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    Trauma Informed Care in Rehabilitation- A Fresh Perspective for PT/OT/SLPs

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    • Physical Therapist
    • Certified Occupational Therapy Asst
    • Occupational Therapist
    • Physical Therapy Asst
    • Speech Language Pathologist
    • Speech Language Pathology Asst
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Course Description

This course explores trauma informed care, a powerful approach to healing and how it can be applied to rehabilitation. In this context, trauma can be defined as anything that has overwhelmed the nervous system’s ability to cope or integrate the experience. If not properly integrated, trauma can impact the way the autonomic nervous system functions with lasting impacts on mental and physical health. In therapy, this can present as anything from impaired muscle tone to reduced cognitive functioning to lack of participation. Join us for this introductory course for PT/OT/SLPs who are interested in learning more about this exciting approach rooted in the most current interdisciplinary research. Learn trauma informed strategies to enhance patient outcomes– no matter the treatment population! Participants will examine the neurobiological and functional manifestations of trauma and their impact on patient participation and progress. This course will examine various conditions such as Fibromyalgia, Dementia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Functional Disorders through the lens of trauma informed intervention, offering a fresh perspective on evaluation and treatment. A perfect course for those feeling burnt out or stuck with current treatment options or those simply looking for more tools to add to their therapeutic toolbox.

ATTENDANCE:

  1. On Tour Options: Attend the course in person at any City/Date listed. Streaming is only available for courses held at the Gulf Breeze/CIAO Studios location.
  2. Livestream Options:
    1. Attend via Livestream from anywhere around the world. Livestream participants will login to access the event from their computer.
    2. Or – Attend in person at CIAO Studios in Gulf Breeze, FL.

LIVESTREAMS ONLY:

  • Events are streamed in real time. 
  • Course agenda is in Central time (CST). Please adjust for your time zone.
  • Registrants who attend the livestream broadcast will be able to interact with instructor.
  • All registrants will have access to the broadcast recording for 14 days.
  • A group may view the course together; however, each attendee must be individually registered in order to receive CE credit.

COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS:

  • Attend/view entire course
  • Pass multiple choice quiz (80% min score)
  • Complete online course evaluation

CE CREDIT:

See CE Credit Tab for professional board approval information

  • SLPs - this course is registered with ASHA as Blended Learning. ASHA CEUs may be earned by attending live, viewing the recording, or a combination of both.
  • OTs - Participants who need live hours for state license renewal must attend in real time yet, will still have access to the recording for 14 days.
  • PTs - Participants who need live hours for state license renewal must attend in real time yet, will still have access to the recording for 14 days.
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Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Identify four principles of trauma informed care
  • Describe two ways trauma impacts physiology
  • Explain the three principles of Polyvagal Theory
  • List two trauma informed treatment strategies

Alexis Pennington

Alexis spent the first 12 years of her career as a SLP working for large medical systems in acute care, inpatient rehabilitation and skilled nursing facilities. In 2022, after experiencing burn out from working in a hospital through the pandemic and experiencing several major life transitions, she sought trauma therapy in the form of EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). With each session of EMDR, which involves stimulating both sides of the brain to help integrate and reprocess distressing memories, Alexis felt more able to find words and felt significantly less brain fog. She became curious as to how she could apply the same principles of bilateral stimulation in working with patients recovering from CVA, suffering from brain fog post Covid or the myriad of other diagnoses SLPs are tasked with treating. Since 2022, Alexis has dedicated herself to understanding the connection between trauma and brain function and its application to the field of speech language pathology and rehabilitation. She has immersed herself in the teachings of Dr. Dan Siegel (Interpersonal Neurobiology), Dr. Stephen Porges (Polyvagal Theory), the HeartMath Institute and the most current research across multiple fields including neuroscience, psychology and neurorehabilitation. She is a certified Safe and Sound Protocol Provider, Certified Rest and Restore Protocol Provider, Trauma Informed HeartMath provider and has completed Blomberg Rhythmic Movement Level 1 training. She opened a private practice in 2023 emphasizing nervous system based therapeutic intervention to improve brain function for a variety of symptoms and speaks regularly to organizations in her community regarding optimizing brain function at every age. It is her mission to educate clinicians about the importance of incorporating bottom-up (vs traditional top-down) therapies to help reduce clinician burn out and improve outcomes in the communities they serve.
Financial Disclosure: Alexis receives honoraria from CIAO for the presentation of her live courses and royalties for the sale of her recorded courses.
Non-Financial Disclosure: None to disclose

Day 1

08:00 - 08:30
Speaker Introduction, Course Objectives
08:30 - 09:30
Neurobiology of Trauma
09:30 - 10:30
Trauma Informed Care -What it is and why it is important for
10:30 - 10:45
Break
10:45 - 11:30
Trauma Informed Care in Practice- Evaluation and treatment approaches
11:30 - 12:15
Q&A

Delivery VIA:

  • Live By Request - This course is available to come to you! Contact us to see how easy that can be. mail@ciaoseminars.com
  • Live Stream - This course is offered from our Live Stream studio. Watch and interact with the instructor from wherever you are or join us as part of the studio audience in sunny Gulf Breeze, FL. Included with each Live Stream registration is access to the course recording for the 14 days immediately following the broadcast.

Contact hours pre-approved for:

  • 4 Hours
  • CIAO is an ASHA Approved Provider #AAWA (0.4 ASHA CEUs) bubble sheet submission required
  • ASHA CE Provider Approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.
  • This course meets PDU requirements for NBCOT (4 PDUs)
  • CIAO is an Illinois Approved Provider for PT/PTA Continuing Education
  • CIAO is recognized as an Approved Provider for PT/PTAs by the NYSE Dept State Board for PT
  • This activity is provided by the Texas Board of PT Examiners Accredited Prov #2802009TX
  • This activity meets continuing competence requirements for PT/PTA license renewal in TX
  • The assignment of Texas PT CCUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products or clinical procedures by TPTA or TBPTE
  • CIAO is a Rule Approved Provider for the Florida Board of Physical Therapy
  • CIAO is an Approved Provider for the Florida Board of Occupational Therapy
  • Approved for:
  • 4 Hrs. PT/PTAs in IL, TX (TX(4 CCUs, APTA#2802009TX)
  • 4.5 Hrs. OT/COTAs, PT/PTAs in FL (CE Broker #20-1365938)
  • 4.8 Hrs. PT/PTAs in NY
  • 4 Hrs. Registered with CEBroker for OT/COTAs in AL, AZ, GA, LA, MS, SC, TN
  • 4 Hrs. Registered with CEBroker for PT/PTAs in AZ, GA, OK, SC

Course meets requirements for:

  • PT/PTAs in AL, AK, AZ, AR, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, HI, ID, IN, IA, KS, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MO, MT,
  • PT/PTAs in NE, NH, NC, ND, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VT, VA, WA, WI, WY
  • OT/COTAs in AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, LA, KS, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT,
  • OT/COTAs in NE, NV, NH, NJ, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY

    • Introductory Level
    0.4 ASHA CEUs


    CIAO Automatically reports to CE Broker for Florida Occupational and Physical Therapists and Assistants. Florida SLPs can either use the ASHA CE Participant Form (Bubble Sheet) or self-submit through CE Broker.


    CIAO is recognized on the NBCOT Provider Registry (meets PDU requirements for NBCOT)


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