Our Featured Education Partner:
Care2Learn.com
Care2Learn.com is provided by onlineHealthNow, Inc., an accredited Florida corporation. Online courses available include:
- Abuse and Neglect of the Elderly
- Aging with Spinal Cord Injury
- An Occupational Therapist`s Guide to Documentation for Medicare
- Discipline: Occupational Therapy
- Dysphagia for Occupational Therapists
- Ergonomics and Body Mechanics
- Fibromyalgia: The Missed Diagnosis
- Functional Maintenance Programs
- Holistic and Conventional Medicine: Comparison and Contrast
- Discipline : Occupational Therapy
- Nutrition Risk: A Practical and Ethical Perspective
- Rehab Program Development: The How To Guide
- Spasticity: Eclectic Treatment Approaches
- The Management of Burns
Courses have been approved by the Florida Occupational Therapy Practice Board. (All courses are fully approved as active courses; not home study.)
Learn more about these Care2Learn.com education courses. 
OnlineCE
OnlineCE.com is an industry leader in providing Online Continuing Education for Allied Health Professionals. A wide range of topics are available and online occupational therapy courses include:
- Boundary Training
- Occupation Based Hand Therapy
- Therapeutic Modalities
- Ethics for Professionals
- Manual Edema Mobilization
- Pain Management
- Sports and Hand Injuries
After registering with OnlineCE the first hour of CE is free. A list of US/Canada and worldwide requirements are on the site. As each state regulatory agency has different requirements and course approval processes, contact your state board if you have any questions regarding acceptance of online continuing education credits.
Learn more about these online
occupational therapy CE courses.
ADVANCE for Occupational Therapy Practitioners
ADVANCE for Occupational Therapy Practitioners offers mini-courses on new and refresher topics in occupational therapy. Online courses available include:
- Basic Psychology in Occupational Therapy
- The Role of Touch in Occupational Therapy
- How to Accomplish Best Practice in Long-term Care
Each course consists of several articles. If you read all the articles in any course, you are eligible to receive a certificate of attendance with a recommended number of contact hours by writing a very short case report from your practice in which you used a skill that you learned in the course. At the beginning of each course you will find specific instructions on how to do this. Read and follow the instructions to obtain your attendance verification.
AKH Consultant
AKH Consultant is an approved provider of continuing education programs for Florida Occupational Therapists under the rules of continuing education by the Board of Occupational Therapy Practice. Online courses available include:
- Asthma
- Domestic Violence
- Elder & Dependent Adult Mistreatment: Abuse, Neglect, & Exploitation
- HIV/AIDS
- Outcome Managements
- Providing Age-Appropriate Care in Healthcare Organizations Early through Late Adulthood
- Providing Age-Appropriate Care in Healthcare Organizations Infancy to Adolescence
All courses have an open-book test. An 80% passing grade is required to receive a certificate.
The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. (AOTA)
The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. (AOTA) offers online continuing education courses. Online courses available include:
- Genetics in the Forefront
- Putting IDEA 97 Into Practice
- Models for Community-Based Psychosocial Practice
- It's Your Future: Strategies for Promoting Occupational Therapy
- Outcomes: The Key to Successful Program Management
- Publishing: What To Do and What Not To Do
- Documentation: Issues and Approaches in Today's Environment
- Integrating Assistive Technology into your Practice
After registering online, the course selected may be accessed 24 hours a day for two full weeks. To receive a certificate for contact hours, you must complete the final examination and, the course evaluation. A passing score of 80% is required.
CEUWORLD.COM
CEUWorld courses are written for therapists by established clinicians, doctors, and educators. Each new course is reviewed by an independent advisory board and again periodically for current status. Each CEUWorld course has also been reviewed and approved for credit by the Texas State Board of PT/OT Examiners. Online courses available include:
- Lower Extremity Ulcers
- Ethics and Professional Responsibility: PT
- Sports Nutrition and Athletic Performance
- Vestibular Rehabilitation: Sensory Retraining for Balance
Your course post-test will be scored immediately upon submission and you will receive your C.E.U. certificate. CEUWorld courses have also been submitted for approval in other states. As approval is received, the names of those states will be added to the course listing.
Exploring Hand Therapy
Exploring Hand Therapy offers online hand therapy courses in addition to a quarterly newsletter. Accredited as an approved provider of courses for the American Occupational Therapists Association. Courses fall into Category A for HTCC renewal.
HandCredits.com
HandCredits.com offers online continuing education courses specializing in hand therapy and upper extremity rehabilitation. Online courses are available on the following topics:
- Simplified HIPAA Training
- Basic Principles of Hand Therapy
- Anatomy of the Upper Extremity
- Dissection of the Upper Extremity
- Kinesio Taping
- Pain Management
- Hand Therapy Treatment Activities
- Manual Edema Mobilization
- Neurology
- Arthritis
Selected courses approved by The American Occupational Therapy Association.
OnlineCE.net
OnlineCE.net was created via a partnership between Sun-Sentinel/Vital Signs magazine and St. Petersburg College. St. Petersburg College is an approved provider for Occupational Therapy. Online courses available include:
- Care of the Lower Extremity Amputee
- Organ Donation
- Social Skills Training - Part 1: Empathy
- Social Skills Training - Part 2: Anger Management
- Social Skills Training - Part 3: Conflict Resolution
- Stroke Update
- Ethical and Legal Considerations for Healthcare Workers
- Functional Independence in Home Care
- Nursing Home Risks, Results, and Remedies
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