MOTivate 2023 Conference Registration

AROTA 2023 MOTIVATE CONFERENCE AGENDA

Friday:

8:00-9:30am Session 1

• o   Track 1: So You Think You Want to Teach? How to Make a Plan to transition from Clinician to Academician (90 minutes) – Dr. Christine Wright, PhD, OTR/L
• o   Track 2: In It for the Long Haul: Supporting Occupational Performance for Adults Living with Long-Covid (90 minutes) – Shaina Meyer, OTR/L

9:30-10:30am Posters and Vendors

10:30-11:30am Session 2

• o   Track 1: The National Certification Exam: Information You Need to Know (60 minutes) - Kyle Jones, OTR/L
• o   Track 2: Making Friends with the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain & Process (OTPF-4) & Theory (60 minutes) - Dr. Anna B. Harris

11:30am-12:45 Lunch On Your Own

• o   Track 2: Systematic Approach to Therapeutic use of Magic Therapy in Physical and Psychosocial Rehabilitation (90 minutes) – Kevin Spencer, PhD

2:30-3:30pm Posters and Vendors

• Vendors/Exhibitors

3:30-5:00 Session 4

• o   Track 2: Continuation of Magic Therapy Workshop - Kevin Spencer, PhD

Saturday:

• o   Track 1: Applying Brain-Based Techniques to Client and Student Learning (90 minutes) – Dr. Christine Wright, PhD, OTR/L
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  • o   Track 2:Understanding the Child’s lens on behavioral interventions - Lynne Hollaway, M.S., OTR/L and Sydney Bergt, OTDS

9:30-11:00am (or 10:30) Session 6 

• o   Track 1: Accurately Scoring Level II Students on the Fieldwork Performance Evaluation (60 minutes) – Todd Sanders, OTR/L
• o   Track 2: Benefits of a Novel Caregiver Wellness Program for Caregivers of People with Dementia - TaraJane Nichols, OTD, OTR/L

• Academia and Fieldwork Education
• o   Dr. Christine Wright, PhD, OTR/L – Department Chair and Associate Professor at Arkansas State University. Occupational Therapist for 30 years and full-time academia for 19 years.
• §  Presentation #1 – So you think you want to teach? How to make a plan to transition from clinician to academician  
• ·        Learning Objectives: The purpose is to help clinicians with any level of experience understand the requirements of entering the specialty practice area of academia.
• o   Objective 1: At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to make a plan to begin the transition from clinician to academician.
• o   Objective 2:  At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to understand the ACOTE degree requirements for teaching at the OTA, OT Master’s and OT Doctoral levels.
• o   Objective 3: At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to understand the different Carnegie levels of colleges and universities and how to choose the right environment for your academic career.
• §  Presentation #2 – Applying Brain-Based Techniques to Client and Student Learning
• o   Todd Sanders, OTR/L – 
• §  Presentation – Accurately Scoring Level II Students on the Fieldwork Performance Evaluation
• §  Learning Objectives: The purpose of this course to is to assist fieldwork educators in scoring the fieldwork performance evaluation. Historically, various versions of the fieldwork evaluation have reported clustered scores near the high end of the scoring scale. The latest changes to the FWPE were, in part, made to help eliminate this trend, yet AFWCs still report that scores at midterm and final appear to be high. The literature states that the halo effect contributes to higher scoring, as well as other factors.
• ·        Objective 1: Participants will improve their ability to score level II students on the fieldwork performance evaluation
• ·        Objective 2: Participants will understand how items on the FWPE relate to various practice settings
• ·        Objective 3: Participants will understand the scoring scale on the FWPE and how it relates to student performance during level II fieldwork
• o   Kyle Jones, OTR/L – UCA OT class of 2018. Four years of inpatient/acute rehab experience. Currently a clinical coordinator and serves in various roles including but not limited to, Chair of ASMB OT examining committee, NBCOT AR Ambassador, and ACHE OT Advisory Council.
• §  Presentation – The National Certification Exam: Information you Need to Know
• §  Learning Objectives – This presentation is intended to provide basic understanding of the NBCOT exam as well as provide valuable resources that may be beneficial in preparing for the exam. Following the presentation, students should feel more confident to take the exam and educators more equipped to prepare for the exam.
• ·        Objective 1: Understand the unique role of an NBCOT Ambassador
• ·        Objective 2: Demonstrate basic understanding of the NBCOT exam
• ·        Objective 3: Learn Various resources available to prepare for the NBCOT exam

• o   Kevin Spencer, PhD - Kevin Spencer has earned the Approved Providers Status of the American Occupational Therapy Association. He is a subject matter expert and Fulbright Specialist in arts integration for special populations for the U.S. Department of State and a research consultant in the School of Health Sciences Occupational Therapy Department and Institute of Arts in Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. His work is focused on researching arts-integrated interventions for patients and clients and providing relevant, useful, and engaging continuing education for therapists and educators.
• § Presentation: Systematic Approach to Therapeutic use of Magic Therapy in Physical and Psychosocial Rehabilitation 
• §  Learning Objective (pulled from website): Magic Therapy is a carefully designed, systematic approach to the therapeutic use of simple magic tricks in physical and psychosocial rehabilitation. “The use of magic fosters an individual’s ability to assume a role to entertain and to have self-efficacy. The underlying concepts in magic target areas of motor, psychosocial, cognitive, and sensory processing [skills] that lend themselves well to intervention” (Baum, C., 2007). The most important aspect of this therapy technique is the ability of the client to transfer the skills learned by performing magic tricks into activities of daily living. The learning and performing of magic tricks allows them a means of safely exploring their skill level while providing a fun way of reaching therapeutic goals. As a treatment modality, it has been utilized in many areas: physical diagnosis, brain injuries, spinal injury, education, and mental health.
• o   Shaina Meyer, OTR/L - Shaina has a passion for helping others achieve a better quality of life and providing engaging learning experiences. Her educational background includes: MA, Organizational Leadership from CSU Global; MA, OT from Saint Louis University; and BA, Psychology from Westminster College. She has earned specialty certifications to support people living with neurological, progressive conditions and has served as a rehabilitation manager, legislative chair, professional presenter, and graduate level educator.
• §  Presentation - In It for the Long Haul: Supporting Occupational Performance for Adults Living with Long-Covid
• §  Learning Objectives - This presentation offers an overview of Long-Covid to guide clinical and professional reasoning and provides a roadmap to support individuals living with Long-COVID for the long haul.
• ·        Objective 1: Identify how Long-Covid symptoms interfere with occupational performance.  
• ·        Objective 2: Develop evidence-based intervention plans to optimize outcomes of adults living with Long-Covid. 
• ·        Objective 3: Advocate for the complex current and future needs of adults living with Long-Covid.
• o   Anna B. Harris, OTD, OTR/L - Dr. Anna B. Harris is a Clinical Assistant Professor for the Department of Occupational Therapy at the University of Arkansas | UAMS. She earned her Master’s of Occupational Therapy at Rockhurst University and Post-Professional Doctorate in Occupational Therapy from Kansas University Medical Center.  Dr. Harris has practice experience in the field of occupational therapy including home health, in-patient rehabilitation, out-patient rehabilitation, skilled nursing, and community outreach. She has an extensive background in neurorehabilitation and geriatrics. Dr. Harris is a Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS) and has been a clinical educator for neurorehabilitation nationally as well as an educator for dementia care.
• §  Presentation - Making Friends with the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain & Process (OTPF-4) & Theory
• §  Learning Objectives - The Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (OTPF-4) will be explored. Practical application strategies and considerations to enhance occupation-based practice with use of AOTA’s guiding framework (OTPF-4), occupation-based models, and frames of reference will be discussed.
• ·        Objective 1: At the conclusion of this session, participants will be familiar with the domain & process all of the OTPF-4.
• ·        Objective 2: At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to apply aspects of the OTPF-4 to clinical practice.
• ·        Objective 3: At the conclusion of this session, participants will understand how to apply theory (occupation-based models and frames of reference) to practice with guidance from the OTPF-4
•  o   Lynne Hollaway, M.S., OTR/L - Lynne is a proud 2003 graduate of the University of Central Arkansas’s (UCA)Occupational Therapy program and has been a practicing pediatric clinician for 20 years. In addition, she has served for eight years as a director of a developmental preschool. She has served as the founder and regional director of Acting Creates Therapeutic Success (ACTS) jr. Lynne’s areas of clinical expertise focus on autism intervention, social-emotional development, and family programming. She earned her certificate in Relationship Development Intervention in 2008 to equip and train families of children with autism and social-emotional vulnerabilities. Currently, Lynne is a Clinical Instructor I at UCA’s Doctor of Occupational Therapy program and is a Health Science, Doctor of Philosophy candidate at Virginia Commonwealth University.
• §  Presentation - Understanding the Child's Lens on Behavioral Interventions
  
• §  Learning Objectives - At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
  
• · Objective 1 - Recognizing the child's perspective on behavior interventions and how to support adaptive behavior in challenging tasks.
• · Objective 2 - Apply strength-based approach to evaluation and intervention for children with maladaptive behavior.
  
• · Objective 3 - Apply critical and clinical reasoning to design interventions using a case study.
  
• o  TaraJane Nichols, OTD, OTR/L- TaraJane is a pediatric occupational therapist who has researched caregiver wellness.
  
• §  Presentation - Benefits of a Novel Caregiver Wellness Program for Caregivers of People with Dementia
  
• §  Learning Objectives -At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
  
• · Objective 1 - Participants will be able to understand the need for increased occupation-based support for caregivers.
• · Objective 2 - Participants will be able to identify at least 2 benefits of this novel occupation-based wellness program.
  
• · Objective 3 - Participants will be able to utilize 2-3 strategies/resources from this research to better support caregivers of people with dementia.