Balance and falls prevention are such important areas of our practice. We must be experts and be so comfortable in our ability to deliver the most effective and recent care in this area. We also need to be able to choose, progress, and integrate these programs into our patients’ daily lives.
This course will briefly go over some of the top quick, but effective, assessment tools for balance. Then the rest of the course will be focused on learning, practicing, and progressing some of the most effective balance protocols. You will not do too many but just enough to feel like you can choose from one or two that are appropriate for your clients/patients. Protocols from Hauer to Taylor’s that can even be used with people in chairs.
Not only will this course be interactive, but it will also be fun.
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Introduction – Elevating our role, how much is too much or too little? (10 minutes)
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Quick Tools to evaluate – High, medium, low level. (50 minutes)
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Fall prevention in a chair – YES THERE IS EVIDENCE AND PROTOCOLS TO WORK ON BALANCE WHILE SEATED- Practice it, progress it, and use it. (30 minutes)
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Protocols for higher level patients/clients – Hauer, I-Stronger, Proprioceptive – practice it, progress it, and use it (60 minutes)
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Safe Landing and Fall Arrest Strategies – Practice, progress and use them. (20 minutes)
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Sustainability. (10 minutes)
After taking this course, you will be able to:
- Discuss the role of PT and OT in Falls Prevention.
- Compare balance evaluation tools.
- Describe protocols for improving balance.
- Demonstrate protocols for improving balance.
- Analyze ways of progressing and monitoring balance programs.
WEBINAR
A webinar is live, interactive video course delivered over the Internet to your computer. You will be able to see, hear and interact with the course presenter. This live, webinar will utilize live instruction, demonstrative videos, power point slides and more. You will have an opportunity to ask questions during the seminar. A comprehensive handout will be made available to you after you register for the webinar. In many courses, demonstrative video will be used to further enhance your learning experience. All written content used in the presentation will also be made available to you for your personal use (Power Point Slides, Reference Materials etc.).
Financial Disclosure: Carole B. Lewis, PT, DPT, GCS, GTCCS, CCOEE, MSG, MPT, PhD, FSOAE, FAPTA is a lecturer for GREAT Seminars. She receives payment from GREAT Seminars for the presentation of this course.
Nonfinancial Disclosure: No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service.
Platform for Webinar: We will use a ZOOM platform for conducting this webinar.
EDUCATIONAL CREDIT: A certificate of attendance for 3 contact hours of educational activity (3 CEUs or 3.0 CEUs depending on how your Practice Act determines CEUs in your state) will be awarded to registrants upon completion of the Recorded Webinar.
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY: Great Seminars and Books is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Approval # 13114. This distance learning interactive and distance learning independent course is offered at 0.3 CEUs (3 contact hours), intermediate educational level, for categories of OT Service Delivery and Foundational Knowledge. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA. Effective 10/11/25-10/22/30. This course is approved by the Florida Board of Occupational Therapy.
PHYSICAL THERAPY:
This course is approved for PTs and PTAs by APTA Arkansas for 3 contact hours. Approval # APTA-AR 2709. No expiration.
This course is approved for PTs and PTAs in California for 3 contact hours by GREAT Seminars and Books, a Continuing Competency Approval Agency of the Physical Therapy Board of California. #GSB000201.
This course is approved by the Florida Physical Therapy Association for 3 contact hours. FPTA Approval Number: CE26-1351357. Exp. 12/31/26.
This course is approved by the Louisiana Board of Physical Therapy for 3 contact hours as: Category: Clinical and Type: Online/Home Study. Exp. 12/31/26.
Great Seminars is a licensed Physical Therapy CE Sponsor with the State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulations, Division of Professional Regulation. License # 216000032. Exp. 9/30/26.
This course is approved by the Maryland Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 3 CE Hours. CE Approval #2025-1045. Exp. 9/15/29.
This course is approved by the New Jersey Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 3 contact hours. Approval #2601-177. Exp. 1/31/28.
Great Seminars is an approved provider of continuing education with the New Mexico Board of Physical Therapy. Exp. 12/31/26.
Great Seminars and Books is approved as a sponsor of continuing education for PTs and PTAs through the New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions. Exp. 8/31/27.
This course is approved by the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision – Physical Therapy Board for 3 contact hours.
This activity is provided by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners Accredited Provider 2805011TX & meets continuing competence requirements for physical therapist and physical therapist assistant licensure renewal in Texas. Exp. 5/31/28.
Our courses also meet the guidelines for approval in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut, Washington DC, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
Please verify the individual licensing board’s rules regarding allowable hours for recorded/online education.
This course is not approved by ASHA or Board of Certification. Any reference to or mention of state rules or regulations concerning continuing education requirements are true and accurate to the best of our knowledge at the time of print. If you have questions, please contact your board or regulating body.
If you do not see your state listed here, please email us at greatseminars@aol.com or give us a call at 877 794 7328.
3 Contact Hours - $99.00
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Educational Level:Intermediate
Course Format: Online video course
Target Audience: Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant, Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist Assistant.
A post-test will be given at the end of the Webinar. A post-test score of 70% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 70% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved. You will receive a certificate of completion for 3 contact hours.