoid it!).

We will be taking questions during the webinar, but you can also leave them here now!: 

Aspire OT's mission is to empower OTs, OTAs and students to become passionate practitioners.  Building a community and supporting each other is a critical component of professional development as well as advancing the profession of occupational therapy. 

This panel presentation will discuss issues relevant to everyday OT practice in a variety of settings.  Issues to be addressed will include practical strategies for promoting OT's distinct value and how to navigate challenges in everyday clinical practice.

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), live discussion, discussion board, and guided note taking.
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
Drag to resize
At the completion of this occupational therapy continuing education course:
  • Participants will discuss 2 ways to effectively promote occupational therapy in clinical practice.
  • Participants will describe 2 helpful strategies for navigating challenging situations. 
Write your awesome label here.

Purchase a subscription for only $49 more to have this course and 22 hours of additional CEs! 

What OTs and OTAs are saying about this course

Very imformative and interactive course to promote OT

OTA Course Participant

I loved hearing answers to others questions that I may not have thought to task 

OTA Course Participant

I enjoyed the strategies of promoting OT in various ways and within different professions 

OT Course Participant
Photo Niccole Rowe, BA, COTA
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.  
Photo Kimberly Breeden, MS, OTR
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. 

Course Outline

0-5 minutes

6-19 minutes 

20-29 minutes

30-55 minutes

56-60 minutes


Welcome, Introduction, and Learning Objectives

Strategies for promoting OT in the clinical setting.

How to navigate challenging situations in clinical practice.

Questions and Answer

Review 
Completion Requirements
Drag to resize
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.  
cancellation policy
Live Courses and Webinars
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.  
Logo AOTA Approved Provider
Aspire OT is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development.
Course approval ID# 06886
This Distance Learning-Interactive course is offered at 0.10 CEUs (Beginner level, OT Service Delivery area)
The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

Course Author

image of logo: purple triangle with 3 point orange star in middle, left tip coming out of triangle, words below Aspire OT
This course is being offered by Aspire OT.