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Continued provides high-quality education to thousands of professionals annually in the fields of audiology, early childhood education, occupational therapy, physical therapy, social work, and speech-language pathology.
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The editors of Continued’s family of continuing education websites have rounded up courses focused on providing care during the COVID-19 pandemic. These evidence-based courses are presented by leading experts in the fields of audiology, early childhood education, occupational therapy, physical therapy, social work, and speech-language pathology.
“The pandemic presented numerous challenges for professionals in the fields we serve and has forced many adjustments within these professions,” said Carolyn Smaka, AuD, editor in chief of Continued's family of online continuing education websites. “We responded by adding courses in telehealth, self-care, infection control, trauma, grief, and more.”
EDITOR PICKS | Navigating COVID-19 + providing care:
From Christy Huynh, AuD, managing editor of AudiologyOnline:
- New Insights for Audiologic Management During a Pandemic: Necessity is the Mother of Invention
- Mindfulness Based Tinnitus Stress Reduction: Healing from Home During A Pandemic
- Healthcare Professionals & Covid-19: How to Navigate a New World with Older Adults
- In a Changed World, Optimizing Patient Outcomes Requires a Blended Care Approach
- Sustaining the Well-Being of Healthcare Workers During Coronavirus
From Jessica Lewis, MEd, ECSE, managing editor of Early Childhood Education:
- Safe Environments During COVID-19
- Running a Childcare Center During COVID-19
- Supporting Young Children through Change, in partnership with Region 9 Head Start Association
- Responding to Stress, Children, and Families during COVID-19, in partnership with Region 9 Head Start Association
- Early Childhood Leaders Managing the Stress of Working in Response to COVID-19, in partnership with Region 9 Head Start Association
From Fawn Carson, OTD, OTR/L, ATP, senior managing editor of OccupationalTherapy.com:
- Five-Part Series on Occupational Therapy’s Mental Health Response to the COVID Pandemic pertaining to:
- Home Health: PDGM to COVID-19 Response
- OT & COVID: How to Navigate a New World with Older Adults
- The Value of Occupational Therapy in the Acute Care Management of Patients with COVID-19
- Sustaining the Well-Being of Healthcare Workers During Coronavirus
From Calista Kelly, PT, DPT, ACEEAA, Cert. MDT, senior managing editor of PhysicalTherapy.com:
- Management of the Client with Compromised Respiratory Function (including COVID-19)
- Home Health PT Implications for Patients with COVID-19
- Home Health: PDGM to COVID-19 Response
- COVID-19 and PT: Characteristics, Considerations, and Care
- Sustaining the Well-Being of Healthcare Workers During Coronavirus
From Katrinna Matthews, DSW, MEd, LAPSW, managing editor of Social Work:
- Understanding and Treating Collective Trauma in the Age of Covid-19
- Covid-19 Reveals the Pressing Health Needs for African Americans
- A Pandemic of Loss: Coping with Grief
- Social distancing has removed the one thing we need when we grieve: people