We offer professional development opportunities

OT Continuing Education

Current CE events with OTD Students that meet Criteria for State of MN Continuing Education

FREE and open to all OT practitioners!

Seminar Discussion Series 2023: Join Current OTD Students LIVE as they present and lead a discussion about current topics in the profession!

Objectives for all sessions:

Analyze current issues within the profession of occupational therapy
Consider multiple published perspectives about a current practice issue to identify next steps.
Appreciate both supporting and contradictory published scholarly evidence regarding a current practice issue.
Participate in a professional discussion that is aligned with an evidence-based practice issue.

Date for sessions: Mar 22, April 12
Time: 1:05 pm-2:55 PM (Zoom)

Topics for the March 22 session:

Nature-based OT interventions for children with sensory needs
OT’s role in reintegration after military deployment
OT’s role in selective dorsal rhizotomy rehabilitation for children with cerebral palsy

Contact Hours: 2.0

Registration open!

Continuing Professional Education Courses

The University of Minnesota's Program in Occupational Therapy offers a variety of opportunities to advance your career with continuing professional education in a welcoming, supportive environment.

Hybrid Refresher Course for Occupational Therapists

This 'introductory-level' course is designed for occupational therapists who want to return to practice, change their area of practice, further develop their practice skills, earn contact hours, or reinstate their Minnesota License when lapsed for four years or more. AOTA Continuing Education Units - 60 Contact hours - 6 CEUs.

CE: The Task Oriented & Constraint Induced Movement Approaches to Neurorehabiliation - OT Refresher Course

Neurorehabilitative approaches are intervention strategies that promote occupational performance and participation with individuals who have neurological injury or neurological development that is altered and impacts day-to-day activities.

CE: Neurocognitive Approaches for Older Adults - OT Refresher Course

This course is designed for occupational therapy practitioners who are interested in learning about the role of OT in professional practice with clients with age-related Neurocognitive Disorders (NCD).

CE: Medical Based Pediatric Practice - OT Refresher Course

This course was designed for occupational therapists interested in expanding their knowledge of the roles of OT in pediatric medical settings.

CE: School Based Practice - OT Refresher Course

This course is designed for occupational therapists interested in expanding their knowledge about the role of OT in school-based settings.

CE: Mind and Body Aspects of Practice - OT Refresher Course

Feeling frustrated with your patients/clients? Feeling frustrated with yourself? Reconnect with the basics of therapeutic use of self by exploring the psychosocial aspects of practice that influence the experience of both therapists and patients/clients.