Lifestyle Redesign®
The Lifestyle Redesign Webinar Series features a variety of speakers and topics that highlight the potential of the Lifestyle Redesign intervention framework, whether that be novel approaches to practice, innovative research, or noteworthy curricular developments. These webinars are recorded and made available for on-demand viewing for a nominal fee. General information about how to access on-demand webinars and how to claim CEU credit can be found in the drop-downs below.
New on-demand learning opportunities will be added to this page as they are made available.
Future webinars will be advertised in the bi-monthly Latest in Lifestyle Redesign newsletter, as well as listed under Upcoming Events.
USC is an AOTA Approved Provider of Professional Development.
Accessing On-Demand Webinars
- Navigate to the registration page for the on-demand webinar you would like to view.
- Select the registration option that applies to you. Enter your contact and billing information.
- If you indicate you are an AOTA member, you will be asked to provide your AOTA membership number. This is subject to verification.
- If you indicate you are a USC Chan Alumni, you will be asked to provide your name while attending USC as well as your graduation year. This is subject to verification.
- Consent to the Digital Product Agreement: “This product is owned by USC Chan. I certify that I will not share access to this product with others, and I attest that I am the sole viewer of this on-demand webinar recording.”
- Upon submitting, you will see a confirmation page, which will also be emailed to you. Click “Access Virtual Event” to view the on-demand webinar. You will be able to pause and replay the recording on your own time, for up to 30 days from the date of purchase.
If you live in a country outside of the U.S., your server may limit your ability to access the on-demand webinar recording; if you experience this issue, please follow the instructions provided at the time of purchase to request a refund. We sincerely apologize for this inconvenience and are actively exploring other options for our international partners.
The on-demand webinars do not currently include closed captions/subtitles. If you require ADA accommodations, such as a written transcript of the webinar, please email your request to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) at least five business days prior to the webinar purchase date so that arrangements can be made.
Claiming CEU Credit for On-Demand Viewing
In order to receive a copy of your CEU certificate for viewing on-demand webinars, you must watch the entire webinar recording and complete both post-webinar surveys within 30 days of purchase.
To complete post-webinar surveys:
- Watch the entire on-demand webinar recording.
- Upon finishing the recording, a link to the post-webinar surveys will pop up in place of the recording. Click the link to complete and submit the anonymous webinar evaluation survey.
- Upon submitting the first survey, you will be prompted to complete the webinar learning activity and provide your contact information. It is recommended that you use the same email used to register for the on-demand webinar to reduce delays in processing your certificate.
You will receive an electronic CEU certificate to the email provided within 2-3 weeks of submitting both surveys. Certificates will not be provided to anyone who did not register to access the on-demand webinar.
If you have any questions, please contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
12 Years of Lifestyle Redesign® at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Medical Center
Michal Atkins and Monica Becerril
View 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.
Audience: This is an introductory level activity designed for OT practitioners, however, all levels of experience and disciplines are welcome.
Cost of On-Demand Webinar:
- Standard: US$30
- AOTA Members & USC Chan Alumni: US$27
About the Speakers: Michal S. Atkins & Monica Becerril
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) in Los Angeles, California. 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.
Late-Diagnosed ADHD and Autism: Supporting Adults Through A Period Of Discovery
Dr. Samantha Valasek
View this webinar to learn about supporting late-diagnosed ADHD and autistic adults through the health and well-being challenges they commonly encounter. Understand the critical role occupational therapy can play in guiding clients as they come to a greater understanding of themselves, their needs, and their strengths. Explore the impact of lifestyle considerations and activity adaptations on occupational engagement, the benefits of interprofessional care, and the evidence-based intervention approaches you can bring into your sessions today. Consider how the insights from case studies from the interprofessional team at Spectrum Psych Los Angeles could apply to your practice.
Audience: This is an introductory level activity designed for OT practitioners, however, all levels of experience and disciplines are welcomed.
Cost of On-Demand Webinar:
- Standard: US$30
- AOTA Members & USC Chan Alumni: US$27
About the Speaker: Samantha Valasek, OTD, OTR/L, CTTS, ADHD-RSP
Dr. Samantha Valasek is a licensed occupational therapist with a specialization in addressing the needs of neurodivergent individuals, including those who are autistic or have ADHD, OCD or other neurodevelopmental differences. Dr. Valasek works with adults and adolescents to improve their daily living and ability to pursue milestone achievements through a holistic, collaborative, goal-oriented approach. Her areas of clinical expertise include assessment of functional cognition, sensory processing, executive function skills training, environmental modifications, compensatory strategies, habit and routine formation, and accommodations in the school and workplace. Her work is focused on supporting clients who experience executive function (thinking), sensory processing and emotional regulation (feeling), and behavioral (doing) challenges to live more full and meaningful lives. She guides her clients in developing the practical skills, strategies, and adjustments that support sustainable participation in real-life contexts. She loves working collaboratively with the other clinicians at Spectrum Psych Los Angeles to target their clients’ goals together in a holistic way.
Dr. Valasek started her career and developed her expertise as a clinical faculty member at the University of Southern California. While there, she had the pleasure of working with university students, faculty, staff, and community members to create health-promoting habits and routines. Her services addressed a range of chronic conditions, including anxiety, depression, addiction, insomnia, obesity, diabetes, migraines, and chronic pain. In addition to her direct clinical work, she taught graduate-level occupational therapy courses; developed programming around ADHD, self-regulation, medical student wellness, and tobacco/alcohol cessation; and was involved in multiple inter-professional clinics.
Navigating Postpartum Wellbeing: How Occupational Therapy Can Meet The Need
Dr. Carlin Daley Reaume
In this 1- hour webinar, Dr. Carlin Daley Reaume will lead participants through an exploration of prevalent health and wellbeing challenges that can occur for people after giving birth and understand the critical role that occupational therapy can play in supporting clients through this significant time of transition. Attendees will gain a greater understanding of the impact of lifestyle considerations within this phase of life and learn simple, evidence-based intervention approaches that can create a powerful starting point for providing holistic care.
Audience: This is an introductory level activity designed for OT practitioners, however, all levels of experience and disciplines are welcomed.
Cost of On-Demand Webinar:
- Standard: US$30
- AOTA Members & USC Chan Alumni: US$27
About the Speaker: Carlin Daley Reaume, OTD, OTR/L, DipACLM
Dr. Carlin Daley Reaume is a licensed occupational therapist with a board certification in Lifestyle Medicine (DipACLM) and additional specialty certifications in Pilates, Pregnancy & Postpartum Corrective Exercise (PCES), and Perinatal Mental Health (PMH-C). Dr. Reaume is also a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200), and a graduate of Loyola Marymount University’s Yoga Therapy RX Certificate Program. After completing both her Master’s and Doctorate at the University of Southern California, she has created a career weaving together her background in Lifestyle Redesign, mental health, mindfulness and movement in order to forge her own path in a variety of non-traditional OT settings including workplace wellness, college student mental health, and maternal wellness. She launched her private practice, Supported Mama, in 2020 with the goal of helping women reconnect to their bodies after pregnancy in a way that supports both physical and mental wellbeing. Dr. Reaume is an Assistant Clinical Professor within the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program at the University of the Pacific in Sacramento, California and currently serves as the Advocacy & Government Affairs Committee Chair for the Occupational Therapy Association of California.
Leveraging Lifestyle Medicine for Occupational Therapy’s Expansion of Lifestyle-Based Services
Dr. Christy Billock
In this 1-hour webinar, Dr. Christy Billock will lead participants through an exploration of the growing field of lifestyle medicine and its potential to help expand the reach and nature of occupational therapy’s lifestyle-based services. Attendees will learn about the history, key pillars, and interdisciplinary nature of lifestyle medicine as foundational for future collaboration and advocacy. The presentation will consider how lifestyle medicine can align with and complement the scope of practice of occupational therapy, thereby paving the way for broader application of lifestyle-based services and coordinated client care.
Audience: This is an introductory level activity designed for OT practitioners, however, all levels of experience and disciplines are welcomed.
Cost of On-Demand Webinar:
- Standard: US$30
- AOTA Members & USC Chan Alumni: US$27
About the Speaker: Christy Billock PhD, OTR/L, DipACLM
Dr. Christy Billock is a licensed occupational therapist and holds a PhD in Occupational Science from the University of Southern California where her dissertation focused on women’s experiences of spirituality in everyday life. She was a professor for 24 years where questions of meaning, the science of well-being and health, and how it all relates to what we do every day influenced her teaching and scholarship. She currently has a private practice focused on conscious living and dying where she helps others utilize a whole health approach for optimal mental, physical, and spiritual health and well-being. Dr. Billock is a board-certified diplomate of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine as well as being a conscious dying coach and death doula. She is the founding co-chair of the American Occupational Therapy Association’s Lifestyle Management Community of Practice.
Dr. Billock has spoken at numerous state, regional, national, and international professional conferences and has published on a variety of topics. She is the recipient of numerous awards including, most recently, the 2022 California Foundation for Occupational Therapy Honored Lectureship and the 2020 Occupational Therapy Association of California Award of Excellence.
Optimizing Occupations, Habits, and Routines for Health and Well-being: An Overview of the Lifestyle Redesign Intervention Framework
Dr. Beth Pyatak
Dr. Chantelle Rice Collins
In this 1-hour webinar, authors Dr. Beth Pyatak and Dr. Chantelle Rice Collins will lead participants in a deep dive into their recent publication “Optimizing Occupations, Habits, and Routines for Health and Well-Being With Lifestyle Redesign: A Synthesis and Scoping Review”. The speakers will outline the Lifestyle Redesign intervention framework’s core characteristics and draw upon a case study to illustrate the application of Lifestyle Redesign in clinical practice, including an overview of the findings from evaluation, long term goal setting, treatment topics addressed, and outcomes from treatment. In addition, the speakers will highlight key findings from the scoping review conducted for this publication, showcasing the intervention’s adaptability in its application across diverse populations and settings.
Audience: This is an introductory level activity designed for OT practitioners, however, all levels of experience and disciplines are welcomed.
Cost of On-Demand Webinar:
- Standard: US$30
- AOTA Members & USC Chan Alumni: US$27
