STARS - Student Therapy and Resource Services

Evidence-Based Assessment and Treatment for TMJ, Cervical Spine Dysfunction, and Headaches - Webinar
2023-07-12 05:00 - 12:00 (America/Phoenix)
Headaches and cervicogenic vertigo are among the most common compounding symptoms experienced in Temporomandibular Disorder sufferers. The latest research supports findings that there is a close relationship between headache and TMD. Data also indicates that headache makes pain parameters more intense and frequent. Through this course the attendee will substantiate positive benefits including evidence-based practice and strong differential diagnosis. This approach fosters a quick recovery, return to functionality through the relief of pain, and provides answers for complex integrated symptoms stemming from the upper cervical spine and jaw. These added skills will create a practice to, “offer an avenue of a niche practice to patients affected with chronic painful events related to the jaw and upper cervical spine, with otherwise nowhere else to turn.”
This interactive course will expand your manual practice tool-box, which can branch out, to include cervical dizziness, TMD, and promote resources for a large subset of the population affected by postural and cervical headaches. Manual hands-on techniques involving trigger point palpation and intervention to relieve pressure, de-activation of symptomatic structures surrounding the jaw, as well as introduction into manual-based interventions including joint manipulation, trigger point dry needling, and IASTM. Techniques, differential diagnosis, and replication of symptoms will allow an adequate and effective plan of care to foster results and positive outcomes in patients affected by a complicated and complex pathology. Clinicians will be able to rule in and rule out various referral of symptoms whether it is postural, cervicogenic, derived from the jaw, and avenues to give patients relief of certain subtypes of headache without the use of medication.
Highlights

Effective differential diagnosis for common dysfunctions related to the cervical spine, balance system, and jaw
Immediately improve your client’s functionality through relief of neck and jaw pain derived from the latest research that you can use the next day
Effective, evidence-based exercise prescriptions for resolving dizziness, restoring the balance system, resolving headaches, and relief of TMD pain
Strategies for relieving pain with the use of manual therapy techniques
Hands-on labs for assessing the involvement of the cervical spine (cervicogenic vertigo, cervicogenic headache), affected balance, and TMD treatment approaches

Changing the ADHD Brain: Moving Beyond Medication - Live Webinar
2023-07-13 05:00 - 13:00 (America/Phoenix)
Many persons diagnosed with ADHD prefer not to take medication. There are various reasons for this including side effects and concerns with long-term use. In this seminar, you will learn more about these reasons, as well as alternative interventions for ADHD.
Looking at ADHD from a developmental perspective, we will consider reasons for the apparent increase in ADHD diagnoses over the past two decades. By understanding the way the brain works in ADHD, you will be able to better identify a variety of strategies to significantly impact the nervous system and positively influence symptoms of ADHD in your clients.
Not only will you walk away with information about some of the most common non-medication interventions for ADHD such as computerized cognitive training, mindfulness meditation, and neurofeedback, you will also learn a variety of practical strategies that can be implemented immediately and at low cost.
We will navigate the vast research on exercise, movement, diet, sleep, disruptive technologies, supplements, and the impact of the environment on ADHD, summarizing the findings and applying the information to “real life”. You will leave this seminar with the tools and knowledge to develop a holistic approach to working with adults and children with ADHD.

#7329 Assessment and Intervention for Tethered Oral Tissues (TOTs) in Feeding Therapy - Live Webinar
2023-07-20 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Phoenix)
#7329 Assessment and Intervention for Tethered Oral Tissues (TOTs) in Feeding Therapy

Tethered Oral Tissues (TOTs) are the frenulum attachments within the mouth, there are typically 7 locations, and the restrictions that can be observed can impact growth and development, feeding, and speech. This course provides participations with functional and structural assessment of TOTs with specific focus on intervention and treatment related to feeding deficits. The course will cover topics including foundational anatomy and physiology and provide case studies and education for assessment and intervention to increase food acceptance and oral motor sensory skills related to feeding. The importance and dynamic of a professional team and related scopes of practice will also be discussed.

Instructor: Samantha Heidenreich, OTD, OTR/L, OMT

# 306 CAN-EAT Approach …Using medical, motor, & therapy strategies in pediatric feeding - Webinar
2023-07-21 05:00 - 2023-07-22 13:00 (America/Phoenix), 2023-09-08 05:00 - 2023-09-09 13:00 (America/Denver)
Pediatric feeding and swallowing problems that effect infants and children may be complex and often involve a combination of factors including issues that can make eating painful or difficult. In order to successfully remediate feeding problems, clinicians must understand how medical and nutritional issues can contribute to feeding disorders and use a comprehensive approach to intervention. The CAN-EAT Approach© is a 2-day workshop focusing on medical, nutritional, and therapeutic strategies for children with pediatric feeding disorders.

This course will allow participants to describe how pediatric feeding disorders are defined in the literature, what the contributing factors include, and how this relates to clinical practice. Identify primary gastrointestinal issues (gastroesophageal reflux, constipation, motility disorders, eosinophilic esophagitis, and visceral hyperalgesia) during a feeding evaluation and explain how these issues affect a child’s feeding skill development and ability to progress. Participants will analyze a child’s oral motor function and apply the knowledge in treatment making recommendations for appropriate diet, utensil use, and development of a therapy plan for skill development. Identify signs and symptoms of pharyngeal dysphagia or risk for pharyngeal dysphagia in a child and make appropriate recommendations for further assessment or treatment. Analyze moderate and complex pediatric feeding cases identifying barriers to feeding progression and apply principles to prioritize treatment strategies and write appropriate goals. Describe and apply examples of therapeutic techniques to reduce gagging, improve liquid and food acceptance, improve chewing skill, and wean from a feeding tube.

In the CAN-EAT Approach© “CAN” stands for comfort and nutrition which come first. Day one will focus on strategies to build GI comfort and good growth as well as explore other medical issues that interfere with feeding progression. Day two will focus on therapeutic strategies from a variety of philosophies. “EA” represents establishing acceptance of the spoon, easy textures or mealtime routine. Then “T” stands for therapy for skill development and feeding progression. Therapeutic strategies for common feeding problems will be explored in depth through lecture and video demonstration.

Information is applicable to infants and children from birth to 21 (class will discuss infants but is not focused on infant feeding issues)

Instructor: KRISTEN BRACKETT, MS, SLP/CCC

2-Day Workshop: EMDR Therapy for Child and Adolescent Trauma: Safely Process Traumatic Events, Restore Trust and Rebuild Healthy Attachment - Live Webinar
2023-07-24 07:00 - 2023-07-25 15:00 (America/Phoenix)
Treating traumatized kids can be overwhelming. Their intense emotions, challenging behaviors, and pain are compounded by a lack of trust in others…even those they want most to be loved by.
But with EMDR therapy, you can provide the sense of safety and security they need to heal.
That’s why highly respected EMDR therapist, trainer, and author Megan Boardman developed her comprehensive training program. Over 2 days, you’ll broaden your EMDR skills so you can help children safely process and integrate traumatic events, reduce their most distressing symptoms, and build their sense of self and trust in others.
Megan has successfully taught thousands of therapists how to get the most from EMDR therapy. Now with this accessible in-depth training full of step-by-step guidance and real-life case studies, she’ll give you the tools and strategies you need to:

Identify even hard-to-find symptoms of trauma in children and adolescents.
Adapt the 8-phase EMDR therapy protocol for improved outcomes.
Guide clients past the fear, shame, and guilt that can obstruct healing.
Engage easily triggered kids who struggle to get through sessions.
Build children’s ability to express and regulate their emotions.
Customize your approach to meet your client’s developmental needs.
Treat a variety of traumas, including physical abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect.
Enhance clients’ self-esteem and understanding of themselves and their experiences.
And much more!

Don’t miss this chance to feel more prepared to walk alongside young clients so they can thrive on their journey toward a brighter future.
Register now!

Suicide Assessment and Intervention: Assess Suicidal Ideation and Effectively Intervene in Crisis Situations with Confidence, Composure and Sensitivity - Live Webinar
2023-07-26 05:00 - 13:00 (America/Phoenix)
Losing a client to suicide is your worst nightmare. And there inevitably comes a time when the suicidal client is more than just an intangible dread. When an actual person, suffering and sitting in your office, reveals they are having suicidal thoughts. Many clinicians are left feeling unprepared, frightened, and unsure what to do next. The weight of keeping someone alive can steer you in the direction of avoidance. Desperate and alone, suicidal clients can find themselves passed from one therapist to the next. And that’s not care.
Don’t let fear push you away.
This seminar will transform how you view and work with suicidal clients and give you the clinical tools you need to save lives.
Full of thought provoking lecture, engaging case studies, and guided instruction on a host of powerful clinical applications, this seminar will provide you with the tools you need to:

Assess for suicidal risk and identify implicit and explicit expressions of suicidal thought.
Formulate a game plan for crises when suicide is imminent.
Intervene in suicidal despair with proactive approaches derived from the evidence-based efficacy of CBT and DBT.
Effectively use targeted language with suicidal clients that will help you avoid stigma and successfully communicate your compassion.
Provide innovative grief support resources that connect clients and clinicians with other survivors of suicide and suicide loss.

Leave this seminar feeling confident and capable to work with suicidal clients and guide them out of the darkness and back into the light!

Casa Grande LAMP Workshop
2023-07-26 08:30 - 2023-07-27 12:00 (America/Phoenix)
I am excited to share that Casa Grande will be hosting a two-day-long LAMP WFL Workshop at their district office on July 26th-July27th! I was hoping you all could pass this information along to both the Phoenix and Tucson teams.
This training is for anyone who wants to learn about LAMP, but is particularly geared towards SLPs and OTs. It will also count for 0.8 (or 8 hours) of ASHA CEUs!
WHAT: LAMP WFL Extended Workshop
WHEN: July 26th (8:30am-3pm) & July 27th (8:30am-12pm)
WHERE: 220 E Kortsen Rd, Casa Grande, AZ 85122 (CGESD Office)
COST: $195
HOW: click here to find the event. You will need to create a PRC account if you do not already have one. Add the Casa Grande Extended session to your cart. Checkout.

“Language Acquisition through Motor Planning (LAMP)™ is a therapeutic approach using motor learning principles and a voice output communication aid to give non-verbal individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities a method to develop independent and spontaneous communication. Individuals using the LAMP approach learn to use words and build sentences to communicate their wants, needs and ideas by pressing buttons on a speech generating device.”

If you want additional information about LAMP, you can check it out here.

Suicide and Self-Harm in Adolescents: Effective Assessment and Intervention Strategies for Young People in Crisis - Live Webinar
2023-07-27 06:00 - 14:00, 2023-08-10 08:00 - 16:00 (America/Phoenix)
Helping young people heal is your greatest reward.
But when treating adolescents with depression, anxiety, and trauma the full extent of their suffering is not always obvious. Many in distress wear a mask of strength while secretly harming themselves or hiding their struggle with thoughts of suicide. You worry that you could be missing critical signs.
This seminar will provide you with the assessment tools you need to unmask self-harming and suicidal thoughts, adapt interventions from DBT and CBT to work with the distinct challenges of treating suicidal and self-harming adolescents, and manage the specific confidentiality and liability issues that accompany working with minors.
There’s too much at stake to be unprepared!
Sign up today and leave this critical program confident and capable in using these vital assessment tools and treatment techniques to bring hope and healing to vulnerable young clients!

#7312-S Pediatric Feeding and Dysphagia: Where Do I Start - Live Webinar
2023-08-03 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Phoenix)
An estimated 15 million people in the US suffer from dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing. Dysphagia is a multifactorial disorder with different issues and causes that need to be addressed specifically with each client and many different professions are involved in addressing these issues. In this 2-hour interdisciplinary orientation to dysphagia and it’s components, you will learn three of the primary components of a feeding or swallowing disorder that need to be evaluated and treated and the common roles of the various disciplines involved. You will learn about the continuum of sensitivity and how sensory issues are often mistaken for behavioral problems. You will understand the relationship between gross motor skills and oral motor skills and common and not-so-common signs of dysphagia. Most importantly, you’ll gain a framework for understanding dysphagia with its many symptoms and causes and your contribution in treating it. (Introductory Level)

Instructor: Jennifer Meyer, M.A.CCC-SLP

Sensory Integration Roadmap - Webinar
2023-08-05 08:00 - 11:00 (America/Phoenix)
Sensory integration sessions are, by nature, child-led. Child-led therapy can be challenging to navigate and measure, as it relies on the child’s spontaneous exploration. To support clinicians in this approach, it is helpful to have a clear framework of the neurological processes involved in sensory integration. Once you understand the “why” of the neurology you will have a clear understanding of how to plan your sessions. This course provides a comprehensive overview of sensory processing theory and practice, with a focus on how it relates to common motor challenges such as trunk weakness, balance deficits, bilateral coordination deficits and dyspraxia. By applying sensory processing principles to these areas, therapists can enhance the child’s engagement, motivation and progress. Physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech-language pathologists will all benefit from this course. Learning how to identify a child’s unique sensory profile and in turn, plan sessions with “just right” challenges, will translate into improved outcomes.
Highlights

Review underlying neurology of sensory processing and how this relates to treatment planning
Plan effective sensory Integration sessions while maintaining a child-led approach
Take quality information into work the next day and provide better sessions for your kiddos!

Self-Regulation Interventions for Children & Adolescents: Reduce Frustration, Emotional Outbursts & Oppositional Behaviors - Live Webinar
2023-08-11 07:00 - 15:00 (America/Phoenix)
This seminar will help you to better intervene with the challenging child—the one who won’t sit still; doesn’t follow directions; often throws tantrums; or has difficulty waiting for their turn. They may “hit first and ask questions later”. They react impulsively and have difficulty expressing what they need or what is frustrating them. We know this child is intelligent, caring and kind, but their behavior doesn’t reflect these positive qualities. These are the children who confuse and frustrate parents and who overwhelm teachers and peers. They struggle to meet basic expectations and are unable to succeed in school, with peers and at home.
Join clinical psychologist Dr. Ehlert and learn to effectively intervene with the emotional and behavioral dysregulation of children with High-Functioning Autism, ADHD, Learning Disabilities and Sensory Processing Disorders. Through hands-on activities and dynamic discussion, you will learn techniques, behavioral strategies, problem-solving strategies and brain training exercises to:

Address the sensory, language and executive functioning processing deficits that trigger them
Increase their self-control, social success, emotional control and task completion
Teach flexibility, tolerance, thinking it through and decision-making
Reduce the frequency and duration of their tantrums and emotional outbursts

Walk away with proven emotional, behavioral and processing strategies that lead to social and academic success!

Rehabilitating the Youth Athlete: ACL Injuries - Webinar
2023-08-12 08:00 - 10:00 (America/Phoenix)
Rehabilitation following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is extensive and has many different components. When treating the youth athlete there are unique considerations that require additional understanding to provide evidence-based care. This course will discuss phases of ACL rehabilitation pre-operatively through return to sport. This course will also touch on youth athlete ACL tear epidemiology, risk factors, and evidence-based ACL injury prevention strategies. Attendees will review the evidence behind physical therapy care along the full timeline of ACL treatment with a focus on the youth athlete. At the end of this course, attendees will have improved treatment progression skills and criterion-based knowledge they can apply immediately to their youth ACL reconstruction patients.
Highlights

Immediately improve your ACL rehab skills to treat your youth patients more effectively
Practical assessment and re-assessment strategies for returning a youth athlete to sport
Effective, evidence-based interventions for all phases of ACL rehabilitation in the youth athlete

Executive Function: Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment for Pediatric Clients - Webinar
2023-08-15 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Phoenix)
The Handbook of Clinical Neurology defines executive function as a high-level cognitive process that enables people to complete complex cognitive processes. Executive function includes three core cognitive processes: namely working memory, inhibition and flexibility, and it has a regulating effect on people’s behavior with a mediating role in sensory processing and behavioral performance. Many pediatric diagnoses include predominant symptomology of executive functioning disorders. However, the executive function of children is pliable and malleable. As therapists, we should know which evaluations are available, and which evidence-based treatments can be used for improved executive functioning as needed for age-appropriate activity engagement.
This course will present proven evaluation tools and treatment strategies to address executive functioning delays. Understanding the evidence pertaining to executive functioning in children and adolescents will improve reimbursement for treatment of these clients, support, and education you can provide to families, and address the needs of the whole client including these cognitive delays. This course will help therapists treating executive function delays improve evaluation and treatment in their pediatric clients.
Highlights

Practical identification and evaluation for executive functioning issues in pediatric clients
Effective evidence-based treatment for improving executive functioning delays such as memory, motor, and self-regulation

#7369 Understanding How Trauma Affects the Sensory Systems in Pediatrics - Live Webinar
2023-08-25 06:00 - 08:00 (America/Phoenix)
The purpose of the course is to better understand skill vs will. Often, children who grow up with adverse experiences face unrealistic expectations. This course will explore how the brain develops in relation to adverse experience and provide tools to help understand how to best encourage and support children who have experienced neglect or abuse. Tips will also be given to best support caregivers and professionals who work with children who often are resistive to therapeutic interaction due to lack of trust and felt safety. Attainment of common goals such as sleep, nutrition, overactivity, and avoidance will be discussed. (Intermediate Level)

Instructor: Marti Smith, OTR/L

School-Based Documentation for Speech-Language Pathologists - Webinar
2023-08-25 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Phoenix)
An Individualized Education Program (IEP) is a written statement of the educational program designed to meet a child’s individual needs. The purpose of an IEP is to set reasonable learning goals for the child, and to state the services that the school will provide. Every child who receives special education services and/or related services must have an IEP. To create an effective IEP, teachers, parents, school administrators, special educators, and related services providers must work as a team to improve the education of children with disabilities.
Even though various systems exist for writing IEPs and related documentation, each child’s IEP must contain specific information, in accordance with Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This information includes: the child’s present levels of academic and functional performance, annual goals, how progress will be measured, services that will be provided, supplementary aids and services, assessment accommodations, and information about the child’s least-restrictive environment for receiving these services. The process of developing and implementing this important document is of vital importance to educators, related services providers, administrators, and families.
This course is designed to help speech-language pathologists navigate the process of developing an IEP. The information presented is based on what is required by our nation’s special education law-the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). IDEA requires that specific information be included in every child’s IEP; however, state, and local school systems often include additional information in IEPs to best document that they have met certain criteria related to federal and/or state law. States and school systems have flexibility when designing their IEP forms, so it is common that documentation will look very different between states and school systems.
Highlights

Improve your knowledge of Individualized Education Program (IEP), 504, and Service Plan documentation requirements
Review the documentation and meeting process from screening/assessment to IEP development
Examine the expectations for a case manager/service coordinator throughout the IEPprocess

Athletic Foot and Ankle Injuries - Webinar
2023-08-26 07:00 - 09:00 (America/Phoenix)
Foot/ankle injuries are some of the most encountered injuries in the athlete. When these injuries are not managed, there is diminished training time, increased time away from competitive sport, increased risk for re-injury, decreased quality of life, and long-term negative outcomes to the health of the athlete. This course will address foot/ankle injuries that may be uniquely seen in athletes to improve the clinician’s understanding of these pathologies. The content will focus on the most current evidence for the management of these injuries along with evidence based manual therapy, neuromuscular retraining, and therapeutic exercise interventions. Along with the presentation of the current research, we will cover slides with detail on specific manual therapy techniques, verbal and visual cues for balance training, and ideas for collaboration with other members of the sports medicine team. This knowledge will improve the clinician’s ability to effectively treat this commonly injured body region.
Highlights

Immediately improve your knowledge of foot/ankle injuries specifically encountered in the athlete
Evidence-based interventions to improve mobility, neuromuscular control, and strength in the foot/ankle

Creating Visual Supports for Children with Autism - Webinar
2023-08-30 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Phoenix)
This 2-hour dynamic course will take you on the autism journey to help you understand the importance of visual supports and early intervention for this growing population. Not only is “making visual” essential, it can also help to improve classroom success and daily living skills. It is time to think outside the box and get creative in your home, classroom, and therapy settings. Participants will be provided practical visual supports and strategies to use in the home, natural setting, therapy setting or school. The course will provide participants with low budget resources they can implement tomorrow as well as a greater appreciation of the child with autism.
Highlights

Ideas and strategies that help children with autism spectrum disorders through sensory integration, communication, behavior, daily living, social skills, and education
Develop visual supports, schedules, and social stories that can benefit young children with autism
Select practical visual supports that can be used to help engage the young child with autism

Identifying the Root of Challenging Behaviors - Webinar
2023-09-07 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Phoenix)
Many of our children are inundated with rules and expectations that change throughout their day at home, school and other settings. It can be challenging for children to process and navigate these changing situations and can often result in challenging behaviors. As providers, it is our role to work with families and teams to identify the “why” behind the behavior. It is important for families and team members to use a collaborative approach to identify supportive strategies, promote independence with daily tasksand encourage positive social interactions. This proactive methodology takes time, effort and energy before everyday activities to promote child success. Facilitated opportunities for self reflection allow for increased emotional awareness and improved self-regulation skills for children to be able to use appropriate strategies within a variety of environments more independently.
Highlights

Clearly identifying the behavior and the function of behavior through a systematic framework in a collaborative manner
Creating developmentally appropriate strategies with individualized modifications and accommodations
Reflective practices with collaboration to support children and help to generalize evidence-based strategies in daily routines and interactions

Effective Strategies for Integrating Visual & Motor Learning - Webinar
2023-09-11 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Phoenix)
In today’s practice more and more clients are being referred for visual, motor, sensory processing, and coordination deficits related to poor self-regulation, motor, visual processing, apraxia/discoordination, and fine motor abilities. Many of these underlying deficits go undetected and thus children are slow to progress and master visual & motor goals.
This course will teach you how to recognize and helpclients overcome these weaknesses, which can be difficult toaddress due to the complexity of the underlying limits. Thisworkshop will improve your confidence and abilities in observation, analysis, treatment planning, and interventionsto improve visual motor outcomes. Upon completion, you will understand the hidden but essential link between treatment of underlying deficits and improving visual and motor outcomes.
Highlights

Innovative techniques to improve your clients’ functional visual motor integration and outcomes
Sensory integration feedback process and how it impacts motor output and coordination

From Meltdowns To An Occupation-Centered Approach For Self-Regulation And Management - Live Webinar
2023-09-12 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Phoenix)
How to incorporate sensory strategies for emotional management and self-regulation in pediatric practice is emphasized in this course. Emphasis will also be on preventing behaviors and meltdowns related to sensory processing, collaborating with teachers and parents to implement them into daily routines, and monitoring outcomes for documentation and program evaluation. You will have the opportunity to create a plan for a child on your caseload for generalization to practice.
Agenda

0-5 Minutes
Introduction/Objectives

5-10 Minutes
Intro to Packet and Case Introduction

10-30 Minutes
Meltdowns and Sensory Processing

30-55 Minutes
Polyvagal Theory; Behavior vs. Meltdowns

55-70 Minutes
Case Study

70-85 Minutes
Self-regulation Approach (Bottom-up Approach)

85-100 Minutes
Self-monitoring Approach and Connection to Top-down Approach

100-115 Minutes
Goal Attainment Scaling with Occupation

115-120 Minutes
Summary; Q & A

Food and Mood: A Therapist’s Guide to The Role of Nutrition in Mental Health -Live Webinar
2023-09-13 07:00 - 15:00 (America/Phoenix)
Diet is an often-ignored aspect of the prevention of poor mental health and the promotion of good emotional health. The causes of behavioral health problems are complex, and nutrition is a valuable yet often missing piece of the puzzle to help clients improve their emotional state.
Imagine if you could feel more confident talking with clients about nutrition from a therapist’s point of view, and do so while adhering to our ethical code.
Kathleen Zamperini, LPC, NCGC-1, CMHIMP, brings a unique perspective as a licensed professional counselor with a degree in nutrition and certification with the Mental Health Integrative Medical Institute. She uses the language of a therapist to explain key concepts of integrating a cognitive behavioral approach with nutritional strategies to improve treatment outcomes.
Discover the clinical applications to transform the way your clients view food and revolutionize your clinical toolbox to ethically educate clients about nutrition and how they can make lasting changes.

Integrating Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) - Webinar
2023-09-13 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Phoenix)
Professional organizations and governing bodies require the use of evidence-based practice (EBP). Although there is a growing expectation that practitioners incorporate evidence into practice, there are many barriers to implementing EBP. Those who use evidence-based interventions have improved client outcomes, quality of services, and job satisfaction. This course will focus on strategies for understanding scholarly articles for any discipline or topic. Participants will learn howto identify relevant evidence through critical appraisal of journal articles. Participants will review tools and resources, and will have hands-on experiences to help overcome barriers and improve use evidence in practice. Through hands-on practice, participants will learn strategies that can be implemented immediately. Each participant will be challenged to reflect on their current use of EBP and develop an action plan.
Highlights

Effective tools to identify and develop a plan utilizing evidence-based practice (EBP)
Practical strategies for integrating evidence- based interventions to improve client outcomes
Tools, resources, and hands-on experiences are provided to help overcome barriers and improve use evidence in practice
Lower healthcare costs, improve job satisfaction, funding and reimbursement, and increase in quality of services using EBR

DBT for Neurodivergent Clients: Adapted Techniques to Improve Emotional Regulation and Interpersonal Skills in Clients with ADHD, ASD, and more! - Live Webinar
2023-09-14 06:00 - 14:00 (America/Phoenix)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) has helped thousands of therapists improve their client’s life skills quicker and more effectively than they ever thought possible…
…but if you work with clients who are neuro divergent, you could be missing key ingredients to successfully integrate DBT practices into their lives.
Whether it be talking too fast or not giving enough processing time, using analogies or idioms that don’t work, or even expressing frustrations over client manner of participating, you might unwittingly be perceived as shutting them down or trying to fix them and make them neurotypical rather than equip them to build an abundant life in their own way.
Join neuro diverse speaker and DBT expert Hannah Smith, as she shows you highly effective ways to adapt this powerful treatment for this population and learn how to coach these skills in an accessible & inclusive way.
You’ll gain:

Helpful tools to present DBT concepts to your neuro divergent clients and make them more accessible and useable
Client-focused ways to target DBT skills, such as emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness that do not come across as “be more neurotypical”
Increased confidence and competence in identifying and working with key aspects of neurodivergence
…and so much more!

Clients are crying out for skills to help them manage the overwhelm but not so they can “be neurotypical” – and DBT, like no other therapy, includes whole-person/whole brained skills that can do this.
Register today!

Seating and Positioning Strategies for the Pediatric Population - Webinar
2023-09-14 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Phoenix)
In the United States, it is estimated at least 150,000 children utilize a mobility device and many of them will receive therapy services during their life. Clinicians working with children who have or may need a mobility device should have a basic understanding of the needs and process of obtaining one. This course will review basic concepts of equipment and principles when recommending equipment. The course will provide strategies in determining wheelchairframes and accessories as well as seating components. After completing this course, the clinician will be able to participatein mobility evaluations and recommendations with the involved team.
Highlights

Confidently provide proper recommendations forseating and mobility devices for the pediatricpopulation
Providing wheelchair skills for patient independence
Performing a mat screening to observe functional deficits
Early mobility skills and timing of making assisted mobility recommendations

Adapting Low Vision Screening and Treatment Techniques for the School Setting - Webinar
2023-09-16 07:00 - 09:00 (America/Phoenix)
Visual deficits often get masked as cognitive deficits where poor academic performance is blamed on lack of motivation and attention. This course highlights the case study of a high schooler with visual deficits as she handlesher academic demands in high school. The course teaches clinical observations, visual screenings, evaluation, and treatment interventions that can be implemented not only in the outpatient therapy setting but also within the classroom. The attendee will be able to address these visual deficits and add tools to improve academic engagement and self-confidence.
Highlights

Learn clinical observations, standardized tests and practical interventions for identified visual deficits in a real-world case study.
Identify treatment resources and strategies to improve functional visual performance at home and in school.

Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) and Tapping: Evidence-Based, Mind-Body Treatment Approach to the Anxiety Spectrum Disorders - Live Webinar
2023-09-18 08:00 - 16:00 (America/Phoenix)
What do you do with anxiety and trauma clients who do not improve?
The anxiety spectrum exemplifies the disorders where emotions override thought. Fragmented memories get stored in the body. The Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) collapse this uncomfortable emotional and physical reactivity, freeing a path for spontaneous insights and clearer thinking.
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is a comprehensive mind-body treatment that desensitizes three areas: unwanted thoughts, emotions, and physical reactions. EFT combines physical interventions derived from restorative (self-applied) acupressure theory with cognitive interventions.
EFT is an evidence-based practice with over 100 published studies. One published study demonstrated a 24% decrease in cortisol (stress hormone) level in the EFT group (Energypsych.org). EFT is an effective brief therapy and belongs in every therapist’s tool box.
Transform your clinical excellence. Bring EFT into your practice and treat resistant problems that other methods failed.
This seminar focuses on cutting-edge techniques of EFT to treat the anxiety spectrum disorders, including:

Phobias
Generalized Anxiety
Social Anxiety Disorder
Panic
OCD
Acute Traumatic Stress Reactions

These mind-body methods are emerging into mainstream mental health, trauma treatment, coaching, employee assistance programs, and sport psychology arenas as a rapid, effective, non-invasive, calming, desensitizing tool. Do not miss this opportunity to learn evidence-based techniques you can use immediately with your clients and improve treatment outcomes.

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Made Easy: ACT for PTSD, Anxiety, Depression & Personality Disorders - Live Webinar
2023-09-19 06:00 - 14:00 (America/Phoenix)
Are your current techniques just not working?
You’ve experienced the frustration; you have a client who seems to just not break through. You’ve tried your best, but the outcome is the same: he or she progresses for a while, then regresses again.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is the popular transdiagnostic approach that you can integrate into your practice to achieve positive therapeutic outcomes with difficult-to-treat clients.
Join ACT expert and presenter Daniel J. Moran, as he delivers an exercise and intervention-heavy course that will give you the tools you need to more effectively treat clients with PTSD, anxiety, depression or personality disorders.
You’ll learn how ACT weaves mindfulness strategies with cognitive behavioral change strategies to revolutionize client outcomes, as well as discover a variety of ACT techniques for helping clients who are struggling to make difficult behavior changes due to the presence of painful thoughts, feelings and memories.
By shifting client focus to their own values, ACT sets clients up to embrace behavior change that is meaningful to them while simultaneously fostering skills that allow clients to more effectively handle impulsive actions based on current thoughts or emotions.
Sign up today, and Dr. Moran will guide you step-by-step through highly practical, evidence-based ACT skills that you can apply in your practice immediately!

The Pruning Effect On The Teenage Brain (It’s Not Just Hormones) - Live Webinar
2023-09-19 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Phoenix)
Adolescent brain changes during puberty will be highlighted in this course. We will consider how these changes may affect behaviors and participation in life tasks. What we used to blame on hormones is now attributed to a pruning effect that helps the brain become more specialized. As educators, this information is crucial when planning interventions.

Live Webinar
Tue, Sep 19, 2023 at 12:00 pm EDTCEUs/Hours Offered: AOTA/0.1 Intermediate, OT Service Delivery, Foundational Knowledge, 07754; CE Broker/1.0 CE Broker #20-1100302; IACET/0.1; NBCOT PDUs/1.25 Intermediate, Pediatrics

Learning Outcomes

After this course, participants will be able to differentiate between a developing teen brain and an elementary student’s brain.
After this course, participants will be able to evaluate what parts of the brain activate and deactivate during adolescence.
After this course, participants will be able to analyze and apply specific considerations for evaluation and treatment during adolescence.
