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Digital Seminar

Therapeutic Yoga: Innovative Solutions for Improving Therapy Outcomes with Betsy Shandalov


Speaker:
Betsy Shandalov, OTR/L, C-IAYT, End of Life Doula
Duration:
6 Hours 16 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Sep 19, 2012
Product Code:
POS060135
Media Type:
Digital Seminar


Description

As therapists you can expand your critical thinking skills by adding yoga, an ancient treatment philosophy that draws on all of our knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and psychology, to maximize client function. There are now yoga studios in nearly every city and people are raving about the changes in their bodies and minds because of yoga’s healing qualities.

This interactive seminar will draw on your knowledge of anatomy and physiology and use yoga techniques to enhance your treatment plans for clients with diagnoses such as cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis and neurological disorders, spinal cord injury, cancer and many other orthopedic disorders. You will learn a new way of using props and equipment to assist your clients and enhance their therapeutic outcomes. In group break-out sessions, you will problem solve with other health professionals on how to maximize function through yoga postures for each of your clients in a range of settings.

Health care professionals are challenged to find new ways to educate clients about their bodies and provide treatment plans across a variety of settings. More than ever before, the current climate in health care limits the number of visits and demands more of therapists. This exciting course is a must for therapists of any level wishing to expand their treatment tool kit. Bring yoga as a therapeutic modality to your clients today!

Credit


* Credit Note - **

NOTE: Tuition includes one free CE Certificate (participant will be able to print the certificate of completion after completing the on-line post-test (80% passing score) and completing the evaluation). 

Continuing Education Information:  Listed below are the continuing education credit(s) currently available for this non-interactive self-study package. Please note, your state licensing board dictates whether self-study is an acceptable form of continuing education. Please refer to your state rules and regulations. If your profession is not listed, please contact your licensing board to determine your continuing education requirements and check for reciprocal approval. For other credit inquiries not specified below, please contact cepesi@pesi.com or 800-844-8260 before the event.

Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of your profession.  As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession's standards.  

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Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, and Clinical Nurse Specialists

This self-study activity consists of 6.25 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary per state board regulations. Please save the course outline, the certificate of completion you receive from this self-study activity and contact your state board or organization to determine specific filing requirements.


California Nurses

PESI, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of  Registered Nursing, Provider #: 17118 for 6.0 self-study contact hours. 

** You will need to provide your license number to PESI. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.


Florida Nurses

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Florida Board of  Nursing. Provider #: FBN2858. These materials qualify for 6.0 self-study contact hours.

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Iowa Nurses

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Iowa Board of Nursing. Provider #: 346. Nurses successfully completing these self-study materials will earn 6.3 self-study contact hours. Please email cepesi@pesi.com with your license number, include the title, speaker name and date. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.


Arizona Occupational Therapists & Occupational Therapy Assistants

CE credit is available. This self-study course consists of 6.0​ continuing education clock hours for Arizona OTs and OTAs. The Arizona Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners (R4-43-203) confirms acceptance of continuing education programs relevant to occupational therapy that are approved by the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA).


Florida Occupational Therapists & Occupational Therapy Assistants

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Occupational Therapy. Provider Number #50-399. This course qualifies for 6.0 self-study continuing education credits.

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California Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants

PESI, Inc. is recognized by the Physical Therapy Board of California as an approval agency to approve providers. This self-study lecture qualifies for 6.25 continuing competency hours.


Texas Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants

This activity is provided by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners Accredited Provider #2106032TX and meets continuing competence requirements for physical therapist and physical therapist assistant licensure renewal in Texas. This activity will provide 6.25 CCUs. The assignment of Texas PT CCUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by TPTA or TBPTE. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance.


Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants

This self-study course consists of 6.25 clock hours of instruction that is applicable for physical therapists. CE requirements for physical therapists vary by state/jurisdiction. Please retain the certificate of completion that you receive and use as proof of completion when required.


Illinois Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants

PESI, Inc. is a Registered Physical Therapy Continuing Education Sponsor through the State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation. License #: 216.000270. This self-study course qualifies for 6.0 CE credit hours.


New York Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants

PESI, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department, State Board for Physical Therapy as an approved provider for physical therapy and physical therapy assistant continuing education. This self-study course qualifies for 7.6 contact hours.


North Carolina Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Illinois Division of Professional Regulation, Provider Number: 216.000270. This intermediate course is approved by the North Carolina Board of Physical Therapy Examiners by virtue of PESI Inc. approved provider status with the Illinois Division of Professional Regulation. This course qualifies for 6.0 continuing education hours.


Pennsylvania Physical Therapists and Assistants

The Pennsylvania State Board of Physical Therapy recognizes approval by all other state boards. This self-study activity consists of 6.25 clock hours of instruction that is applicable for physical therapists.


Utah Physical Therapists And Physical Therapist Assistants

This course is designed to meet the Utah DOPL Rule R156-24b-303b.2.c.iv - A commercial continuing education provider providing a course related to the practice of physical therapy. Please retain a copy of the advertising brochure and your certificate of completion to provide to your board should this be requested of you. This self-study activity consists of 6.25 clock hours of continuing education instruction.


Other Professions

This self-study activity qualifies for 6.25 continuing education clock hours as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your activity advertisement and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific requirements.



Handouts/Brochure

Speaker

Betsy Shandalov, OTR/L, C-IAYT, End of Life Doula's Profile

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Betsy Shandalov, OTR/L, C-IAYT, End of Life Doula, is a holistic occupational therapist and has worked as a clinician, educator and supervisor in rehabilitation, community re-entry and the school setting. Her extensive knowledge of disease and disability with adults and children in a variety of settings combines with her complementary holistic treatments to provide a new level of understanding of how the brain and the immune system work together for natural and therapeutic healing. Betsy teaches clients to empower themselves to prevent injury, heal an existing injury and help with pain management and trauma throughout the lifespan. She works with individuals and families helping to find balance in their minds and bodies by using Ayurveda, Yoga therapy, Meditation and Mindfulness for healing.

Betsy is a certified yoga therapist through the International Association of Yoga Therapists and is certified as a yoga kids' teacher and trainer by Yoga Kids International. She has advanced training in trauma through The Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, D.C. and is a Level I Reiki practitioner. She recently completed her Ayurvedic Medicine Training for wellness coaching and this past year authored a chapter on Meditation in an Integrative Medicine Textbook for Rehab Professionals.  

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Betsy Shandalov maintains a private practice. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Betsy Shandalov has no relevant non-financial relationships.


Additional Info

Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)

Access never expires for this product.


Target Audience

Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Physical Therapists, Physical Therapy Assistants, Nurses, Athletic Trainers, Yoga Instructors

Objectives

  • Define Pranayama and how yogic breathing can influence pulmonary and immune systems.
  • Explain ways that yoga can provide therapeutic benefits to improve muscular and joint stability.
  • Describe the difference between active and restorative poses and list the therapeutic benefits of each.
  • Describe how to position a client with a disability using restorative poses and identify how positioning and Pranayama can improve your client’s overall wellness.
  • Demonstrate how to use basic yoga poses, sequences and deep relaxation using props for modification depending on client’s diagnosis.
  • Identify how to customize client treatment plans.

Outline

Yoga as a Therapeutic Modality

  • What is yoga?
  • Understand integrative medicine
  • Review body systems and how they work together
  • Yoga and its benefit in a variety of healthcare and home settings

Anatomy of Therapeutic Yoga: Cardiopulmonary System

  • Review pulmonary anatomy (case study)
  • Proper breathing and its benefits
  • Types of Pranayama
  • Breathing exercises
  • Therapeutic breathing and your clients
  • When to use Pranayama
  • Define breathing and positioning
    • upright
    • side-lying in bed
    • wheelchair
    • standing
  • Case study with group practice of Pranayama

Anatomy of Therapeutic Yoga: Musculoskeletal System

  • Living with disability - A client’s voice on body image and change (case study)
  • Anatomy of the hip joint (case study)
  • Opening the joint door: Muscle and body balance
  • Practical applications for diagnoses
  • Secondary disabilities and their consequences, dissecting the mechanics of movement
    • spasticity
    • hypotonicity
    • muscle imbalance
  • Yoga as medicine

Asana Application and Treatment

  • Asana poses
  • The science of restorative vs. active poses and the body’s response
  • Decide between restorative vs. active poses for treatment
  • Case studies in a variety of settings
  • Perform active poses

Poses: Props and Our Patients

  • Perform restorative poses
  • How do resting poses help clients with disabilities? (Client with cancer case study)
  • The importance of elongation and extension of the body and how props assist your clients
  • Pictures of supported and active yoga poses for clients with a variety of disabilities
  • Props for therapeutic use with spasticity, abnormal tone, weakness or imbalance
  • How do you decide if your client needs resting or active poses and how much?
  • Is the client prone, supine or in the wheelchair?

Pose Lab and Case Study Presentations

  • Practice poses and experience the therapeutic benefits of a restorative pose vs. an active pose
  • Using props through visuals and poses
    • Examine 5 different case studies and determine what poses are best for your clients
  • Therapeutic benefits of each pose for each diagnosis, and their contraindications
  • What props to use for each pose and why?

Yoga and Expanding Client Treatment

  • In your setting: Acute care, inpatient, outpatient, home health, and hospice
  • Throughout the lifespan
  • Giving client a gift in the community
  • Recent studies in medicine and yoga
  • Yoga and it’s future in healthcare
  • Yoga and the integrative medicine team

Yoga and Your Practice

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Total Reviews: 3

Comments

Elizabeth K

"Besty is very interesting and knowledgeable."

Clare P

"i would absolutely go to our listen to another one of Betsy's seminars...super job!"

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