Palliative Rehabilitation for Occupational Therapists

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CEU Course Description

Many lay persons may assume occupational therapists and other rehabilitation providers don’t have a place in a practice area such as palliative care. And, even within the healthcare field, the work OTs do within palliative care is often misunderstood. However, OTs have an essential role in palliative care: improving quality of life and continuing to promote independence as well as occupational engagement for individuals with life-limiting conditions. Occupational therapists may use remediatory and compensatory approaches for individuals who receive palliative care OT services. Interventions may include environmental modifications, task adaptation, education, leisure participation, spirituality exploration or practice, coping skills, emotion regulation, and pain management as well as keeping control of other persistent symptoms. With support from occupational therapy providers, an individual receiving palliative care services can identify, prioritize, and carry out what is most important to them at the end of their life.

CEU Course Objectives

1. Define palliative care and recall how it differs from hospice care.
2. Identify the importance of the occupational profile within the OT palliative care evaluation process.
3. Recognize the approaches and models OTs may use to structure palliative care treatment.
4. List OT interventions that may be used within palliative care settings.

CE Course Outline

1. Introduction
2. Section 1: Definitions & Background
3. Section 1: Personal Reflection
4. Section 1: Key Words
5. Section 2: Treatment Approaches and Models for Palliative Care
6. Section 2: Personal Reflection
7. Section 2: Key Words
8. Section 3: OT Evaluation for Palliative Care
9. Section 3: Personal Reflection
10. Section 4: OT Interventions for Palliative Care
11. Section 4: Personal Reflection
12. Section 4: Key Words
13. Section 5: Case Study #1
14. Section 6: Case Study #1 Review
15. Section 7: Case Study #2
16. Section 8: Case Study #2 Review
17. References

Author: Brittany Ferri, OTRL, PhD, CPRP

Educational Level: Introductory

Course Category: OT Service Delivery

Target Audience: Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants

This course expires on 09/11/2029

Course Date: 2024-08-07

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