Lifestyle Redesign®
Lifestyle Redesign Calendar
The calendar below shows upcoming events and will be continuously updated as webinars, information sessions, and other events are available.
Perinatal Transitions: Conceptualizing an Application of the Lifestyle Redesign® Framework
Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Time: 11am - 12pm Pacific Time
Location: Zoom
Audience: This is an introductory level activity designed for OT practitioners, however, all levels of experience and disciplines are welcome.
Cost*: This webinar is free to attend; registration is required to join.
In this 1- hour webinar, participants will explore the transition to parenthood from preconception through postpartum, with a particular emphasis on nesting, place-making, and resource seeking. The role of occupational therapy practitioners utilizing the Lifestyle Redesign intervention framework will be considered in the context of providing family-centered interventions for birthing and supporting parents within their wider social networks. Through an evidence-based lens, participants will consider the implications of different environmental contexts and gain a deeper understanding of the impact transitioning into parental roles has on occupational participation.
About the Speaker: Bethany A. Gruskin PhD, MSOT, OTR/L
Dr. Bethany Gruskin is currently competing an AOTA Mental Health Fellowship at the University of Southern California’s Occupational Therapy Faculty Practice. She is eager to share how this experience has been shaping her understanding of perinatal transitions. More broadly, her work has been theoretically conceptualizing how nesting, place-making, and resource seeking impact individuals and support networks. As an emerging career scientist, she is envisioning a career where she can leverage her teaching, research, and clinical skills.
Continuing Education Information
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Define parenescence as a gender-neutral, multi-domain developmental stage of transitioning to parenthood for birthing and support parents.
- Compare and contrast nesting, place-making, and resource seeking from an occupational science perspective, identifying their unique characteristics and overlapping roles in perinatal preparation.
- Summarize the role of occupational therapy in supporting perinatal families through environmental evaluation, adaptation, and the facilitation of functional caregiving spaces.
Cancellation Policy: This webinar is provided at no cost; therefore, there is no refund available.
Course Requirements: Participants must complete and submit the webinar knowledge check and evaluation. Please note that you must attend for the entire event to receive CEU credit.
Special Needs Requests: If you require ADA accommodations, please email details of request(s) to lifestyle.redesign@chan.usc.edu at least one week prior to the webinar start date so that arrangements can be made.
Financial Disclosure: Presenter receives financial compensation as an employee of USC Chan. Non-Financial Disclosure: There are no non-financial relationships to the content of this course.
CEU Credit: This webinar is 1 contact hour. Participants must complete the webinar knowledge check and evaluation in order to receive a certificate of attendance. The webinar knowledge check and evaluation are to be completed within 7 days of webinar in order to receive CEU credit. Certificates will be available within 2 - 3 weeks after the webinar date.
USC Chan is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. PD activity approval ID #15947. This Distance-Learning-Interactive activity is offered at 0.1 CEUs, Introductory, Occupational Therapy Service Delivery, Professional Issues, Foundational Knowledge. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
*Webinars are free for live attendees. This webinar will be recorded and made available for on-demand viewing, for a fee, within 10 days of the event. If you are unable to attend the live event, consider visiting the On-Demand Learning page to register for on-demand webinar access once the recording is made available.
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