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Documentation in Occupational Therapy Practice, 2nd Edition

Documentation in Occupational Therapy Practice, 2nd Edition


2 Hours Instructional Level: Beginner
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Description:

At one time or another during their education or practice experience, most occupational therapy practitioners hear the statement, “If it’s not documented, it didn’t happen.” In most practice settings, occupational therapy practitioners are expected to complete some type of documentation required by their place of employment, practice setting, and/or licensure requirements. Proper documentation provides suitable records of client contact, evaluation, and interventions that offer client information from an occupational therapy perspective, articulate the rationale for occupational therapy services, and provide a chronological record of the client’s status (American Occupational Therapy Association [AOTA], 2018). Additionally, these records are often required as part of payment for service (reimbursement) and provide a legal record of services rendered. 

The 2018 Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE®) Standards stipulate curriculum requirements for occupational therapy education programs that include documentation as a required function of occupational therapy faculty members (A.2.3, A.2.15, A.4.6.) and a technical skill set developed via the curriculum for future occupational therapy practice (B.4.15, B.4.29; ACOTE, 2018). Even in academia as a practice setting, faculty members must use various forms of documentation to support and substantiate their students’ academic records and professional development. 

Full Course Description
At one time or another during their education or practice experience, most occupational therapy practitioners hear the statement, “If it’s not documented, it didn’t happen.” In most practice settings, occupational therapy practitioners are expected to complete some type of documentation required by their place of employment, practice setting, and/or licensure requirements. Proper documentation provides suitable records of client contact, evaluation, and interventions that offer client information from an occupational therapy perspective, articulate the rationale for...

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

The Occupational Therapy Practice Framework - 4th edition (AOTA, 2020b) provides practitioners with language and terminology that describes the domain and process of occupational therapy provided to clients, which can include persons, groups, or populations. Using the language endorsed by the AOTA strengthens documentation and enables others, outside of occupational therapy practice, to better understand the role of occupational therapy. However, it can be argued that most seasoned practitioners have not had formal training in using the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework language and might have been trained under previous versions such as Uniform Terminology or might not be familiar with the most recent (4th Edition) published by AOTA (2020b). This basic-level course will provide an introduction to this language and foster its use for effective clinical documentation in a variety of occupational therapy practice settings. 

Upon completing this course, occupational therapy practitioners will be able to describe and use effective language and strategies for documentation of occupational therapy and be prepared to explain and use more effective and efficient documentation in many areas of practice. 

Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, the learner will be able to: 

  • Describe effective strategies for occupational therapy documentation 
  • Define the occupational therapy practitioner’s ethical and legal responsibility in the context of documentation 
  • Identify the types of language used in occupational therapy documentation 
  • Differentiate among the various categories of documentation used in practice 
  • Identify the documentation used in different occupational therapy practice settings 

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

The Occupational Therapy Practice Framework - 4th edition (AOTA, 2020b) provides practitioners with language and terminology that describes the domain and process of occupational therapy provided to clients, which can include persons, groups, or populations. Using the language endorsed by the AOTA strengthens documentation and enables others, outside of occupational therapy practice, to better understand the role of occupational therapy. However, it can be argued that most seasoned practitioners have not had formal training in using the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework language and might have been trained under previous versions such as Uniform Terminology or might not be familiar with the most recent (4th Edition) published by AOTA (2020b). This basic-level course will provide an introduction to this language and foster its use for effective clinical documentation in a variety of occupational therapy practice settings. 

Upon completing this course, occupational therapy practitioners will be able to describe and use effective language and strategies for documentation of occupational therapy and be prepared to explain and use more effective and efficient documentation in many areas of practice. 

Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, the learner will be able to: 

  • Describe effective strategies for occupational therapy documentation 
  • Define the occupational therapy practitioner’s ethical and legal responsibility in the context of documentation 
  • Identify the types of language used in occupational therapy documentation 
  • Differentiate among the various categories of documentation used in practice 
  • Identify the documentation used in different occupational therapy practice settings 

Disclosures:

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Text courses are viewed on your web browser if the online version is purchased, or sent via mail if the physical copy is purchased.

Contact Hours: 2 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).

Target Audience:  Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist Assistant

Instructional Level: Beginner. 

Criteria for Completion: A score of 75% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 75% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved.

If you require special accommodations, please contact Colibri Healthcare Support by visiting our Contact Us page (https://www.homeceuconnection.com/contact-us/) or by using the chat functionality. 

AOTA logoColibri Healthcare, LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval ID# 5307. This Distance Learning-Independent is offered at 0.2 CEUs, Introductory, Professional Issues. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial – Elizabeth Deiuliis is employed and receives a salary. She receives payment from Colibri Healthcare, LLC for the presentation of this course.

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee.

Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service

Cancellation Policy: For activity cancellation, returns, or complaint resolution, please contact us by email help@homeceu.com or by phone at 1.800.55.4CEUS (2387). We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Refunds will be issued for courses that have not been completed (exam not taken), or for any course that has been rejected by your board of approval. Webinar attendance must be canceled 24 hours before the scheduled start time.

Disclosures:

Text

Text courses are viewed on your web browser if the online version is purchased, or sent via mail if the physical copy is purchased.

Contact Hours: 2 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).

Target Audience:  Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist Assistant

Instructional Level: Beginner. 

Criteria for Completion: A score of 75% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 75% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved.

If you require special accommodations, please contact Colibri Healthcare Support by visiting our Contact Us page (https://www.homeceuconnection.com/contact-us/) or by using the chat functionality. 

AOTA logoColibri Healthcare, LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval ID# 5307. This Distance Learning-Independent is offered at 0.2 CEUs, Introductory, Professional Issues. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial – Elizabeth Deiuliis is employed and receives a salary. She receives payment from Colibri Healthcare, LLC for the presentation of this course.

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee.

Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service

Cancellation Policy: For activity cancellation, returns, or complaint resolution, please contact us by email help@homeceu.com or by phone at 1.800.55.4CEUS (2387). We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Refunds will be issued for courses that have not been completed (exam not taken), or for any course that has been rejected by your board of approval. Webinar attendance must be canceled 24 hours before the scheduled start time.