Applies To:
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Illinois
Occupational Therapists
- OT
- OTA
The Mission of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation is to protect the residents of Illinois, to ensure the safety and soundness of financial institutions, to ensure that competent professionals are licensed to provide services to the public, and, to enhance commerce in the state for the benefit of all its residents.
Every Occupational Therapist and Occupational Therapy Assistant shall complete 24 CE hours relevant to the practice of occupational therapy during each pre-renewal period as a condition of renewal. A pre-renewal period is the 24 months preceding December 31 in the year of the renewal.
- In each renewal period, 1 CE hour shall include a course in ethics.
- In each renewal period, 1 CE hour shall include a course in sexual harassment prevention training.
- In each renewal period, 1 CE hour shall include a course on dementia recognition training, which shall only apply to licensees who provide health care services to, and have direct patient interactions with, adult populations age 26 or older in the practice of the licensee’s profession.
CE must be related to a licensee’s current or anticipated roles and responsibilities in occupational therapy and must directly or indirectly serve to protect the public by enhancing the licensee’s continuing competence. CE must be relevant to the advancement, extension and enhancement of professional clinical skills and scientific knowledge in the practice of occupational therapy or fulfilling the other professional roles of an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant.
A renewal applicant is not required to comply with CE requirements for the first renewal following the original issuance of the license.
Board Contact Info
Illinois Dept. of Financial and Professional Regulation
Phone: 1 (888) 473-4858
TTY/TDD Line: 1 (866) 325-4949
Chicago Office
555 West Monroe Street, 5th Floor
Chicago, IL 60661
Springfield Office
320 West Washington Street, 3rd Floor
Springfield, IL 62786
Occupational Therapist
- 1 hour of ethics
- 1 hour of sexual harassment prevention
- 1 hour of dementia recognition training (ONLY for licensees who provide health care services to, and have direct patient interactions with, adult populations age 26 or older in the practice of the licensee's profession)
Credential Renewal
24 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your OT credential.
CE-Credit.com does not currently offer any courses applicable to this credential.
| Course Description | Medium |
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Occupational Therapy Assistant
- 1 hour of ethics
- 1 hour of sexual harassment prevention
- 1 hour of dementia recognition training (ONLY for licensees who provide health care services to, and have direct patient interactions with, adult populations age 26 or older in the practice of the licensee's profession)
Credential Renewal
24 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your OTA credential.
CE-Credit.com does not currently offer any courses applicable to this credential.
| Course Description | Medium |
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| Course Description | Medium |
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The Impact of Stigma on Mental Health and Quality of Life of Infertile Women: A systematic review
1 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Clinical Disorders (Adult) |
Reading-Based Online |
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Community-based Models of Care Facilitating the Recovery of People Living With Persistent and Complex Mental Health Needs: A systematic review and narrative synthesis
3.25 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Clinical Disorders (Adult); Application to Practice |
Reading-Based Online |
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Effects of Creative Movement Therapies on Social Communication Behavioral-Affective Sensorimotor Cognitive and Functional Participation Skills of Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review
4 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Clinical Disorders (Adult) |
Reading-Based Online |
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Adolescent Suicide: Understanding Unique Risks and Opportunities for Trauma Centers to Recognize, Intervene, and Prevent a Leading Cause of Death
1 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Children and Adolescents; Application to Practice; Professional Readiness |
Reading-Based Online |
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A Meta-analytic Review of Anger Management Activities That Increase Or Decrease Arousal: What fuels or douses rage?
1.75 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Clinical Disorders (Adult); Application to Practice |
Reading-Based Online |
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Prevention and Treatment of Anxiety Depression and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among College Students
3.25 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Clinical Disorders (Adult); Suicide |
Reading-Based Online |
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Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
1 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Sexual Abuse; Domestic Violence; Application to Practice; Family/Couple |
Reading-Based Online |
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A Community Engaged Approach in Adapting Motivational Interviewing and Skills Training for Native Americans With Experiences of Substance Misuse
1 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Clinical Disorders (Adult); Cultural & Racial Diversity; Treatment Knowledge; Cultural Diversity; Application to Practice |
Reading-Based Online |
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Childhood Trauma Personality and Substance Use Disorder:: The Development of a Neuropsychoanalytic Addiction Model
1.75 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Medical Health, Pharmacology; Understanding Addiction; Application to Practice; Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
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Flash Technique in a Scalable Low-intensity Group Intervention for COVID-19 Related Stress in Healthcare Providers
1 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Medical Health, Pharmacology; Clinical Disorders (Adult); Treatment Knowledge; Application to Practice; Pharmacology |
Reading-Based Online |
