Using Activity Analysis and Database Decision Making to Teach Leisure Skills

Using Activity Analysis and Database Decision Making to Teach Leisure Skills

Occupational therapists often approach mental health concerns of students by addressing leisure to increase overall participation. However, the lack of a standardized process and poor data collection are often limiting factors. This 2-hour course offers a solution by focusing on the how-to aspects of teaching a leisure activity. The presenter includes treatment strategies and resources needed to create an activity analysis, an efficient intervention plan, and a simple data collection system to inform practice. A case study focuses on the game of UNO. But these step-by-step guidelines can be applied to teaching any leisure task across the life span.

Learning Outcomes

1. Recognize the importance of teaching leisure activities in OT/PT.
2. Identify current barriers to teaching leisure skills in everyday practice.
3. Describe the steps necessary to create an activity analysis and a list of motor movements needed for leisure skills.
4. List the process of using a Standard Celeration Chart to track data and drive clinical decisions.
5. Practice the step-by-step process of teaching leisure skills using a case study: playing UNO and an overall approach in OT.
6. Summarize the components of motor fluency and its impact on the generalization of leisure skills.

Course Information

• Target Audience: intermediate- to advanced-level OTs, COTAs, and other professionals
  Note: While many professionals may benefit from the course content, we can only guarantee acceptance of continuing education credit as described in the following CEU section.
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• Course Instructor: Aditi Mehra, DHSc, OTR/L, and Jonathan Amey, MEd
• CE Broker course code: 20-884468

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Sensational Brain LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. PD activity ID# 03220. This distance-learning, independent format is offered at 0.2 CEUs, Intermediate Level, OT Service Delivery. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

Aditi Mehra, DHSc, OTR/L, received her Bachelors in Occupational Therapy from Western Michigan University in 1998 and her Doctorate in Health Sciences from Midwestern University, Illinois, in 2016. Since then, she has practiced as a pediatric OT in various settings such as early intervention, hand therapy, NICU, inpatient/outpatient rehabilitation, and schools. During her doctoral studies, Dr. Mehra pursued a certification in Applied Behavior Analysis to improve and enhance collaboration within multidisciplinary teams. Once she delved deeper into this field, she discovered Fit Learning, an academic program based on the principles of ABA designed to build fluency and address all differences in learning (executive functioning, ADHD. etc.). Dr. Mehra is currently the Director of Fit Learning Labs in the Chicagoland area and continues to practice OT in both schools and private teletherapy services. She is passionate about Interpersonal Education and strives to foster multidisciplinary collaboration among OTs and other allied health professionals. She provides continuing education presentations for various allied health groups in her community and is an avid blogger for Psychology Today. To view Aditi’s course, check out her product page.

Disclosures

• Financial: Aditi Mehra receives a speaking fee from Sensational Brain LLC. She is the author of 25 Tips to Improve Student Engagement via Telehealth and offers free and paid OT resources on her website: www.DrAditiTheOT.com.
• Nonfinancial: No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

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Jonathan Amey, MEd, is the founding director of Agile Instruction and Management Solutions (AIMS) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (http://www.aimsinstruction.com/). Combining his sports medicine and special education background with Precision Teaching, Jonathan focuses on building gross motor, cognitive, and social repertoires in students across a broad spectrum of abilities.  Since 2002, he has created school-based wellness groups and clinical trainings for teachers, clinicians, and parents. Jonathan currently consults with clinics, schools, and families in both the United States and abroad.

Disclosures

• Financial: Jonathan Amey receives a speaking fee from Sensational Brain LLC.
• Nonfinancial: No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

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