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Reflective Practice in Peds: Becoming Your Most Confident Practitioner-Self

Learn the framework for reflective practice, why it is important to the therapeutic professions, and practice problem-setting and reflection through real-life scenarios.  

One of the most powerful tools pediatric practitioners have available to them is reflection. It can go with you anywhere and be applied to any situation. Building habits and practice around reflection can amplify the positive effects of any formal training you have, and can help eliminate roadblocks to personal and professional development. In this course, instructor Andrew Klein teaches the foundations for reflective practice, why it is important to the therapeutic professions, and provides opportunities to practice reflection through scenarios provided in the class.

Cost
$167

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Course Overview

Learning Objectives

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

  1. Define the meaning of reflective practice.
  2. Recognize core elements of reflective practice and supervision, based on current research.
  3. Identify tools to be an effective reflective practitioner.
  4. Identify barriers (personally experienced) to reflective practice.
  5. Identify and discuss different forms of reflective practice.
  6. Identify and describe a challenging scenario and list appropriate questions for “reflection-on-action.”
  7. List ways to encourage and incorporate reflective practice into their workplace.

This course is for you if....

This course was designed primarily for pediatric occupational, speech, and physical therapists.  However, therapists working with adults, or other helping professionals (such as mental health therapists, nurses, or teachers) may also find this information applicable.

This is a beginner/introductory-level course that requires no prerequisites.

Course Features

  • A course workbook
  • Lifetime access to course materials
  • An entirely self-paced and online
  • Access to a course “Community” where students can engage with the course instructor and one another (like a study group or a Facebook group, without Facebook).

Continuing Education (CE) Info

This course is available for:

  • .35 AOTA CEUs
  • .35 ASHA CEUs (starting in September of 2024)

Meet Your Instructor

Andrew Klein, MS, OTR/L

Andrew lives with his wife and 2 delightful children in Durham, NC.  He has been practicing as a pediatric OT for 15 years, in schools, homes, and outpatient clinics. He is a DIRFloortime® Expert Training Leader and Certified Trauma Professional.  Andrew currently specializes in therapist development and reflective supervision support for a team of 35+ therapists at Emerge Pediatric Therapy.

Disclosures

Andrew works for Emerge Pediatric Therapy, the parent company of The Therapeutic Edge. He is salaried through Emerge Pediatric Therapy and will receive a percentage payment when participants enroll in this course.

Andrew is currently participating in a research project on Reflective Practice and has studied reflective practice in his continuing education coursework.

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