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# 7243 Imagining Better Outcomes: Mental Practice for Neurorehabilitation

Motivations, Inc.

Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:
Define mental practice
Describe the conditions under which it can be used
Describe action observation
Identify and describe the outcome measures commonly used in mental practice research with neurological populations
Describe the evidence supporting mental practice use in neurologically impaired individuals including people with stroke, Parkinson’s Disease, and spinal cord injury.
Articulate the basic components of an effective mental practice regimen.

Target Audience

Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapy Assistants, Occupational Therapy Assistants

Confirmation Notes

PT CEU’s: Motivations, Inc. courses are approved for PT by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy. Motivations Inc is an approved provider of Physical Therapy continuing education by these professional bodies: Texas Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association, ILDPR- Illinois Department of Professional Regulation Approved PT CE Sponsor, NY- New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions. Physical Therapy Board of California. Many state boards recognize these for pre-approval purposes. Contact us if you would like verification for your state.
OT CEU’s: Motivations, Inc. webinars are approved for AOTA CEU's Distance Learning: Interactive
This is a 3-hour course equivalent to 0.3 CEUs offered as a live webinar. Instructors present this course content via an internet website displaying real time power points. Learners will receive a PDF of the course materials before the event. Instructors lecture through a phone conference call connection or your computer if you have audio capability on your computer. Questions may be asked during the webinar using the chat feature or the “raise hand” feature for live discussion.

Agenda

Pre Study: Plan to read the course materials, references and review the post test before the start time. Also please be prepared to share patient case study related question during the discussion time. (Allow 30 minutes for these study tasks)
0:00 – 30:00 What is mental practice? What is the evidence?
30:00 – 50:00 With whom do I use it? Inclusion and exclusion criteria
50:00 – 70:00 How do I measure its effect? Commonly-used measures to be deployed.
70:00 – 90:00 How do I use it? What are the basic components?
90:00 – 120:00 Adjunctive strategies – the importance of physical practice.
Post test: Research, identify, and submit your post test question answers on the online form. This is an open book test you can take multiple times if needed to obtain the 70% score (Allow 30 minutes for these completion tasks)

Description

Learn about this easy, portable, cost effective tool from the team that originally brought its use to neurorehabilitation, and produced the first evidence showing its effectiveness in stroke!
You will learn about what mental practice (sometimes called “imagery”) is, the science and neuroscience underlying its use in healthy individuals, elite performers (e.g., athlete and musicians) as well as people with neurological impairments, evaluation tools and treatment strategies to measure its effectiveness in the lower and upper extremities, and how to construct an effective mental practice script for your own use!
$49 Consortium - Group Discount – Register your facility today at the following site Member Registration.
$49 Association- Member of APTA, AOTA, NATA, ASHA, SCARF, etc.
$49 Individual - Single Registration

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