How Physical Therapists Select Continuing Competency Activities

Post submitted by Barbara Goldfarb, MS, PT Vice President ERI

Yes, that is the question we wanted to find out from you! What topics do you want to learn more about? How do you choose what courses and the type of courses you go to?

Do you prefer live or on-line courses?

As luck would have it, the fsbpt (Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy) recently did a survey which they just published, giving us some answers.
http://portal.criticalimpact.com/newsletter/newslettercontentshow1.cfm?contentid=178111&id=16471

Most participants in this study preferred live (weekend) courses to gain either minimal or advanced competencies, followed closely by online or on-demand courses. They rated both as being very effective in maintaining minimal or achieving advance competence.

That made us very pleased as we try to give you the choice of learning via either modality. Our live courses give you the chance to network, share treatment ideas with colleagues, and talk directly to the instructor. Many are designed to be small, with hands-on learning and clinical problem solving.

Our on-line courses are very different from the “cookie cutter” one or two-hour courses you typically see. They are filmed “live” and give you the feeling of being in the room, which is a far cry from the “death by PowerPoint” courses offered elsewhere.  From gaining acute care skills, to learning the latest guidelines for concussion, these online courses can be viewed conveniently from your home or at work (lunchtime popcorn anyone?)

The fsbpt survey also asked PTs and PTAs how they choose topics. No surprises here…people choose to pursue topics that they are personally interested in or that help them gain a professional or personal goal, rather than a licensure requirement or employer mandated topic.

This is a wonderful confirmation that PTs and PTAs are professionally motivated to pursue continuing competencies whether or not their particular state requires CEUs for re-licensure. We suspected as much, but now we know it for sure!

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HAPPY NEW YEAR – Holiday Coupon Extended to January 3rd 2018

2018 CEUs

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
From Education Resources

To give you a little more time in choosing those valuable CEUs we have extended our deadline for our Holiday Coupon

Wishing our Community of Therapists
Peace Happiness and Joy for the upcoming year
We would like to offer a $50 discount toward any conference fee
Register now through January 3rd 2018
Apply code: HOLIDAYS2017

Let Education Resources help you fulfill your professional development and continuing education requirements with our comprehensive selection of dynamic courses in 2017.

Including many NEW courses and distinguished faculty members 

Not to be used in combination with other discounts or course credits. Non-Transferable. Only one discount may be used per conference. Must be applied at time of registration, not for conferences previously registered for. Not for online courses. 

You can register online, call the office or fax in your registration.
Just mention the code! 

Please call, email or visit our website with any questions 

Please click here for our full listing of courses

Thank you
 Mandy

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SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT – Melissa Gerber

ERI Faculty Melissa Gerber Melissa Gerber OTD, OTR/L[/caption]

Melissa K. Gerber, OTD, OTR/L is a seasoned and respected clinician with extensive experience in pediatrics.

She began her career in inpatient/outpatient rehabilitation and acute care. Currently, she has been working for the Great Neck Public Schools for the past 19 years.

She is president of 4MYKIDSOT, a private practice where she provides therapy and evaluations. Dr. Gerber has presented at Education Resources, Therapies in the Schools on Visual Processing: Treat, Remediate, Refer. She is enthusiastic to share her experiences and provide strategies that can be incorporated immediately. She completed her masters and doctorate degrees from Quinnipiac University while working full time in the schools.

We were honored to have Melissa speak at our annual Therapies in the School conference for the last two years and am more than pleased to welcome her as a permanent faculty member.

Welcome Melissa!

Her new course will be offered on multiple occasions through 2018:
Visual Processing, Visual Perception and Visual-Motor Skills
March 23-24, 2018 – Hamden, CT
May 4-5, 2018 – Pearland, TX
October 5-6, 2018 – Philadelphia, PA
November 3-4, 2018 – Bridgeville, PA
December 8-9, 2018 – Robbinsdale, MN

This workshop will help the therapist determine when they are able to address visual issues within their setting, (including schools, acute care, rehab and LTC facilities) and when they need to refer for further medical attention. It will arm therapists with intervention tools and strategies to optimize function. It will focus on the visual system and how various diagnoses can present with different visual difficulties in both children and adults. We will discuss how to assess for visual processing and visual deficits as well as determining treatment and/or remediation. Case studies will emphasize clinical problem solving and decision making for visual processing, visual perception and visual-motor skills.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
To download a brochure and to register

We also offer Melissa’s Online Course:
Visual Processing/Visual Deficits Treat, Remediate, Compensate, Refer?
This session will highlight visual processing skills and how they impact the student in the classroom. It will discuss when its appropriate to treat, remediate or compensate and when its time to refer the student for further testing.

And watch for her new online sessions  – available in early 2018!

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Another Successful School Conference – Planning has Begun for Future Conferences

 

Another Successful Conference for the School Based Therapist

Wow….what an amazing few days we had. 
Thank you to ALL for helping to make this year’s conference such an outstanding success, one of the best yet! Thank you for your passion and enthusiasm. 
We as a team always enjoy reconnecting with returning therapists, and enjoyed meeting those joining us for the first time.  Therapies in the SchoolThank you to our AMAZING speakers, presenting sessions that were invigorating and energizing. We all so appreciate the time you invest to share your passion and knowledge. Thank you for the many glowing comments. 
“As therapists we often lose our “fire” and become slightly “burnt out” and redundant…. thank you to ALL the speakers for presenting relevant and current material to help me rejuvenate and get my “fire” back! I am excited to get back and provide my students with some amazing therapy and provide my teachers and staff with some new tools ….”

We do hope that everyone was “fired up” to get back to school on Monday and implement the new tools and strategies you learned.Therapies in the school Planning has already begun for our 2018 conference, and as always we welcome your input for speakers and topics, but we also want to plan a  conference that will meet your needs and will be convenient for all to attend.

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO TAKE OUR SURVEY Looking forward to seeing you all next year!

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Please visit our Facebook discussion group specifically created for school therapists to use  as a venue to discuss challenges in your practice, share thoughts, treatment practices, and success stories. 

Therapies in the school Discussion Group
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO JOIN THIS FACEBOOK GROUP Please share this group with your colleagues

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