3 Tips to Keep Your Colleagues Interested and Engaged When Presenting an In-Service.

Carol Loria, President ERI:

There is nothing worse than speaking in front of a group of people and having them look bored to tears.

What keeps your interest when attending a presentation? 

Here are just a few pointers I’ve learned over the years:

  1. Highlight only 2-4 key points that you hope to make in each 90 minutes of presentation and for each point present research and/or, theoretical framework followed up with clinically relevant examples.  Use case examples and anecdotes.
  2. Put the audience in an active listening mode occasionally throughout your presentation. You can do this by posing some thought-provoking questions.  While you won’t have time to entertain answers, it is often helpful to present some questions for them to mull over.  For example, as you begin to present a new technique, you might say, “Can you think of a patient that this technique would work for?  Can you think of a case where it would be a challenge due to co-morbidity?”
  3. Use audio-visuals if…….They support what you will be discussing and offer further clarification.

Do not use AV’s if they complicate the material by presenting more material than you are planning to cover.

Remember to be prepared to go ahead without the AV’s should there be a glitch! The show must go on! 

What are your tips to keep engaged when presenting an in-service? 

Stay tuned; next time we’ll be talking about 10 words you can use in your in-service.

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The Most Important Question to Ask Yourself When Planning your In-Service

 

Carol Loria, President ERI:

Education Resources CEUsOnce you have defined your audience (see Blog #2) and planned for your time-frame, it is critical to identify the 2-4 points you want to make. What are the 2-4 key issues, ideas or skills that you want the group to walk away with. It is far more effective to highlight a few key points well than to inundate them with more information than they can digest and apply in such a short time.

Remember:  Less is More

  • Start with an introductory statement telling the audience what the objectives or key points are that you will be covering
  • Tell them your plan for the 90 minutes and what you hope they will get out of the session
  • Engage them by letting them know that your information has relevance to them by acknowledging their challenges, their ideal outcomes and their interests. Perhaps give an example of how your new learning has helped you with a particular clinical issue.
  • Use humor, anecdotes or an interesting fact to gain attention and interest throughout your presentation.

Let us know what has worked for you when planning how to focus an effective in-service?

Stay tuned; next time we will be discussing hints on developing content that really grab your colleagues.

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What Matters Most – Evidence Based School Practice

GUEST BLOGGER: Kathryn Biel

I have a pet peeve. Okay, I have many, but one of my biggest ones is when people justify actions with the excuse of, “That’s what we’ve always done.” You know you’ve heard it. Maybe you’ve even said it. Next time those words leave your mouth, I want you to stop and think.

Just like with our students, we have to analyze task. We need to look at the overall end goal, as well as individual task components. If you’ve been doing something the same way for more than a decade, maybe it’s time to stop and perform some task analysis. This goes not only for our paperwork, but for our treatments as well.

This means we have homework.

As clinicians, it is our responsibility to stay abreast of research and breakthroughs. I don’t know about you, but my school days were a long time ago. Certainly not in this century. I would hope that in the past few decades, we’ve learned more. We’ve proven what works, or what doesn’t. Certainly the foundations of function remain the same—or do they? What have researchers proved? And then, how does it impact your treatment theories? How does new technology impact what you are doing? What new technology is even out there and how does it work?

Understanding the building blocks of the neurological and musculoskeletal systems is key in applying the new, evidenced-based techniques out there. One of the biggest problems in the motor therapy field is the lack of evidenced-based research out there (take Sensory Integration, for example). As clinicians, we must do our homework so that we can educate not only the teachers, but the parents and students as well. Explaining to a teacher why a child with a slumped posture will have difficulty with attending. Telling a parent that his or her child may not be defiant but in a heightened state of arousal and engaging the fight or flight reflex are examples of how as clinicians we need to understand current motor and learning theories.

In the schools, we’re looking to maximize our effectiveness in a minimal amount of time. This means truly understanding how to influence a child’s brain and system for longer than 30 minutes, twice a week. To learn more about how to effectively do this, check out Bobby Nabeyama’s presentation: Evidence Based School Practice: Therapeutic Implications of Current Knowledge on How the Brain Works, Motor Control, and Motor Learning at the Seventeenth Annual Therapies in the School Conference.

~Kathryn Biel, PT, DPT

 

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MASSACHUSETTS CEUS for PT’s, OT’s, SLP’s

 

Education Resources Continuing Education courses for therapistsDon’t miss these great CEU courses coming to Massachusetts 2016-2017

EDUCATION RESOURCES is committed to ensuring class participants learn effective techniques and critical problem solving skills that can be immediately applied to the work setting.

Education Resources provides continuing education that can truly make a difference for Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapists assistants, and Speech Language Pathologists and their patients.

Our distinguished and world renowned faculty are leaders in their field, and provide clinically relevant, evidence based, dynamic and engaging CEU courses. 

Contemporary NDT Treatment of the Baby and Young Child October 21-23, 2016 Weymouth, MA Suzanne Davis
The AEIOU Systematic Approach to Pediatric Feeding October 21-22, 2016 Canton, MA Nina Johanson
Evidence Based Cancer Rehabilitation and Its Role in Cancer Survivorship October 28-29, 2016 Framingham, MA Lisa VanHoose
Yoga Therapy for the Child with Developmental Challenges October 28-29, 2016 Weymouth, MA Anne Buckley-Reen
The Zones of Regulation A Framework to Foster Self-Regulation and Emotional Control® November 16, 2016 Framingham, MA Leah Kuypers
Annual Therapies in the School  November 17-18, 2016 Framingham, MA Multi Faculty
Early Intervention for Infants and Young Children (0-5): Sensory, Feeding, Behavior December 2-3, 2016 Framingham, MA Randy Fedoruk
Vestibular Rehabilitation March 4-5, 2017 Braintree, MA Jeffrey Walter
Positive Functional Outcomes through Strength Training in Children with Developmental Disabilities March 24-25, 2017 Canton, MA Bobby Nabeyama
Linking Play and Self-Regulation to Mealtime Success October 27-28, 2017 Canton, MA Susan Roberts
Treating Balance, Preventing Falls, in Neuro, Vestibular, Geriatric and Medically Complex Clients December 8-9, 2017 Framingham, MA Kim Fox

More Dates Coming Soon!

Education Resources is an approved provider of continuing education by the American Occupational Therapy Association.  
Approved by BOC to offer CEUs for Athletic Trainers.
Education Resources, Inc. is approved by the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) to provide continuing education activities in speech-language pathology and audiology.
Application is made to the Commission on Dietetic Registration for appropriate courses.

Check our website for newly added courses in 2017
or to bring a course to your facility

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Announcing NEW ONLINE Acute and Critical Care Therapy Series

NEW e-Learning Program Acute and Critical Care Therapy Online Series for Therapists

Acute and Critical Care Therapy Online Courses

We are excited to share with you these new sessions just added to our growing library of online CEU courses.

Supplement your learning with these evidence-based online courses from expert  Steven Sadowsky, PT, RRT, MS, CCS Recorded live at his “Treating Patients in Acute Care and Critical-Care Settings” Course

  • Improve Functional Outcomes
  • Assess Stability
  • Prevent Readmission
  • Early Mobilization and Progression

Facilitate team collaboration, reduce length of stay, navigate reimbursement and 
improve patient satisfaction

(Click on each title for full description, CEU information and registration details)

Clinical Decision Making in Acute Care
Focus on Cardiopulmonary Issues
$79 

Lines, Tubes, Ventilators and Diagnostic Screening for Stability vs Instability:
Cardiopulmonary Examination and Monitoring
$99 

Auscultation LAB:
Heart and Breath Sounds: Practicum
$79 

Clinical Physiological Monitoring:
Lab Values, Case Study, Tests
$79 

Acute Care and ICU Pharmacology:
Implications for Early Mobilization and Functional Outcomes
$59

Register for the complete online series for $309 
(a saving of $86)– 12hrs, 1.2 CEUs
OR
Register for individual sessions
Includes downloadable handouts & access for an entire year

This series is recommended for physical therapists, occupational therapists, physical therapist assistants, and occupational therapist assistants who treat patients in acute care settings, home health settings, skilled nursing facilities, inpatient settings, and outpatient settings. Course participants can hone their skills and sharpen their decision-making at their convenience. 

  • Engaging CEUs on demand
  • Learn at your convenience
  • Advance and hone your skills
  • Expand your knowledge
  • Learn from leading experts

Each individual session meets the criteria for 1.5-3.5 contact hours (0.15-0.35 CEUs)
CEU certificates will be downloadable following successful completion of a post test.

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 have enhanced our new e-Learning program taught by leading experts in their fields.

Please visit our FAQ Page  and CEU Page   for more information.

 

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