Certification Course Details

15 CEUs for Occupational Therapists

CNSI Offers Certification Courses for Occupational Therapists

Details of each live in-person course are listed below.  There are six certification courses in total. The first two courses alone have the potential to change how you practice and significantly improve patient outcomes.

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CNSI 1

Evaluating + Exercising the Brain

Associate patient symptoms to brain dysfunction. Learn how to assess the brain for weaknesses in specific regions. User-friendly charts will be provided to easily start mapping brain dysfunction and incorporate brain exercises within your patients’ plan of care.

Discuss how to use brain-based STG to reach functional LTG. By the end of the course, you will have a resource binder and the tools to see significant improvements in patient outcomes. After completing the post-exam, the occupational therapist will be registered as a CNSI Practitioner- level 1. A level 1 CNSI practitioner will have access to consult with CNSI Certified Practitioners to clarify course material and assist with difficult cases.

Hierarchy and basic pathways of the central nervous system.

Brain Regions covered:

  • Lobes: Frontal, Parietal, Temporal, Occipital
  • Cerebellum
  • Right vs Left hemisphere and the sagittal plane.

CNSI 2

Brainstem & Vestibular Rehab

Gain significant knowledge in our brain’s automatic and unconscious processing.

Have confidence in improving and even eliminating sensory processing dysfunctions across the lifespan, especially as it relates to vestibular, proprioception, and interoception.  Learn how this plays a role in balance disorders, posture, deconditioning & age-related decline, trauma, brain injury, anxiety, ADHD, headache/migraines, learning disabilities, and more.

Effectively provide vestibular input through eye and head movements.  Build body awareness through stimulating the cerebellum & parietal lobe (CNSI1) while simultaneously retraining the vestibular system to better recognize and process movement.  By building these neuropathways, an individual can gain security and reduce Fight/Flight symptoms that often play a major role in anxiety and in-attentiveness.

Cranial nerve testing, including the Vagus, can lead to additional brainstem information and aide in regulating in the autonomic nervous system (reduce sympathetic and lower HR while increasing parasympathetic rest and digest).

The therapist will have their own resource binder for reference and after completing the post-exam, the occupational therapist will be registered as a CNSI Practitioner- level 2.

Vestibular

  • Dizziness and Giddiness
  • Peripheral vs Central Vestibular Processing
  • Sensory Processing Dysfunction

Cranial Nerve Testing

  • Oculomotor & Eye Positioning
  • Tongue & Palate Exams
  • Facial Tone, Sensory, & Muscle Testing
  • Auditory Exams

Map Weaknesses in the Brainstem: pons, vestibular nuclei, mesencephalon, medulla

  • Horizontal vs Vertical Plane: Eye & Body Movements

Rewire the Brainstem: during structured exercise or dynamic/play-based intervention.

  • Specific (by direction, visual-field, and frequency) Eye Exercises
  • Face & Tongue Exercises
  • Superior & Inferior Colliculus Exercises

CNSI 3

Mood, Movement, and Neuro Fatigue

Learn the signs of overstimulation and how to provide the “just-right” amount of input. Assess for signs of basal ganglia involvement, including tics, intentional tremors, and rigidity of movement. Become knowledgeable regarding adding basal ganglia input to your treatments. After completing the post-exam, the occupational therapist will be registered as a CNSI Practitioner- level 3.

Avoiding patient crash, including headaches, nausea

Basal Ganglia:

  • Tics and Movement disorders
  • Perceived versus Actual and it’s role in argumentative behavior

CNSI 4

Peripheral vs Central Nervous System Evaluation and Management

Effectively identify when your findings are peripheral impairments versus a central nervous system deficit. After completing the post-exam, the occupational therapist will be registered as a CNSI Practitioner- level 4.

Tightness (central) vs Weakness (peripheral)

Impingement vs Brain 

    CNSI 5

    Spinal and Autonomic Disorders

    Identify the disorders and become comfortable discussing the pathology and providing treatment interventions. Gather judgement as to when and where to refer clients. After completing the post-exam, the occupational therapist will be registered as a CNSI Practitioner- level 5.

    POTS

    CNSI 6

    Systemic Pathology and Its Effect on Neuro Rehab

    Have confidence in identifying the first signs of disease, such as MS, as well as systematic issues that would affect your outcomes. Learn how to gather resources in your area and find practitioners for referrals. Guide your clients to appropriate practitioners based on their specialty and your findings. Become a CNSI Certified Practitioner and expert in Neuro Rehab! Potentially gain employment as a consultant for new CNSI practitioners.

    Oxygen

    Inflammation

    Autoimmune