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Description: Brain Injuries can impact our patients¡¯ ability to pay attention ranging from simply sitting in a room and focusing on a speaker to multi-tasking in a busy environment. This course will review various deficits associated with attention and examine how these deficits may affect our patients both in a therapeutic setting and outside in the community. The course will review the current assessments available to identify attention deficits. Finally, we will discuss evidence-based research available and best practice techniques associated with the treatment of attention deficits

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

• Identify different types of attention deficits associated with brain injury
• Recognize current assessments used to identify attention deficits
• Discuss current evidence based practice and implement best practice techniques for attention deficits

Instructor: Lauren Wineburgh, MA, CCC-SLP

Audience: Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Speech-Language Pathologists, Nurses

Note: You will have three months from the date of purchase to complete and review the course material. You will receive a reminder email two weeks before the expiration date.

Continuing Education Credits

 Physical Therapy

This course has been approved by the Illinois Physical Therapy Board for 1 Contact Hours. Approval #216-000069

Occupational Therapy 

The Shirley Ryan ÌÀÍ·Ìõapp is an approved provider for the American Occupational Therapy Association to offer continuing education in occupational therapy. This intermediate level program awards occupational therapists 0.1 CEUs or 1 contact hours. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA. Category 2: OT Process

Speech-Language Pathology

This course is offered for 0.1 CEUs (Intermediate level, Profressional area)

Disclosures

Financial -  Receives honorarium for teaching this course from the Shirley Ryan ÌÀÍ·Ìõapp

Non-Financial -  No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists

Basic Computer Requirements: You will need access to a computer with an Internet connection. High speed broadband access (LAN, Cable or DSL) is highly recommended. 

• PC: Compatible Operating System: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 Web Browser: Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer 10 or higher
• MAC: Compatible Operating System: OS X Web Browser: Firefox, Chrome, Safari

Cancellation Policy: To request a cancellation of an on-demand program, please provide written notice by letter, email, or fax or contact us by phone within 24 hours of placing your order and we will refund you the full course fee. If you cannot give notice within 24 hours, a credit towards a future course of equal value would apply.