WELLNESS & HOLISTIC PT SEMINAR

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To open this 12 credit hour continuing education seminar, we apply wellness to the APTA Patient/Client Management Model. We demonstrate how a physical therapist can examine physical activity wellness and body composition wellness as well as screen medical wellness (including nicotine dependence and alcohol abuse), nutritional wellness and mental and social wellness. We explain how to best utilize the results of the wellness examination to determine realistic outcomes / goals and design an appropriate intervention plan. Included in this skill set is the ability to discern the clinical indications to refer a patient to another discipline and possibly even discontinue physical therapy. 

During the next component of the seminar, we examine the "component" models of wellness and the Model of Life Wellness (MLW). We then discuss Motivational Interviewing and explore the Change Model (including the stages of incognizance, pre-contemplation, contemplation, recognition, preparation / planning, action, maintenance and permanent maintenance - as well as the concepts of lapse and relapse). We next apply the Model of Life Wellness, Motivational Interviewing, and the Change Model in case scenarios. 

During the next section of the seminar, we examine the three com

The prerequisites for enrolling in the certification course are: (1) completion of the Wellness & Holistic PT seminar,  (2) at least two years of practice as a full-time physical therapist (or the equivalent in part-time or PRN practice). Once enrolled in the certification course itself, the physical therapist will demonstrate his/her ability to integrate wellness and holistic concepts into the practice of physical therapy. This demonstration includes the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains of knowledge. The 12-hr CEU certification process consists of the following:

1. Cognitive domain: A 50 min questions/answer and discussion of general subject matter related to wellness and holistic physical therapy.
2. Cognitive and Psychomotor Domains: (a) A 50-min presentation by the physical therapist demonstrating a complementary intervention of her/his choosing (e.g., nutritional education, herbal medicine (e.g., medical marijuana and CBD), cupping, acupressure, trigger point, yoga, tai chi, meditation, medication teaching and smoking cessation).(b) A 50-min discussion regarding of the efficacy of the intervention including an overview of references.
3. Cognitive and Psychomotor Domains: (a) A 50-min presentation by the physical therapist demonstrating a complementary intervention of her/his choosing;(b) A 50-min discussion regarding of the efficacy of the intervention including an overview of references.
4. Cognitive and Psychomotor Domains: (a) A 50-min presentation by the physical therapist demonstrating a complementary intervention of her/his choosing;(b) A 50-min discussion regarding of the efficacy of the intervention including an overview of references.
5. Cognitive and Psychomotor Domains: (a) A 50-min presentation by the physical therapist demonstrating a complementary intervention of her/his choosing;(b) A 50-min discussion regarding of the efficacy of the intervention including an overview of references.
6. Cognitive and Psychomotor Domains: (a) A 50-min presentation by the physical therapist demonstrating a complementary intervention of her/his choosing;(b) A 50-min discussion regarding of the efficacy of the intervention including an overview of references.
7. Affective Domain: A 50 min (informal) discussion of how the physical therapist integrates wellness into his/her own life and serves as a role model to his/her patients. The certification components are one-on-one with the President of the Wellness Society, and the days of times are to be scheduled directly with her.