Martha Posts:
DEAR ERI COMMUNITY: I would like to know if anyone recommends or is aware of a good assessment for OT’s to use to evaluate ADL’s and IADL’s in the home. Our agency is looking for evidenced-based best practice assessments.
Thank you.
Research Showing School Based Brain Training Can Be An Alternative to Medication for ADHD
A very interesting article highlighting research coming out of Tufts Medical Center, Boston
“With more than one in 10 children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, parents and doctors alike have been eager to find alternatives to prescription stimulant medications like Ritalin or Adderall. Some of these options include computer programs that train the brain to increase attention span and a therapy called neurofeedback where a practitioner teaches children how to keep their brain calm and focused.”
Please Click Here for Full Article
Has anyone heard of this new technique or had experience with it? We would love to hear your thoughts?
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DEAR ERI COMMUNITY: I am an OT and have gotten feedback from some of the SLPs that I work with… that I might be infringing on their territory. I see kiddos with a wide variety of sensory difficulties, and I don’t see why it can’t be a team approach with BOTH instead of OT versus SLP.
Any Advice?
Thank you
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Our distinguished faculty member, Chris Perme has been named the recipient of the APTA Acute Care Section Lecture Award!! Chris will be presenting the Fifth Acute Care Section Lecture at CSM 2015 in Indianapolis, Indiana next year.
The Lecture Award’s purpose is to acknowledge and honor a member of the Acute Care Section-APTA for excellence and leadership in acute care physical therapy and for distinguished contributions to the section; to provide the recipient with an opportunity to share his/her achievements and ideas with Section membership through a lecture presented at the annual Combined Sections Meeting; and to provide a touchstone for the profession in assessing the role and value of acute care physical therapy.
Considerations for this award include:
- Effect on the shape, scope, and quality of acute care physical therapy practice
- Quality and quantity of contributions to the Acute Care Section
- Quality and quantity of contributions to the Association
- General esteem in which the nominee is held by peers, as judged by favorable comments in the letters of support and sources of the comments
- Ability to present a noteworthy lecture; acknowledged skills in the organization and presentation of written and/or oral communications, as documented in the letters of support and the nominee’s curriculum vitae
Chris was previously awarded the Mary Sinnott Award for Clinical Excellence in Acute Care
Chris’s Course:
ICU and Acute Care Update: Focus on Early Mobility
We would love to hear your comments if you have previously attended, or your questions if you are planning to attend this highly acclaimed course
]]>Offering New Online CEU Courses for School Therapists
Our 14th Annual Therapy in the Schools Conference is now Online
The team at Education Resources is excited to announce the launch of our new online courses.
We are offering sessions (recorded live) from our highly acclaimed Annual Therapies in the School Conference. You can choose from six individual sessions, or choose the complete package of all six sessions; a great option to share with your colleagues or district.
- Strategies to Implement in the Classroom
- Professional Development On Demand
- Convenient and Flexible Learning
- Cost Effective Continuing Education
It’s the next best thing to attending live!
Please click here for session descriptions and faculty bios
and click here for CEU details
Registration Fees including a discounted rate for group/district purchases:
$129 per session (2.5-3 contact hours)
$29 per additional CEU certificate
$599 for complete package of all six sessions (16.5 contact hours)
$39 per additional CEU certificate (0-9)
$34 per additional CEU certificate (10-20)
Individual registrations are available online.
Please call the office for group/district registrations, or click here for a Registration Form and mail or fax in the form with payment
We know that for some of you, it may not be possible to attend every conference you would like, and for others, supplemental materials will enhance your learning when attending our highly regarded live programs. Still others have told us that they want to share the material they have learned at one of our live courses with their colleagues, administrators and the families they serve. That is why we developed our new e-Learning program taught by leading experts in their fields.
Please visit our FAQ Page and CEU Page for more information.
We continue to strive to meet your needs as you develop your skills to meet the ever changing demands of health care and education. These are our first online course offerings and we welcome your suggestions for future online courses. info@educationresourcesinc.com
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