Continuing Education at USC Chan

The division strives to offer ongoing learning opportunities for expanded knowledge and skills in occupational science and occupational therapy.

Sensory Integration
For inquiries about the Sensory Integration Continuing Education (CE) Certificate Program, please email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Limited Status
Any occupational therapist who wishes to attend one or more USC courses for credit towards a degree as a “limited status” student is invited to contact a member of our Admissions Team.

General Questions
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USC Continuing Education
For information about USC Continuing Education, visit continuingeducation.usc.edu.

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Specialty Courses

Designed for the experienced clinician but accessible to all graduate students, these courses are key building blocks in creating programs of study with specific occupational therapy specialty focus areas, enabling graduate students to both broaden and deepen their knowledge and expertise in cutting-edge practice areas.

OT 560: Contemporary Issues in School-Based Practice
OT 563: Occupational Therapy in Primary Health Care Environments
OT 564: Sensory Processing and Sensory Integration
OT 567: Contemporary Issues: Occupational Therapy in Early Intervention
OT 571: Assistive Technology
OT 572: Ergonomics
OT 573: Hand Rehabilitation
OT 574: Enhancing Motor Control for Occupation
OT 575: Dysphagia Across the Lifespan: Pediatrics through Geriatrics
OT 578: Therapeutic Communication: Facilitating Change in Clients
OT 583: Current Applications of Lifestyle Redesign
OT 584: Clinical Applications of Telehealth Technologies in OT
OT 610: Sensory Integrative Dysfunction

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USC Sensory Integration Continuing Education (CE) Certificate Program

The USC Sensory Integration Continuing Education (CE) Certificate Program provides training in the theory, assessment, and intervention principles of sensory integration as originated by USC Chan faculty member Dr. A. Jean Ayres (1920–1988).

USC Chan is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development (#4613).
C1: PD activity approval ID# 03171.
C2: PD activity approval ID# 03658.
C3: PD activity approval ID# 03659.
C4: PD activity approval ID# 05376.
Course 1 is offered at 3.0 CEUs, Introductory educational level.
Courses 2 and 3 are 2.1 CEUs each, Intermediate educational level.
Course 4 is offered at 2.8 CEUs, Advanced educational level.

The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

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Lifestyle Redesign® Education and Training

The Lifestyle Redesign Knowledge Mobilization Initiative (LR-KMI), launched in 2022, aims to promote greater synergies across research, education, and practice in Lifestyle Redesign, and to develop resources and infrastructure to enable occupational therapy practitioners and health system partners to integrate Lifestyle Redesign into diverse practice settings. These efforts include developing continuing education opportunities, Lifestyle Redesign training, and a Lifestyle Redesign Certification, accessible to all occupational therapy practitioners.

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Fieldwork Educators Seminar

This introductory course prepares occupational therapy fieldwork educators and practitioners who supervise students to effectively support clinical learning.

Participants will explore the educator’s role, relevant academic and state regulations, evidence-based teaching and supervision strategies, practical approaches for integrating teaching into daily practice, and effective methods for addressing common student challenges during fieldwork.

USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

1540 Alcazar Street, CHP 133, Los Angeles, CA 90089-9003

ACOTE accreditation | NBCOT certification

The USC entry-level doctorate in occupational therapy (OTD) degree program (cost of attendance) is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education® (ACOTE®) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). The USC entry-level master’s degree program (cost of attendance) is in Accreditation–Inactive status by ACOTE®. View our program’s ACOTE® standards public data. ACOTE® c/o the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.®, 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 652-AOTA, www.acoteonline.org.

Professional program graduates are eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapist administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.® (NBCOT®), nbcot.org. Program results from the NBCOT can be found online at www.nbcot.org/Educators-Folder/SchoolPerformance.