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    • Physical Therapist
    • Certified Occupational Therapy Asst
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Course Description

This is an Intermediate level course for PT, PTA’s, OT and COTA’s on the properties of water, benefits of treating in this environment and the resources to add aquatic therapy as a modality of treatment for your patient’s. Course will examine treatment options and demonstrate how to successfully schedule, document, and provide hands on treatment techniques in water for a variety of patient diagnosis. Course participants will gain the knowledge and confidence to provide effective treatments with great outcomes in water.

Course Objectives

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

  • Identify the physiologic effect within the body while participating in aquatic treatment.
  • Demonstrate aquatic treatment ideas.
  • Develop an effective scheduling for patients.
  • Document progression of treatment.
  • Explain the benefits of water treatment.

Paula Bodine

Rachel McDermott

PTA

Rachel McDermott is a Licensed PTA for 23 years who has worked in peds, acute care, outpatient, skilled and long term nursing rehabilitation. While the Director of Rehab she was able to develop and open a Senior Home Health Company, a Community Wellness Center, An Outpatient Clinic and an Aquatic Center that Skilled, Long Term Care, Outpatient and Wellness all utilized. The last 5 years Rachel has been assisting in developing Aquatic Programs and teaching CEU Aquatic courses and treatments for facilities and clinic throughout the United States. Currently Rachel is the head of Clinical Education for Hydroworx International.

Day 1

08:00 - 09:00
Review the properties of water and benefits of aquatic treatment
09:00 - 10:00
Review Precautions/ Contraindications, scheduling, documentation
10:00 - 10:30
Review treatment options
10:30 - 11:45
Break
11:45 - 02:45
Pool Lab learning and practicing treatment exercise and techniques
02:45 - 03:15
Question and Answer

Delivery VIA:

  • Live - Sponsored - This is a live course held by an affiliate organization in partnership with CIAO.

Contact hours pre-approved for:

  • 6.0 Hrs
  • CIAO is an AOTA Approved Provider #4119 (0.6 AOTA CEUs)
  • AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures.
  • This course meets PDU requirements for NBCOT (6 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 #2202009#TX
  • Approved for:
  • 6 Hrs. PT/PTAs in AR, CA (CIAO21-01), MD, MN (4135), NV, NJ(#2002-02) TX(6 CCUs)
  • 7 Hrs. OT/COTAs in FL (CE Broker #20-753918)

Contact hours applied for:

  • 6 Hrs. PT/PTAs in NM

The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.


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


Reviews

Very informative class. I really enjoyed all the different methods she talked about regarding working on a variety of conditions and area. I really enjoyed this class and was excited to start practicing some of these things with my patients!

- Redwood Falls, MN / Feb 2021

Thanks for the education!

- Brookings, SD / Apr 2020

Very enthusiastic and knowledgeable about the product. Appreciated her experience.

- Abilene, KS / Dec 2019

Great course! Looking forward to aquatic certification in the future!

- McKinney, TX / Nov 2019

I can see how I can add all of these new ideas with my patients tomorrow.

- McKinney, TX / Nov 2019

Great treatment suggestions!

- McKinney, TX / Nov 2019