Pediatric Health Care Service Delivery in Diverse Populations Webinar

Thursday, May 20, 2021
12:00 pm–1:00 pm EDT, 11:00 am–12:00 pm CDT, 10:00 am–11:00 am MDT, 9:00 am–10:00 am PDT

Tasha Perkins Holmes, MOT, OTR/L

Instructor Bio:

Tasha Perkins Holmes, MOT, OTR/L holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and her graduate degree in Occupational Therapy from Nova Southeastern University. She is an experienced clinician with over 16 years of clinical experience.

Tasha has worked in a variety of settings and with different age groups, ranging from pediatrics to geriatrics. Tasha has a special interest in school-based service provision, particularly using the teletherapy service delivery model. In this role, she has provided school-based OT services nationally and internationally. In addition to direct treatment services, Tasha also has experience teaching at the collegiate level as an instructor in the Occupational Therapy Assistant Program at Central Piedmont Community College.

Tasha is passionate about health equity and the impact of bias on the care delivered and received and has created and delivered content on Diversity and Health Care for national continuing education providers such as OccupationalTherapy.com. Tasha’s interest in this topic has grown and evolved as a health care consumer, a health care provider, and as a woman of color. As a clinician working in a diverse community, she shares her experience and perspective to improve access, service delivery, and the health care experience for pediatric clients and their families.

Objectives: At the end of the session the learner will:

• Identify barriers to health care provision in diverse populations.
• Describe ways to be more inclusive when providing health care services.
• Discuss benefits of providing inclusive health care services.

Audience: This webinar is intended for all members of the rehabilitation team, including medical staff, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech language pathologists, licensed psychologists, mental health professionals, and other interested professionals.

Level: Intermediate

Certificate of Attendance: Certificates of attendance are available for all attendees. No CEUs are provided for this session.

Registration: Registration is complimentary for members of IPRC/RCPA. Registration fee for non-members is $179. Not a member yet? Consider joining today. Multiple registrations per organization are permitted. Register here to participate.