Hybrid Refresher Course for Occupational Therapists
The 2024 course session dates:
Kickoff meeting (via Zoom) and course opens: May 13, 2024. Participants begin the course in an online, asynchronous and self-paced supported environment to learn about current evidence and intervention approaches and later join their peers in an on campus session to practice hands-on skills. Learners should plan to complete the online portion of learning by July 15.
Four-day face-to-face session on the University of Minnesota campus: July 18-21, 2024
Deadline to register: May 13, 2024.
NBCOT Professional Development Units (PDU) - 75 PDUs
AOTA Continuing Education Units - 64 Contact hours - 6.4 CEUs (this includes 40 hours of online course work and an additional 24 hours face to face)
COST: Course fee for both online portion and 4-day face to face labs: $1,499.00
AOTA Classification Codes: Category 1: Occupational Therapy Service Delivery: Evaluation, Intervention, Outcomes. Category 2: Professional Issues: Legal, Legislative, Regulatory and Reimbursement Issues; Supervision, Contemporary Trends and Issues, Supervision.
The University of Minnesota is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development, provider #7872. This online course is offered at 64 contact hours (6.4 AOTA CEU's). Course level: Introductory level. Categories: Occupational Therapy Service Delivery; Professional Issues. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
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/NBCOT Professional Development Units (PDU)
- Reinstate their Minnesota License when lapsed for 4 years or more
Course Outcomes:
- Gain confidence in knowing the basics of occupational therapy.
- Gain confidence in performing skills needed for occupational therapy interventions.
- Develop a network of resources to further their practice in occupational therapy (faculty, colleagues, texts, internet).
- Gain confidence in re-entering the workforce or changing an area of practice.
Session including both the online portion as well as the four-day in person portion:
NBCOT Professional Development Units (PDU) - 75 PDUs
AOTA Continuing Education Units - 64 Contact hours - 6.4 CEUs (this includes 40 hours of online instruction plus 24 hours face to face)
COST: Course fee is $1,499.00.
IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER:
Registration has been extended from April 30, 2024 to May 13, 2024. All online learning would need to be completed by July 30, 2024 to receive your certificate of completion. The kick-off date has been updated to 5/13/24 (it will no longer be held on 5/1/24).
The in-person portion of this course requires a minimum of 5 participants. The in-person labs will be canceled if registration minimums are not met by May 13, 2024. A refund will be offered to all who have pre-paid as requested.
If there are fewer than 5 participants, in lieu of the full course, the online portion of this course can be purchased for $749, which includes 40 contact hours of online course work, and is supported by University faculty. The online learning option would remain open through 7/30/24. No extensions can be granted. Incomplete course work would result in loss of certificate and registration fee.
The online option will only be available if registration minimums are not met. We will only offer one version of this course.
If the face to face session is held, we will hold it on the University of Minnesota campus: July 18-21, 2024. At this 4 day onsite experience, learners will engage in hands-on activities as well highly interactive small group activities around the following topics:
The OT Practice Framework; The Occupational Profile; OT Outcome Measures; Documentation and Goal writing; Wheelchair and mobility lab; Splinting lab; OT Practice with Older Adults across settings; Practice in Mental Health across settings; Practice with Children and Youth across settings; Driving; Health Care Systems; Policy; Returning to practice.
Additional Info:
Please contact Leann Shore at [email protected] if you have questions about the course.
