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Rio Grande District Presents: Hispanic Heritage Month Lecture Series
Saturday, September 26, 2020, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
Category: Rio Grande District

Lecture 1:  Postural Stability and Distal Mobility Required for Occupational Participation
Live Date: Saturday, September 12, 2020
Time: 01:00 PM – 02:00 PM Central Standard Time
Speaker: Estrella Barrera, MOT, OTR
Associate Dean, Health Sciences, Austin Community College
Outline of Program Content:
This program is an introduction to functional kinesiology and principles that enhance occupational engagement.

Lecture 2: Cultural Competence in A Hispanic/ Latino Surging Community
Live Date: Saturday, September 19, 2020
Time: 02:00 PM -3:30 PM Central Standard Time
Speaker: Jack Ruelas, OTD, OTR
Fieldwork Coordinator, UT Rio Grande Valley MOT Program
Outline of Program Content:
Learning will take an active look at what occupation is to individual clients and investigate their own personal occupations. Learners will also engage in active introspection to identify conscious and unconscious biases that lead to poor culturally relevant treatment. Learners will review strategies and intervention ideas to provide culturally relevant treatment.

Lecture 3: Inequities in our Society: How the OT Profession prepared us for Crisis
Live Date: Saturday, September 26, 2020
Time: 02:00 PM -03:30 PM Central Standard Time
Speaker:  Dahlia Castillo, OTD, OTR
Program Director, UT El Paso MOT Program
Outline of Program Content:
This program is an introduction to theories that guide practice with an emphasis on improving client outcomes by becoming self-aware of those issues that impact client-centered care.

Lecture 4: Pathways into Occupational Therapy: We are in this Together
Live Date: Saturday, October 3, 2020
Time: 02:00 PM -03:30 PM Central Standard Time
Speaker: John Luna, OTD, OTR
Assistant Professor, UT Rio Grande Valley MOT Program
Outline of Program Content:
Learning will take an active look at pathways into and through the occupational therapy. Learners will briefly review the KAWA model and its benefits and an evaluation method in the context of an occupational therapist career. Learners will engage in a reflective approach on their personal path into and through the field of occupational therapy; Identifying barriers at common congestion points in the profession and corresponding opportunities to advance their careers. Finally, learners will identify personal factors that can facilitate both their success and the success of subsequent generations of occupational therapists.

5.5 total CEUs

Cost:
Free to TOTA members
Non-member Practitioner $40 for the entire lecture series 
Non-member Student $10 for the entire lecture series

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