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RIC Academy
Wesley M. & Suzanne S. Dixon
Education & Training Center
345 East Superior
Chicago, IL 60611
Ph.: 312-238-6042 
Fax: 312-238-4451
academy@ric.org
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Continuing Education Course Calendar

 

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Thank you for your interest in the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) Academy. Below you will find a list of continuing education courses offered at RIC at 345 East Superior Street in Chicago, Illinois.

To register online for one of the courses listed below follow the corresponding "Register Now" link. If you would prefer to register for a course by mail or by fax, click this link to download the RIC Academy printable registration form (PDF). After you download and print the form, either fax it (if paying by credit card) to 312-238-4451 or mail your completed registration with check payment to the address listed in the "Contact The Academy" section on the right side of this page.

Special Notice for RIC Employees and Staff at Strategic Alliances

Please note that RIC Academy courses often have limited seats available for RIC employees and staff employed by our strategic alliances. To find out if there are seats available for a particular course, click the  "Register Now" link which will take you to the login screen where you will be able to see the the "Employee Registration" link. If all of the employee seats are filled, the link will be inactive. To add your name to the waitlist for an employee seat, please contact Mary Eugene at (312) 238-4251 or meugene@ric.org.

Group Discount Policy

To qualify for group discount rates (you do not need to be from the same facility), registrants must mail, fax or enter online the group's registrations together. Group members cannot receive the discount rate if the registrations are sent separately.

Cancellation Policy

All cancellations must be in writing. Refunds, less a 20% administrative charge, will be given if notice of cancellation is received at least 5 business days before the course's start date. RIC reserves the right to cancel or change any programs for due cause.

Cancellation of a program by RIC will result in a full refund of tuition. RIC is not responsible for the refund of travel or hotel expenses under any circumstance.

 

Date Session Information Cost and registration

2012

Academy Webinar Series

 

Register for 2 or 3 webinars $35/each
Intended Audience: Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Physical Therapists, Physical Therapists Assistants and Speech-Language Pathologists Register Now for 2 to 4 Webinars
Register for Individual Webinars
April 17 Webinar #3: Augmentative and Alternative Communication with Today's Technology $50
Intended Audience: Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Physical Therapists, Physical Therapists Assistants and Speech-Language Pathologists Register Now for Webinar #3
May 1 Webinar #4: Keeping Current with Electronic Aids to Daily Living $50
Intended Audience: Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Physical Therapists, Physical Therapists Assistants and Speech-Language Pathologists Register Now for Webinar #4
June 12 Webinar #5: Pharmacological Interventions in Parkinson's Disease $50
Intended Audience: Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Physical Therapists, Physical Therapists Assistants and Speech-Language Pathologists Register Now for Webinar #5

2012

Academy Courses

February

24-25

Neurologic Upper Extremity: Function and Management

Download the Neurologic Upper Extremity Brochure

$495
Intended Audience: Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Physical Therapists and Physical Therapists Assistants Register Now for Neurologic Upper Extremity

March

1-2

The Multi-Context Approach to Cognitive Rehabilitation of Executive Dysfunctions: Promoting Strategy Use and Awareness Across Functional Activities

Download the Multi-Context Approach Brochure

$495
Intended Audience: Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Speech-Language Pathologists and other professionals interested in cognitive rehabilitation. Register Now for The Multi-Context Approach Course
3

Spatial Neglect and Inattention: Advanced Strategies for Assessment and Treatment

Download the Spatial Neglect & Inattention Brochure

$200
Intended Audience: Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Speech-Language Pathologists and other professionals interested in cognitive rehabilitation. Register Now for the Spatial Neglect and Inattention Course
1-3 Register for All 3 Days and Save $95 $600
Register Now for All 3 Days and Save $95
5-6

Annual Nancye B. Holt Management Course

The Change Imperative in Healthcare Management for the 21st Century

Dowload The Change in Imperative Healthcare Management Brochure

$495
Intended Audience: Managers, Supervisors, Directors and Leaders in Rehabilitation Facilities Register Now for The Change Imperative in Healthcare Management
8-10

Vestibular Rehabilitation: Theory, Evidence and Practical Application

*This course is now closed!*

Please click the waitlist link to add your name to the waitlist.

Download the Vestibular Rehabilitation Brochure

$795
Intended Audience: Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants; Occupational Therapy Assistants; Occupational Therapists Click Here to Add Your Name to the Vestibular Rehabilitation Waitlist.
22-23

Walk the Walk: Locomotor Training in Stroke and Brain Inury

Download the Walk the Walk Course Brochure

$595
Intended Audience: Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Occupational Therapy Assistants and Occupational Therapists Registration Now for Walk the Walk: Locomotor Training
30-31

Spine and Sport Rehabilitation Running Symposium

*This course is now closed!*

Please click the waitlist link to add your name to the waitlist.

Download the Spine and Sport Rehabilitation Running Brochure

$595
Intended Audience: Physicians, Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Chiropractors and Athletic Trainers Click Here to Add Your Name to the Spine and Sport Waitlist.

April

12-13

Interdisciplinary Stroke Course - Rehabilitation of Stroke: Techniques, Technicalities and Techniques

Download the Interdisciplinary Stroke Course Brochure

$495
Intended Audience: Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Physiatrists, Social Workers, Speech-Language Pathologists, Psychologists and Other Professionals Interested in Stroke Rehabilitation Register Now for the Interdisciplinary Stroke Course
23-24

Rehabilitating Visuo-Spatial and Postural Dysfunction Following a Neurological Event

Download the Visuo-Spatial and Postural Dysfunction Brochure

$495
Intended Audience: Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants and Speech-Language Pathologists Registration Now for the Visuo-Spatial and Postural Dysfunction Course

May

3-5

Advances in Rehabilitation for the Patient with a Lower Extremity Amputation

Download the Advances in Rehabilitation Brochure

$625
Intended Audience: Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants and Prosthetists Register Now for Advances in Rehabilitation
7-8

Interdisciplinary Brain Injury Course

Download the New Dimensions in the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury Brochure

$495
Intended Audience: Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Physiatrists, Social Workers, Speech-Language Pathologists and Other Professionals Interested in Brain Injury Rehabilitation Register Now for New Dimensions in the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury
10-11

Advanced Pediatric Gait Analysis

Download the Advanced Pediatric Gait Brochure

$595
Intended Audience:

Orthotists, Orthotic Assistants, Orthotic Technicians, Orthotic Fitters, Pedorthists, Pediatric Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants.  Physical Therapists working in adult neurology or adult learning disability and other professionals working in pediatrics have also found the content relevant and valuable

*NOTE : Prerequisite for this course is to have attended a Pediatric Gait course facilitated by
Elaine Owen, MSc, SRP, MCSP in the past.

Register Now for the Advanced Pediatric Gait Course

June

7-8

Identification and Clinical Management of Differing Learning and Memory Patterns in Neurologically Impaired Adults: Lessons from Neuroscience

Download the Identification and Clinical Management Brochure

$495
Intended Audience: Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants and Speech-Language Pathologists Register Now for Identification and Clinical Management
25-26

Management of Motor Speech Disorders in Adults

Download the Management of Motor Speech Disorders Brochure

$495
Intended Audience: Speech-Language Pathologists Register Now for the Management of Motor Speech Disorders Course
27-29

35th Annual Spinal Cord Injury Course

Download the Annual Interdisciplinary SCI Course Brochure

$695
Intended Audience: Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants and Physicians Register Now for the 35th Annual SCI Course

July

12-13

Evaluation and Treatment of Pediatric Dysphagia: Physiologic, Developmental and Behavioral Disorders

Download the Pediatric Dysphagia Brochure

$495
Intended Audience: Speech-Language Pathologists Register Now for the Pediatric Dysphagia Course