UAB Training for CI Therapy - Online
Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (CI therapy) is a physical rehabilitation approach designed to improve motor recovery and increase extremity use following neuromuscular injury such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy and brain resection.
Since 1987, Dr. Edward Taub and his research group at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have been leaders in CI therapy research and development. Developed by Dr. Taub, the approach has been successfully used to improve function in adults and children recovering from neuromuscular dysfunction at UAB and other laboratories in the United States and abroad.
To promote understanding and appropriate use of CI therapy in clinical practice, The UAB CI Therapy Research Group, led by Dr. Taub, has developed an online training program for health professionals interested in establishing CI therapy clinical programs for upper extremity (UE) recovery with adults and children recovering from stroke and other neurologic conditions.
Program Description
The online training program consists of 15 self-paced, narrated PowerPoint presentations, multiple activities to enrich learning including demonstration videos, synchronous and asynchronous opportunities to ask questions of course instructors, a huge bank of resources (manuals, journal articles), and built-in strategies to self-assess/check your new skills and clinical application.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion, participants will be able to:
- Describe the scientific rationale for improving motor function through CI therapy.
- Discuss previous research findings related to CI therapy.
- Accurately describe and apply the techniques constituting the CI therapy protocol.
Continuing Education Units
Upon completion of this course, participants will earn 2.0 continuing education credits (20 contact hours) awarded from the UAB School of Health Professions.
Course Instructors
-
Mary Bowman , OTR/L, C/NDT, LSVT-BIG
Mary Bowman , OTR/L, C/NDT, LSVT-BIG
Mary Bowman, assistant professor in the UAB departments of Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy, has been an occupational therapist for more than 30 years and has worked in Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy since 2002 when she joined Dr Edward Taub's CI Therapy Research Group. Since that time, she has developed and implemented multiple CI Therapy research and treatment protocols. She has treated adult patients in CI Therapy clinical practice in the UAB Taub Therapy Clinic and children at Childrens of Alabama, where she has administered all versions of CI Therapy for the arm and hand.
-
David Morris
David M. Morris, PT, PhD, FAPTA
David Morris, professor and chair of the UAB Department of Physical Therapy, has worked in Constraint-Induced Therapy at UAB since 1994 and has participated in multiple research projects aimed at developing the approach and examining its influence on extremity use following stroke and other neurologic disorders.
Course Registration
- Clinician rate: $375 USD
- Student rate: $225 USD
Minimum System Requirements
Click here to see the minimum system requirements.
Interested?
If you have questions, or wish to be contacted when the course is live, please click here for a form to add your contact information.