This course module contains 2 course files and 2 exams. You will be required to complete both courses and pass the exam in order to receive CE credit.
Instructors:
Phoebe Jerousek, OTD, OTR/L (both courses)
Occupational Therapist
Karen Mejeski, OTD, ORT/L (both courses)
Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy
Quinnipiac University
Theresa Carroll, OTD, OTR/L (Transitions Basics course)
Clinical Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy
Academic Fieldwork Coordinator
Valparaiso University
Credit: .2 AOTA CEU (2 contact hour/2.5 NBCOT PDUs)
Description:
A basic element to participating in a school curriculum is the ability to reach the outcomes of a grade or school level and to then move to the next level. This course is focused on the models and interventions that are available to the OT practitioner to support individuals with disabilities who are transitioning out of postsecondary school (high school) and moving into higher education.
According to the OTPF-4 (AOTA, 2020), education is an occupation. Therefore, the ability to work with individuals who may be challenged to participate within an educational context is certainly within our scope of practice.
The Framework goes on to describe groups of interventions that OT practitioners provide--one of which being education and training. In other words, OTs work within educational contexts and use an educational approach to ensure that individuals possess client factors, performance patterns and performance skills (or adaptations) needed to fully participate in activities and tasks that comprise their educational experience.
Learning Objectives
Following this course, the learner will be able to:
- Articulate how the transition to postsecondary education for individuals with disabilities is within the OT scope of practice (OTPF).
- Identify talking points to use when advocating for our distinct role in this area.
- Describe evidence based interventions to support the transition to postsecondary education for individuals with disabilities
- Describe which elements of instruction are effective in teaching students with disabilities about postsecondary education options.
- Identify evidence-based predictors of post K-12 school success
- Describe disability and mentoring support in emerging adulthood
Audience:
Occupational Therapy Practitioners
Learning Level:
Intermediate (should have some knowledge of school practice)