Course Code: REL-RTS-0-23POD22
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2026
Learning Objectives:
Determine the basic elements of dance genres and how dance benefits the patient based on patient presentation.
Determine how to implement and progress a plan of care that integrates dance as an intervention.
Outline:
Introduction
A Patient Example to Set the Scene (2:28)
Impairments Dance Addresses (4:48)
How to Introduce Dance into the Intervention (5:56)
Case Example: Using the Tango (8:00)
Monitoring Intensity (11:48)
Documentation (15:19)
Different Dance Genres to Consider (16:30)
Benefit of Dancing with Different Medical Conditions (18:15)
Do I Need to Be an Expert in Dance? (34:50)
Benefits of Dance with Traumatic Brain Injury (38:50)
Implementing Dance via Telehealth (44:35)
Student Buy In (48:09)
Dancing: An Interdisciplinary Intervention (49:48)
Conclusion (52:02)
Subject Matter Expert: Dennis W. Klima, PT, MS. PhD, DPT
Dennis Klima joined the University of Maryland Eastern Shore faculty in the fall of 2002. Prior to his UMES appointment, Dennis served as program director of the Physical Therapist Assistant Program at the Baltimore City Community College for 13 years. A graduate of the Medical College of Virginia, he received his Bachelor of Science degree in physical therapy in 1983 and began clinical experience at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institution in Baltimore, Maryland. He received a Master of Science in Adult and Continuing Education and completed a PhD in Physical Therapy from Temple University. He supervises community-based fall prevention clinics for older adults on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and is a Master Trainer for the Stepping On Program. Dennis received his geriatric and neurologic clinical specializations from the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties. He has presented geriatric and neurologic continuing education courses locally, nationally, and internationally and has authored both peer-reviewed articles and book chapters related to falls among older adults.
Writer: Tiffany Shubert, PT, PhD
Dr. Shubert has a Master’s in Physical Therapy from UC San Francisco/San Francisco State University and a PhD in Human Movement Science from UNC Chapel Hill. She is a licensed physical therapist with over 20 years of clinical experience. She has taught in pre and post-professional DPT programs and is a funded researcher with 35 peer-reviewed publications. The majority of her research has focused on evidence-based fall risk management and the dissemination and implementation of the Otago Exercise Program.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Intermediate level Occupational Therapists; Physical Therapists; in the following settings: Rehabilitation Settings.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.