Grateful for OTs and OTAs During Occupational Therapy Month

April is Occupational Therapy Month – a time for us to recognize the more than 200 thousand occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants across the country who dedicate their time to improving the lives of clients and their families. With COVID-19 spreading across the nation, this April may be very different than years past, but our appreciation for occupational therapists and assistants and dedication to their careers and education remains the same.

As we practice social distancing this month, our hope is to help you make the most of this time. We’re providing exceptional offers to help you continue your education and improve your practice once it is safe to do so. Now through April 30, 2020, we invite you to take $50 off any ERI Online Course Series. Simply register online and enter ERICARES at checkout.

Want to say “Thank You” or support an OT or OTA in your life or at your facility? Or perhaps you have a continuing education budget that you would like to use ASAP? ERI now offers gift certificates to help individuals and facilities encourage occupational therapists in continuing their education. Available in any denomination, gift certificates are available for purchase on ERI’s website. Simply click the button below to add the ERI “Credit” and the amount you’d like to gift to your cart.

Yes, times may be difficult – but occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants are known for overcoming obstacles. At ERI, we know you’ll persevere and support and recognize you.

Register for an ERI online course series and continue to do what you love and make a difference for your clients. For a complete list of online courses and CEU information, click HERE or email info@educationresourcesinc.com.

Happy Occupational Therapy Month from ERI!

Join ERI and Liesa Persaud for the New LIVE Webinar “Treatment of Motor Issues in Children with Sensory Dysfunction”

ERI and esteemed faculty member Liesa M. Persaud, PT, DPT, PCS, CKTP are joining forces to bring you ERI’s first LIVE webinar, “Treatment of Motor Issues in Children with Sensory Dysfunction.” Liesa, a well-known and engaging instructor will teach you how to utilize “Sensory-Aware” tools for pediatric clients referred for gross motor and sensory-motor challenges. 

This interactive, web-based course includes live Q&A sessions, hands-on applications, video analysis and problem-solving, allows participants to connect directly with Liesa and fellow therapists, and earn continuing education credits – all from the safety of home.  

“Treatment of Motor Issues in Children with Sensory Dysfunction” takes place over three consecutive weeks for a total of 11 hours: 

  • Thursday, April 16 from 12:00pm – 4:00pm EST  
  • Thursday, April 23 from 12:00pm – 3:00pm EST  
  • Thursday April 30 from 12:00pm – 4:00pm EST 

The course is offered for 11 hours, 1.1 CEUs (Intermediate Level). (Please click HERE for complete CEU details). Pricing: $369 

Enrollment is limited so click HERE today to register for ERI’s LIVE Webinar “Treatment of Motor Issues in Children with Sensory Dysfunction.”  

As a “Thank You” for signing up for ERI’s first live virtual webinar, we are offering participants Inger Brueckner’s “Pathophysiology of Vestibular Symptoms in Children” at no charge (a value of $79).  This online session includes 2.5 Contact Hours, 0.25 CEUs. 

  

 

Attention OTs: Special Offers for ERI’s Online Continuing Education Courses

With the cancellation of this year’s AOTA Conference in Boston, we know that many Occupational Therapists are concerned with earning CEUs and continuing their education. At ERI, we are therapists too and know the importance of learning new techniques and improving your practice. And while times may be uncertain, one thing the OT community can always count on is ERI’s commitment to you and your education.

 ERI Online Courses

ERI’s online courses are filmed “live” at an ERI conference and edited into shortened lessons for optimal learning experiences. Participants will feel like they are in the classroom as fellow therapists participate in Q&A sessions and prompted on how to participate in labs. Downloadable handouts are included with registration. Participants have access to the course and downloadable handouts for an entire year. Register for these Exceptional Online Course Series. 

THERAPIES IN THE SCHOOL ONLINE SERIES – Each individual series now offered at $499 

NEW! Torticollis: Assessment and Treatment of Infants and Children – $299
Instructor: Cindy Miles, PT, PhD, PCS, NDT
13.5 CEUs

  • Etiology and Implications for Development
  • Anatomy of Torticollis, its Effect on the Whole Child, and Differential Diagnosis
  • Motor Development and Assessment Tools
  • Treatment: Creative Stretching, Strengthening, and Functional Play
  • Indications for Kinesiotaping, Mobilizations, and Surgery: Clinical Decision Making and Community Education

Advanced Vestibular Rehabilitation Online Series – $309
Instructor: Richard Clendaniel, PT, Ph.D,
11 CEUs

  • Advanced BPPV
  • Cervicogenic Dizziness
  • What to do when It’s Not BPPV

Acute and Critical Care Therapy Online Series  – $309 CURRENT PRICE $209
Instructor: Steve Sadowsky
12 CEUs

  • Clinical Decision Making In Acute Care
  • Lines, tubes, Ventilators and Diagnostic Screening for Stability vs Instability .
  • Auscultation LAB
  • Clinical Physiological Monitoring
  • Acute Care and ICU Pharmacology 

Pediatric Toe Walking Series – $229
Instructor: Liesa Persaud PT, DPT, PCS, CKTP
7 CEUs

  • Utilizing the ACT (Assessment Criteria for Toe Walking) and Footwear Modification to Improve Outcomes
  • The Role of Vision and Reflexes
  • Red Flags for Referral and Intervention Strategies

Post-Concussion Syndrome: A Four Part Series – $299
Instructor: Christina Finn Ed.D
9.5 CEUs
This dynamic series will help clinicians apply the latest research on diagnosis and management of concussion and post-concussion syndrome. Focus is on the latest relevant assessment and treatment strategies for adults and children with prolonged visual, vestibular and sensory complaints as a result of concussion. Clinicians will learn effective treatment strategies to improve visual skills, balance and sensory integration for optimal return to school, work, and sports.

Vestibular Therapy for the School-Aged Child and Adolescent Online Series – $309
Instructor: Inger Brueckner MS, PT
13.5 CEUs
Understanding the Unique Aspects of the Vestibular System in Children and Adolescents
Pathophysiology of Vestibular Systems in Children
Pediatric Vestibular Screening and Assessment: Evaluation and Testing
Treatment Techniques for the Child with Vestibular Symptoms (inc. LAB) 

For 30 years, ERI has supported therapists and we will continue to do so through these uncertain times. For more information contact ERI at info@educationresourcesinc.com or 800-487-6530.

ERI Offers Support for PTs and OTs with Free Online Course “Lines, Tubes, Ventilators, and Diagnostic Screening for Stability v. Instability”  

As healthcare workers, many physical and occupational therapists are finding themselves serving on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here at ERI, we know firsthand the instrumental roles therapists play in our healthcare system and are dedicated to arming them with the information they need to treat and care for critically ill patients. 

Effective immediately, ERI is offering the online course “Lines, Tubes, Ventilators, and Diagnostic Screening for Stability v. Instability” at no cost to therapists. This 3.5 hour, intermediate, CEU approved course was filmed at a “live” ERI course and is taught by acclaimed faculty member Steve Sadowsky, an ABPTS Certified Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Clinical Specialist. The web-based course is easily accessible from any computer and appropriate for therapists working with adults in acute care, chronic care, home care, and rehab. 

The course covers the various functions of common lines, tubes and drains seen in the ICU and acute care setting. Emphasis is on when to initiate and progress activity in these patients, and how to work with this equipment based on the patient’s responses. Participants will learn about the different types of ventilation, how to use the exertion scale in this context to facilitate early mobility, determine the frequency and intensity of treatment and progress the patient safely based on current evidence, as well as many practical suggestions for working with nurses on carry through.

Thirty years ago, ERI was founded by two physical therapists with the goal of improving patient care by enhancing therapists’ knowledge and skill levels. Today, we honor that goal by standing beside our healthcare workers and therapists as they bravely serve on the frontline in these difficult times.

Register for “Lines, Tubes, Ventilators, and Diagnostic Screening for Stability v. Instability,” and use promocode ERISTANDS at checkout to receive this course at no cost.

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For more information, please contact ERI at 800-487-6530 or info@educationresourcesinc.com.

Learn from Home with ERI’s Newest Online Course “Torticollis: Assessment and Treatment of Infants and Children” – Special Introductory Offer $225

For 30 years, ERI has provided exceptional, life-changing learning for therapists by therapists. We have brought together a community of therapists to share treatments and practices and to lift each other up both personally and professionally. Now, in these unprecedented times, we are pleased to have the opportunity to continue to support our community with a special offer: Register for ERI’s newest online course, “Assessment and Treatment of Infants and Children” now through April 7, 2020, and save $75 off the cost of registration. Click HERE to register for the course and use promo code ERITORT at checkout.

Taught by ERI Faculty Member Cindy Miles, PT, Ph.D., PCS, NDT, who is the President of the APPT, this course was recorded live at an in-person conference. Since the “Back to Sleep Campaign,” Torticollis has become one of the top reasons for infant referrals to OTs and PTs, much more so than hip dysplasia. The course is full of case studies and interactive at-home labs that teach effective assessment and treatment. Cindy is a leading expert on torticollis and plagiocephaly and teaches the course through five dynamic sessions:

Session A: Etiology and Implications for Development – The first of a five-part series details the background of torticollis including classifications, global effects of torticollis on the child, rising rates of the diagnosis, and indications for prevention.

Session B: Anatomy of Torticollis, its Effect on the Whole Child, and Differential Diagnosis – Find out how the anatomy of torticollis affects gross, fine and ocular motor development, as well as commonly related diagnoses.

Session C: Motor Development and Assessment Tools – This interactive online session provides at-home practice opportunities to improve your practice and clinical reasoning skills for assessment and treatment of the child with torticollis.

Session D: Treatment: Creative Stretching, Strengthening, and Functional Play – Learn creative stretching, strengthening and functional play activities as well as how to improve parent involvement and home program follow through.

Session E: Indications for Kinesiotaping, Mobilizations, and Surgery: Clinical Decision Making and Community Education – The last of five parts: you will learn prevention tools including helpful positioning devices for the NICU and home, indications for Botox and surgery, and kinesiotaping and mobilization principles that will help

This web-based course is easily accessible from your home or office computer and includes downloadable handouts.  You’ll have access to this online course for an entire year so you can learn at your own pace and convenience. Upon completion of the course, you’ll earn 13.5 continuing education credits (click HERE for complete CEU details). 

Click HERE to register for the course and use promo code ERITORT at checkout to save $75 off the cost of registration.

We know the importance of continuing your education and improving your practice – and now you can with ERI’s newest online course, “Torticollis: Assessment and Treatment of Infants and Children.” In these uncertain times, you can continue to count on ERI to help you continue to love what you do.