Lifestyle Redesign® Certification and Continuing Education

¹ This is a 2-unit course, not eligible for continuing education credit.
² Motivational Interviewing training is to be completed independently, outside of this training program; proof of completion is required.

USC is an AOTA approved provider of Continuing Education

This 12-hour course provides students with an overview of the history, core characteristics, and evidence base of Lifestyle Redesign. The course introduces students to evaluation, treatment planning, and goal setting within Lifestyle Redesign interventions, and provides an overview of the five core domains of Lifestyle Redesign and key terminology used in intervention delivery.

This course is a prerequisite for Core Courses 2 & 3.

This 26-hour course provides a deep dive into the five core domains utilized in Lifestyle Redesign interventions, as well as special considerations for intervention sequencing and discharge planning from a Lifestyle Redesign perspective.

• Domain 1, Meaningful occupations, habits, and routines, highlights the importance of performance patterns and daily occupations in shaping our health and well-being.
• Domain 2, Occupations relevant to managing chronic conditions, reviews occupations that support management of chronic conditions, such as eating routines, physical activity, medication management, and symptom tracking.
• Domain 3, Psychosocial well-being and mental health, discusses emotional regulation, coping strategies, and systemic factors that contribute to chronic stress.
• Domain 4, Environment and context, reviews how the physical and social context shape our experience of chronic conditions, discussing home safety, community mobility, social support, and life transitions.
• Domain 5, Advocacy and accessing healthcare, highlights important factors relevant to navigating the healthcare system and strategies for effectively communicating with providers.

This 8-hour course provides strategies for developing and implementing new Lifestyle Redesign programs in a range of settings, with relevant examples. Additionally, it reviews processes for program evaluation and monitoring, to ensure continued program success.

Our continuing education program will launch with 3-hour Special Topics courses in the most common treatment areas^* addressed by Lifestyle Redesign, with additional topics to be added in the future. These courses each employ a structured format to provide an overview of Lifestyle Redesign intervention approaches for a specific diagnosis or population. Each course begins with pathophysiology and medical management of a particular condition, as it is relevant to occupational performance. Each course then provides a detailed overview of special considerations for evaluation and intervention specific to that diagnosis. Each course concludes with an application portion focused on review of case studies and a learning activity.

^*Special Topics courses include the following: weight management, diabetes, chronic pain, chronic headaches (including post-concussion syndrome), sleep disorders, autism, multiple sclerosis, mental health, and primary care.

Note: This course is not eligible for CE credit as it is offered through USC as a 2-unit semester course, typically 14-weeks in duration. Participants register as limited-status students at USC to enroll.

Participants attend 2-hours synchronous class sessions each week and practice Lifestyle Redesign with clients outside of class. They receive mentoring on their performance, methods and therapeutic approach, and feedback and guidance on treatment and documentation. Weekly discussion with the instructor and peers informs the participant’s treatment planning and delivery. The course requirements include two case studies with clinical observations, which serve to demonstrate competency in delivering Lifestyle Redesign interventions.

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