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AOTA Approved CECs for Occupational Therapists

Get unlimited access to 150+ American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) pre-approved (provider #00463) continuing education courses (CECs), 3 certifications, and so much more, with just one membership (100s of 5-star reviews ). Every course you take counts toward CECs and our 3rd party approved and college-credit-worthy certifications: Integrated Manual Therapist (IMT) , Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) , and Human Movement Specialist (HMS) . All courses can be completed on desktop or mobile and include video, illustrations, audio, and text to ensure you have the format you prefer, wherever you are.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Continuing Competency Units (CEUs) and Continuing Education Units (CECs)

  • What does CEC stand for? CEC continuing education credits.
  • What does CEU stand for? CEU stands for continuing education unit.
  • What is the difference between CEC and CEU? These terms are synonymous, though different organizations may prefer to use one or the other.
  • What is 2 CEUs? Generally, 1 CEC or CEU is equivalent to 1 "contact hour," which is approximately 1 hour of study or 1 hour of presented material.
  • What are examples of CECs/CEUs? CECs/CEUs are typically awarded for pre-approved online courses, live workshops, webinars, and academic work (e.g., PhD progress, peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations).
  • Are CEUs worth anything? Yes, CEUs are necessary for license renewal in most states. However, the quality of courses can vary significantly, so it's important to research before committing time and money to a course.

Why the Brookbush Institute?

  • Expect More: All Brookbush Institute courses are pre-approved for CECs for OT state license renewal. Additionally, if you hold a DPT, CPT, LMT, ATC, or DC license, our courses will meet your CEC needs. Our flexible online education platform allows you to complete every course on desktop or mobile. Each course includes multiple formats for optimal learning: live webinars, recorded videos, text and illustrations, audio voice-overs, practice exams, credit-worthy final exams, and certificates. Enjoy a seamless, comprehensive educational experience with Brookbush Institute.
  • Unparalleled Accuracy of Information: The Brookbush Institute is the only comprehensively evidence-based education platform in the industry. We know that our colleagues want to be better, help more, and deliver unparalleled results, so they need the most accurate information available. The most accurate information can only be achieved with a systematic approach to developing evidence-based courses. That is why every course we offer is built from a systematic review of all available peer-reviewed and published research, with a focus on improving practical application. With the Brookbush Institute, you never have to decide which "expert opinion" you "believe" when two or more courses contradict (which is all too common on other platforms). Although science slowly evolves over time, and our conclusions may be refined, you can be assured that the content we provide is the most well-supported conclusion that could be developed at the time of publication, based on research and outcomes, not expert opinion.
  • Designed to be the Education Platform All of Wish Existed: All Brookbush Institute certifications are offered with an innovative system of modular courses, iterative testing, and credits (no summative final exam). Our courses include video, illustrations, audio, and text to ensure the learner has the format that they prefer wherever they are. Listen to courses in the car, watch close-captioned videos during breaks at work, or study the text and take notes at home. We are also incredibly passionate about making it comfortable to study from your phone so that you can sneak in study time at any time. Our goal is to develop the most accessible, flexible, and convenient education platform ever.
  • Affordability and Access are Part of our Mission: We are the only education provider in the industry to include our certifications in a true monthly (or yearly) membership plan. This reduces the initial cost of certification to just 3 - 5% of comparable certifications, and you can cancel anytime.

Accreditations and Approvals

Brookbush Institute is accredited or approved by the following organizations.

American Occupational Therapy Association

American Occupational Therapy Association

This logo certifies that the Brookbush Institute is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

The Brookbush Institute is an American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Approved Provider (# 00463) of professional development. The Brookbush Institute offers more than 140 AOTA approved online courses, worth more than 300 professional development hours.

American Council of Education

American Council of Education

The Brookbush Institute’s certifications are among the few that have completed a comprehensive, systematic review of content and assessments, by a panel of third-party subject matter experts (peer review) and approved and scored relative to post-secondary education standards and credit offerings.

Approved by the American Council of Education and Nationally Registered:

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Integrated Manual Therapist

This certification is worth 0 credits and is broken down into the following modules:

Certified Personal Trainer

50 Credits

Human Movement Specialist

60 Credits

Integrated Manual Therapist

80 Credits

9 credits

Joint Anatomy

10 credits

Introduction To Manual Therapy

4 credits

Overhead Squat Assessment

4 credits

Movement Assessment

4 credits

Special Tests

10 credits

Static Manual Release

8 credits

Joint Mobilization

2 credits

Local Vibration

2 credits

Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM)

1 credits

Research: Movement and Corrective Exercise

10 credits

Electives

Introduction to Functional Anatomy

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1 Credit

Lesson 20: More on the Human Movement Systems

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1 Credit

Lesson 21: Functional Roles of Muscles

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1 Credit

Lesson 22: Introduction to Movement Assessment and Analysis

Overhead Squat Assessment

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2 Credits

Overhead Squat Assessment: Introduction

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2 Credits

Overhead Squat Assessment: Signs of Dysfunction

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What our members are saying

education is invaluable

I have my personal trainer certificate through here and am almost finished my human movement specialist certification. Overall, the education that Brookbush has packaged together for clinicians and trainers is invaluable. I am a physio assistant so coming from more of a rehab background I appreciate that this education has been beneficial both as a trainer and in a rehab setting. I love that I have been able to do all learning at my own pace and able to work around my schedule. Thank you for setting up this platform! Highly recommend :)

Danae Belair
Danae Belair

incredibly helpful

Brookbush has been incredibly helpful since I was in massage school and now as I’m in my career! I run my own practice and it gives me the resources I need to not only improve what I already know, but also help me navigate better, more efficient ways of treatment.

Casey Boland
Casey Boland

thoroughly detailed explanation

We learn principles in academia, we learn cool new modalities via whatever specialty certification, but BBI really concentrates on the nuances of passive treatment and they do a fantastic job. The format in which BBI instructs soft tissue specialists (DPTs, Chiros, ATs) like myself feels like almost like an apprenticeship. You get a thoroughly detailed explanation of the “why’s”, and a visual comprehension of how to apply. Personally, I believe application is where the good and the great are distinguished.

Drew Kim
Drew Kim

incredible resource for any movement nerds

I have been following Brent Brookbush for nearly a decade- back when I was a personal Trainer and now as a Physical Therapist. BBI is an incredible resource for any movement nerds and corrective exercise specialists! The information is thorough with multiple real world applications. I am looking forward to an in-person Manual Therapist course the second they do one a little bit closer to Virginia ;)

Camille Ronesi
Camille Ronesi

Highly recommend

I recently completed the CPT course. It was demanding yet practical. I would highly recommend it for anyone wanting an education about human movement.

Daniel Burnfield
Daniel Burnfield

website is phenomenal

I am a 70 yr old chiropractor and no other healthcare provider was able to come up with an exercise protocol particular to my structural and balances and muscle deficits and keep me in the game. And as for continuing education on human skeletal movement, the website is phenomenal full of great exercises for particular mechanical dysfunction.

Carl Anthony
Carl Anthony
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Popular Courses

Lesson 20: More on the Human Movement Systems

Lesson 20: More on the Human Movement Systems

The study of human movement science includes the relationships between the skeletal, fascial, nervous, and muscular systems. This course covers more detail regarding arthrokinematic motions (slide/glide, roll/spin, pivot), the fascial system, the function of the nervous system/mechanoreceptors (Pacinian corpuscles, Ruffini endings, Golgi tendon organ, and muscles spindle fibers), and the "rules of muscles" (function).

1 Credit
Transverse Abdominis (TVA) Activation: Quadruped Exercise and Progressions

Transverse Abdominis (TVA) Activation: Quadruped Exercise and Progressions

TVA strength training exercises - best progressions for transverse abdominis (TVA) activation, quadrupeds, and bear crawls. Core movements for endurance, stability, hypertrophy, and strength, and a sample abdominal, core, and anti-extension routine.

2 Credits
Overhead Squat Assessment: Introduction

Overhead Squat Assessment: Introduction

This course introduces the Overhead Squat Assessment (OHSA). A dynamic movement assessment that can be used to quickly identify reliable signs correlated with movement impairment and compensation patterns.

2 Credits
Static Manual Release: Trunk Muscles (for Lumbo Pelvic Hip Complex Dysfunction)

Static Manual Release: Trunk Muscles (for Lumbo Pelvic Hip Complex Dysfunction)

Manual release techniques for the commonly overactive trunk muscles. Soft tissue release techniques for the erector spinae, multifidus, psoas major and iliacus (iliopsoas), and quadratus lumborum (QL). Advanced soft tissue, massage, trigger point palpation, and mobilization techniques to inhibit antagonists. The reliability and validity of manual release techniques for excessive forward lean, anterior pelvic tilt, asymmetrical weight shift, back pain, sacroiliac joint (SIJ) dysfunction, and lumbopelvic hip complex dysfunction (LPHCD).

2 Credits

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