Kentucky Occupational Therapists Continuing

Education and License Renewals

Occupational therapists licensed in the state of Kentucky have an annual license renewal with an October 31st
deadline. Twelve (12) continuing education hours are required for licensure. There are no home study limits
with AOTA approval.
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Professional Development Resources is an American Occupational Therapy Association
(AOTA) approved provider of continuing education (#3159). The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply
endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
Continuing Education Courses for Occupational Therapists:
Autism Movement Therapy is a 2-hour online video course. Autism Movement Therapy is an emerging
therapy that combines movement and music with positive behavior support strategies to assist individuals with
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in meeting and achieving their speech and language, social and academic
goals. Its purpose is to connect left and right hemisphere brain functioning by combining patterning, visual
movement calculation, audile receptive processing, rhythm and sequencing into a whole brain cognitive
thinking approach that can significantly improve behavioral, emotional, academic, social, and speech and
language skills. This course is presented in two parts. Part 1 summarizes what is known about the brain
functioning of individuals with ASD and illustrates how participation in dance, music and the arts can render
the brain more amenable to learning social and language skills. Part 2 is a documentary created by Joanne Lara
Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts, which spotlights from a strikingly positive perspective
the challenges and accomplishments of eight individuals with ASD. Course #20-82 | 2014 | 106 minute video |
14 posttest questions



Living a Better Life with Chronic Pain: Eliminating Self-Defeating Behaviors is a 5-hour online
course. Certainly no one would choose a pain-filled body over a healthy, pain-free body. Yet every day, people
unwittingly choose actions and attitudes that contribute to pain or lead to other less-than-desirable
consequences on their health, relationships or ability to function. These actions and attitudes are what are
called self-defeating behaviors (SDBs) and they keep us from living life to the fullestif we let them. This
course is a self-instructional module that walks readers through the process of replacing their self-defeating
chronic pain issues with healthy, positive, and productive life-style behaviors. It progresses from an analysis of
the emotional aspects of living with chronic pain to specific strategies for dealing more productively with it.
Through 16 guided exercises, readers will learn how to identify their self-defeating behaviors (SDBs), analyze
and understand them, and then replace them with life-giving actions that lead to permanent behavioral
change. Course #50-12 | 2014 | 49 pages | 35 posttest questions
Autism: The New Spectrum of Diagnostics, Treatment & Nutrition is a 4-hour online course. The first
section of this course traces the history of the diagnostic concept of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD),
culminating in the revised criteria of the 2013 version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders, the DSM-5, with specific focus on the shift from five subtypes to a single spectrum diagnosis. It also
aims to provide epidemiological prevalence estimates, identify factors that may play a role in causing ASD, and
list the components of a core assessment battery. It also includes brief descriptions of some of the major
intervention models that have some empirical support. Section two describes common GI problems and feeding
difficulties in autism, exploring the empirical data and/or lack thereof regarding any links between GI disorders
and autism. Sections on feeding difficulties offer interventions and behavior change techniques. A final section
on nutritional considerations discusses evaluation of nutritional status, supplementation, and dietary
modifications with an objective look at the science and theory behind a variety of nutrition interventions. Other
theoretical interventions are also reviewed. Course #40-38 | 2013 | 50 pages | 30 posttest questions
Information obtained from the Kentucky Board of Occupational Therapy on September 15, 2014.