12 Years of Lifestyle Redesign® at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Medical Center

On-Demand Webinar

Webinar Description:
Join this webinar to learn about how occupational therapists at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Medical Center are applying Lifestyle Redesign in an outpatient neurologic condition-focused setting and how this program is unique from other outpatient programs. The speakers will highlight lessons learned, challenges, and successes over 12 years of program development and expansion for clients with neurological disabilities in a safety net setting. The webinar will provide insight into how the speakers tailor their care to meet the needs of a predominantly low socioeconomic status, Latinx/é population, including overcoming language and literacy barriers, food and housing insecurity, lack of community participation, and limited health literacy.

Learning Objectives: 
 Following the webinar, participants will be able to:

• Explain the role of OT Lifestyle Redesign interventions in caring for individuals with neurological impairments.
• Recall the difference between traditional outpatient OT and OT Lifestyle Redesign in working with individuals with neurological impairments
• Identify strategies for  clinically treating clients who speak a language other than English.
  
  

Speakers:
Michal S. Atkins, MA, OTR/L
With 45 years of experience, Ms. Atkins is as enthusiastic about the profession as she was when she began her diverse career.  She has served as an Occupational Therapist Clinical Instructor at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Medical Center (RLANRC) in Los Angeles, California for 37 years on the inpatient Spinal Cord Injury Service.  Since 2002, Ms. Atkins has collaborated with the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy Lifestyle Redesign team, initially as a consultant and later as a RLANRC on-site Study Team Director for  the Lifestyle Redesign for Pressure Ulcer Prevention Study (PUPS).

Ms. Atkins co-created and has served as the co-director of the Lifestyle Redesign outpatient programs at RLANRC since 2012. In this role, she supervises staff and students while treating clients with neurological impairments and various chronic medical conditions. OTAC 2012 Practice Award recipient, Ms. Atkins has lectured nationally and internationally. She is also the author and co-author of chapters and articles in occupational therapy textbooks, focusing on Lifestyle Redesign and spinal cord injury.

Monica Becerril MA, OTR/L
Monica Becerril is an expert occupational therapist with over 30 years of experience at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center (RLANRC).Throughout her career, she has worked with individuals from diverse backgrounds, addressing challenges across the healthcare continuum, including physical, cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and contextual.  

Raised and residing in the Los Angeles County Latinx community, Monica deeply understands her clients' unique challenges. She is committed to fostering resilience and promoting independence in the lives of those she serves. Her passion lies in serving her community and empowering individuals on their journey to recovery, health, and well-being.  Ms. Becerril is an OTAC 2018 Practice Award recipient and has lectured on OT topics such as Lifestyle Redesign, diabetes, and arthritis.  Additionally, she has co-authored chapters in several occupational therapy textbooks.
 
 Financial Disclosure: Presenters receive financial compensation from USC Chan. Non-Financial Disclosure: There are no non-financial relationships to the content of this course.

Cancellation Policy: Upon purchase, access to this webinar is immediate, therefore, no refunds will be issued.

Audience: This is an introductory level activity designed for OT practitioners, however, all levels of experience are welcome as are all areas of practice.

Prerequisites: None

Webinar Requirements: Participants must complete and submit the webinar learning activity.

Special Needs Requests: If you require ADA accommodations, please email details of request(s) to [email protected] at least five business days prior to the webinar purchase date so that arrangements can be made. Note: this on-demand webinar does not include closed captions/subtitles. 

CEU Credit: This webinar is 1 contact hour. Participants must complete the webinar learning activity and evaluation in order to receive a certificate of attendance. The webinar learning activity and evaluation are to be completed within 30 days of webinar purchase in order to receive CEU credit. Certificates will be available within 2 - 3 weeks after the webinar date.

USC Chan is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. PD activity approval ID #1110. This distance learning - independent  activity is offered at 0.1 CEUs, Introductory, OT Service Delivery. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.