Course Description

Course Description:

Because TBI affects all age ranges, occupational therapy practitioners are likely to encounter clients with acute or chronic effects of TBI in any practice setting. Occupational therapy practitioners who do not practice primarily with clients with TBI are challenged to keep up with the latest information. This basic introductory course will serve to provide a current update to occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants who are interested in providing evidence-based services to their clients with TBI. This course will provide current information on types and classifications of brain injuries as well as information on the treatment of performance skill impairments and occupational performance limitations commonly experienced by clients with TBI. 

Contact Hours: 3
Text Course Format: Text
Target Audience:
Instructional Level: Beginner

Accreditation Information:

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Course Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC, 2017) reported that 2.9 million people were treated for TBI in 2014. Advances in medical care over the last 50 years have resulted in increased survival for clients with more severe injuries. This often results in patients experiencing long-lasting significant impairments and limitations in occupational performance. Recent research has suggested that TBI is not a single event that clients recover from but instead the beginning of a life-long condition. Because of the increased awareness of TBI arising from military conflict and sports-related injuries, research into TBI rehabilitation has increased significantly over the last 5 years. 

Learning Outcomes:

  • Describe the major classifications, prevalence, and etiology of traumatic brain injury (TBI). 
  • Identify impairments related to TBI. 
  • Explain the effects of performance skill or client factors on occupational performance  
  • and participation. 
  • Select the appropriate evidence-based interventions to address performance skills or client factor impairments for individuals who have had TBI. 

Disclosures:

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Contact Hours: 3 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).

Target Audience:  Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist Assistant

Instructional Level: Basic

Criteria for Completion: Criteria for Completion: A score of 75% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 75% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial – Diana Davis, Amanda Accord-Vira, and Kristine Legters is employed and receives a salary. They receive payment from Colibri Healthcare, LLC for the presentation of this course.

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee.

Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service

Cancellation Policy: For activity cancellation, returns, or complaint resolution, please contact us by email help@homeceu.com or by phone at 1.800.55.4CEUS (2387). We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Refunds will be issued for courses that have not been completed (exam not taken), or for any course that has been rejected by your board of approval. Webinar attendance must be canceled 24 hours before the scheduled start time.

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