CLINICIAN CONTINUING EDUCATION

This hybrid course (12-hrs in person and 10-hrs continuing education course examines an array of sex anomaly disorders and mental illness disorders with which a PT, OT or speech patient may present as comorbidity. As part of the course, we will discuss common medical interventions provided to patients with a variety of sex anomaly and mental illness disorders. We will also explore the implications of a variety of sex anomaly disorders and mental illness disorders on the provision of physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy. Case scenarios of patients with one or more of these disorder will be emphasized. 

1. examine a variety of sex anomaly disorders with which a therapy patient present as a comorbidity - to include Klinefelter's syndrome, XXYY syndrome, Turner syndrome, Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (AIS), Swyer syndrome, de la Chapelle syndrome and ambiguous genitalia;
2. explore common medical interventions provided to patients with a variety of "sex disorders" and explore their implications on physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy;
3. explore strategies patients use to self-address a variety of sex disorders;
4. examine a variety of mental illness disorders with which a therapy patient present as a comorbidity - to include disorders of adult personality and behavior, including organic disorders such as dementia; mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use; delusional disorder such as schizophrenia; mood disorders such as depression and bipolar affective; neurotic disorders such as anxiety and somatoform disorders (e.g., body dysmorphia); behavioral syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors such as eating disorders; disorders of adult personality and behavior such as gender identity disorders and disorders of sexual preference. 
5. explore common medical interventions provided to patients with a variety of mental health disorders, including psychotropic medications and mental health therapy and their implications on physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy;
6. explore strategies patients use to self-address a variety of "sex disorders" and mental disorders
7. discuss how "sex disorders" and mental illness comorbidities can impact a patient's ability to participate in, progress , and benefit from the physical therapy, occupational therapy or speech therapy.