Education for NOTA Members

Friday, October 23 at 8:00am t0 3:00pm 360 minutes

LIVE Webinar Tuesday, October 19, 2021 5 pm (Central)/ 6pm (Eastern) Learn how to navigate the common challenges of OT and OTA supervision. Gain a better understanding of the roles of the occupational therapy assistant and occupational therapist in the supervisory relationship.

Saturday, October 24 at 10 am - 12 pm 120 minutes

“Hair is an ADL” is a training module that will assist both occupational therapy students and licensed professionals obtain a better understanding of how hair care should be viewed differently based upon hair type, texture and ethnicity. This course is designed to promote awareness, understanding, influence and education in regard to the benefits of proper hair combing and brushing, overall hair care and tips for individuals with sensory concerns.

We make decisions every day that impacts those around us. Whether we are empowering our patients through skill development, or offering insight to a colleague, these interactions matter. When we collaborate with one another and use our collective power, our impact multiplies exponentially.

Human trafficking has emerged as a rapidly growing crime, an occupational injustice, and a human rights violation that transcends all regional and international borders. Survivors of human trafficking consistently demonstrate pervasive physical, cognitive, and psychological deficits, challenging their health, their ability to heal from trauma, and their societal integration. The United Nations developed the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons (3P Protocol) as a guide for national governments, private agencies, and individuals in their efforts to enact standards, laws, and programs for action, including occupational therapy efforts. This presentation equips practitioners with knowledge and tools to support the role of occupational therapy in combating human trafficking.

Evidence Based Practice (EBP) is challenging for busy clinicians of all levels of experience. This talk is designed to reach novices to experts by focusing on EBP through the lens of efficiency. This presentation will review the basic fundamentals for EPB, help participants strategically plan professional growth, and share tips and tricks to make EPB more efficient for the busy OT!

Saturday, October 24 at 8 - 10 am 120 minutes

Do you have client situations that are difficult? Do you have clients who are not participating or resisting services:? If you answered yes, coaching may be a valuable tool for your practice. This course provides an introduction to the basic concepts of coaching including practical ways to implement coaching strategies to improve client outcomes!

This course will describe how mindfulness fits into our role as a health care practitioner and also how to use mindfulness in our daily occupations. Andrea will present her own experience and continued training to give examples with visual supports

Course participants will leave with a greater understanding and appreciation of the unique roles of OTA and OT practitioners, as well as how licensure may impact these. The inter-relationship between practitioners will be explored and avenues for greater collaboration will be presented.

OT’s use of cognitive assessments (CA) to identify cognitive impairment is essential to client well-being and participation in valued occupations. Through the utilization of CAs, occupational therapists are positioned to provide accurate identification of impairments, as well as robust progress measurements. As such, presenters contend that OTs should routinely implement CAs, such as performance-based assessments, to clients regardless of setting to inform valuable treatment interventions and recommendations. With implementation of these types of standardized and functional tests, OTs are practicing at the top of their licensure promoting the distinct value of OT in the assessment and treatment of cognitive impairments

This course will provide an overview of assessment and treatment for clients who may benefit from one-handed techniques for ADLs and IADLs.