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Self-paced Course

Using Trauma-Informed Principles in Adult Inpatient and Outpatient Settings

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Using Trauma-Informed Principles in Adult Inpatient and Outpatient Settings

Self-Paced Course
$10 (Free for GOTA Members)
1 Contact Hour

This course is created by the Georgia Occupational Therapy Association.

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Occupational Therapy Practitioners (OTP) across settings are increasingly recognizing the importance of utilizing a trauma sensitive lens in practice. In acute, inpatient, and outpatient adult settings it is highly likely that the majority of clients served by OTPs will have experiences of acute and chronic trauma experienced at any point in the lifespan (Ellis et al., 2022; Atchison & Suarez, 2021). The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration provides a helpful guide to implementing a trauma informed approach to care (SAMHSA, 2014). In this presentation, Rachel Ashcraft, a co-editor of the AOTA published textbook “Trauma, Occupation, and Participation” shares practical tips to consider that combines the SAMHSA Trauma Informed Principles with OT practice guidelines. This continued education event will be applicable for occupational therapy practitioners in adult inpatient and outpatient settings.
 
Target Audience: Occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, occupational therapy students

Presented by: 
Rachel Ashcraft, MS, OTR/L, TBRI® Practitioner
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Learning objectives
After completion of this occupational therapy continuing education course, participants will be able to:
  • Identify the 6 Principles of Trauma Informed Care according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration
  • Describe 3 ways to utilize trauma informed principles of practice in everyday patient care
Instructor bios
Rachel Ashcraft, MS, OTR/L, TBRI® Practitioner
GOTA Guest Instructor

Rachel Ashcraft (she/her) is a licensed and registered occupational therapist and TBRI® Practitioner. Rachel is faculty in the OT department at UAB where she serves as the program director for the Multitiered Approach to Trauma Graduate Certificate program. She founded a non-profit, Foster the Future Alabama, with the mission of reducing inequality in access to health and wellness services for children in foster care. She currently consults with companies such as Southern Poverty Law Center and Public School Systems in areas related to trauma. Right now, she serves as Secretary for the Alabama Occupational Therapy Association. She has received recognition from both State and National Occupational Therapy Associations for her work with vulnerable children, including receiving the 2018 Emerging & Innovative Practice Award from The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. for her work with vulnerable children and the 2017 OTR of excellence award from the Alabama Occupational Therapy Association. Her scholarly work includes presentations, articles, textbook chapters on the topic of trauma informed services in various settings. She also co-edited the AOTA published textbook “Trauma, Occupation, and Participation”.
Completion Requirements
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In order to receive the certificate of completion, participants must meet ALL of the following criteria:
  • Complete GOTA membership verification for course enrollment
  • View all course videos for the full duration
  • Complete the Attendance Attestation exam with a 100% score
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.  

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This occupational therapy continuing education course is being offered as part of Aspire OT's State Association Partnership Program.