Pediatric abusive head trauma, also known as “shaken baby syndrome,” is a severe form of child abuse that most often affects infants. Historically multiple terms have been used to describe the condition, but abusive head trauma (AHT) is now the preferred term. Shaking an infant can cause neurological injury but blunt impact is also an important cause of this injury. This course explains the history, challenges of diagnosis, risk factors, and long-term effects of pediatric abusive head trauma. It also explains the clinical presentation, including the mechanism of injury, characteristic and non-specific signs and symptoms along with components of a child abuse workup.
The goal of this course is to equip nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, and physical therapists with knowledge of the clinical presentation and child abuse workup for pediatric abusive head trauma.
Pediatric abusive head trauma, also known as “shaken baby syndrome,” is a severe form of child abuse that most often affects infants. Historically multiple terms have been used to describe the condition, but abusive head trauma (AHT) is now the preferred term. Shaking an infant can cause neurological injury but blunt impact is also an important cause of this injury. This course explains the history, challenges of diagnosis, risk factors, and long-term effects of pediatric abusive head trauma. It also explains the clinical presentation, including the mechanism of injury, characteristic and non-specific signs and symptoms along with components of a child abuse workup. The goal of this course is to equip nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, and physical therapists with knowledge of the clinical presentation and child abuse workup for pediatric abusive head trauma.
District of Columbia Board of Nursing Approved Continuing Education program (CEBroker Provider #50-290).
Florida Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Georgia Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
South Carolina Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
West Virginia Board of Registered Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
New Mexico Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Arkansas State Board Of Nursing Approved Continuing Education program (CEBroker Provider #50-290).
Kentucky Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.50 contact hours for participating in this course.
Mississippi Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
North Dakota Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Michigan Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Wyoming Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Kansas State Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board Provider #RSX091903 (CEBroker Provider # 50-290)
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Relias LLC is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Relias LLC maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.50 General continuing education credits.
Relias, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0009.
Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of licensed master social work and licensed clinical social work in New York. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice for an LMSW and LCSW. A licensee who practices beyond the authorized scope of practice could be charged with unprofessional conduct under the Education Law and Regents Rules.
As a provider of online, asynchronous education, some courses offered by Relias Learning are considered “self-study” under section 74.10(c)(2)(ii)(b)(4) of the Commissioner’s Regulations. The regulations limit self-study activities taken from a provider approved by the Education Department to no more than 12 hours in the 36-month registration period or one-third of the hours in a registration period other than 36 months.
Social workers will receive 1.50 continuing education hours for participating in this course. This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners (CEBroker Provider 50-290)
West Virginia Board of Social Work (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Michigan Board of Social Work (CEBroker Provider # 50-290)
North Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners (CEBroker Provider # 50-290)
The Iowa Bureau of Professional Licensure accepts Continuing Education hours obtained by completing online training courses related to the practice of physical therapy. This course is approved by the Physical Therapy Board of California and offered to PTs and PTAs for CEUs. This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
Disclaimer: It is the learner's responsibility to determine whether or not this course meets the specific renewal requirements established by your licensing board.
This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
Arizona State Board of Physical Therapy (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
The Colorado State Physical Therapy Board accepts Continuing Education courses as relevant to the licensee’s practice as a physical therapist and pertinent to his/her Learning Plan and goals. This course meets the requirements for Category I credit. This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
The Connecticut State Board of Examiners for Physical Therapists accepts internet-based and distance learning opportunities provided such coursework is related to the practice of physical therapy. This course is approved by the Physical Therapy Board of California and offered to PTs and PTAs for CEUs. This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
The Idaho Physical Therapy Licensure Board accepts Continuing Education courses sponsored by any section or chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association. Relias Learning is a Texas CCAP Accredited Provider by the Texas Physical Therapy Association, approval #2502008TX. This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
Relias LLC is an Illinois Physical Therapy Continuing Education Sponsor, number 216.000290. This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
The Indiana Physical Therapy Committee accepts Continuing Education courses approved by any state physical therapy association. Relias LLC is a Texas CCAP Accredited Provider by the Texas Physical Therapy Association, approval #2502008TX. This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
The Kentucky Board of Physical Therapy accepts Continuing Education courses approved by the American Physical Therapy Association and its affiliate components. Relias LLC is a Texas CCAP Accredited Provider by the Texas Physical Therapy Association, approval #2502008TX.
This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
Michigan Board of Physical Therapy (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
The Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts accepts Continuing Education courses sponsored/approved by any state chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Relias Learning is a Texas CCAP Accredited Provider by the Texas Physical Therapy Association, approval #1902008TX. This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
The Mississippi State Board of Physical Therapy accepts Continuing Education hours accrued through participation in educational activities approved by any state physical therapy association. Relias LLC is a Texas CCAP Accredited Provider by the Texas Physical Therapy Association, approval #2502008TX. This course meets approval under the Mississippi Regulation Part 3103 Rule 5.4 (1) (b).
The Montana Board of Physical Therapy Examiners accepts Continuing Education courses approved by any state physical therapy association as Category A activities. Relias LLC is a Texas CCAP Accredited Provider by the Texas Physical Therapy Association, approval ## 2502008TX. This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
The North Carolina Board of Physical Therapy accepts Continuing Education courses approved by the American Physical Therapy Association and its affiliate components. Relias LLC is a Texas CCAP Accredited Provider by the Texas Physical Therapy Association, approval #2502008TX. This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
North Dakota Board of Physical Therapy (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
The Nebraska State Board of Physical Therapy accepts Continuing Education courses relating to the theory or clinical application of theory pertaining to the practice of physical therapy. This course is approved by the Physical Therapy Board of California and offered to PTs and PTAs for CEUs. This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
Disclaimer: It is the learner's responsibility to determine whether or not this course meets the specific renewal requirements established by your licensing board.
The New Hampshire Physical Therapy Governing Board recognizes the completion of distance learning courses as maintenance of continuing competence. This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
The New Mexico Physical Therapy Licensing Board accepts Continuing Education courses approved by any state physical therapy association. Relias LLC is a Texas CCAP Accredited Provider by the Texas Physical Therapy Association, approval #2502008TX. This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
The New York State Education Department's State Board for Physical Therapy has recognized Relias Learning, LLC as an approved provider of physical therapy and physical therapy assistant continuing education. This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
Oklahoma Physical Therapy Advisory Committee has approved this course under Category B. Approval # 1009220. This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
The Oregon Physical Therapist Licensing Board accepts Continuing Education courses approved by any state physical therapy licensing board. This course is approved by the Physical Therapy Board of California and offered to PTs and PTAs for CEUs. This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
Disclaimer: It is the learner's responsibility to determine whether or not this course meets the specific renewal requirements established by your licensing board.
Pennsylvania State Board of Physical Therapy accepts Continuing Education courses approved by the American Physical Therapy Association and its affiliate components. Relias LLC is a Texas CCAP Accredited Provider by the Texas Physical Therapy Association, approval #2502008TX. This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
The Georgia State Board of Physical Therapy accepts Continuing Education courses approved by the American Physical Therapy Association and its affiliate components. Relias is a Texas CCAP Accredited Provider by the Texas Physical Therapy Association, approval #2502008TX.
The Rhode Island Board of Physical Therapy accepts Continuing Education courses approved by any state physical therapy association. This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
The South Carolina Board of Physical Therapy accepts Continuing Education courses approved by any state physical therapy association. Relias LLC is a Texas CCAP Accredited Provider by the Texas Physical Therapy Association, approval #2502008TX.
South Dakota State Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners accepts Continuing Education courses approved by the American Physical Therapy Association and its affiliate components. Relias Learning is a Texas CCAP Accredited Provider by the Texas Physical Therapy Association, approval #1902008TX. This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
The Tennessee Board of Physical Therapy accepts Continuing Education courses approved by the American Physical Therapy Association and its affiliate components. Relias LLC is a Texas CCAP Accredited Provider by the Texas Physical Therapy Association, approval ##2502008TX.
This activity is provided by The Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners Accredited Provider #2502008TX and meets continuing competence requirements for physical therapist and physical therapist assistant licensure renewal in Texas.
This course is not approved as meeting the ethics and professional requirements for Texas physical therapists or physical therapist assistants.
The assignment of Texas PT CCUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by TPTA or TBPTE. This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
The Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing accepts Continuing Education courses conducted by commercial continuing education providers. This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
The Virginia Board of Physical Therapy accepts Continuing Education courses approved by any state physical therapy association as Type 1 courses. Relias LLC is a Texas CCAP Accredited Provider by the Texas Physical Therapy Association, approval #2502008TX. This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
The Vermont Office of Professional Regulation - Physical Therapy accepts Continuing Education courses approved by the American Physical Therapy Association and its affiliate components. Relias LLC is a Texas CCAP Accredited Provider by the Texas Physical Therapy Association, approval #2502008TX. This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
The Washington Board of Physical Therapy accepts Continuing Education courses that are specifically related to the practice of physical therapy, with specified goals and objectives. This course is approved by the Physical Therapy Board of California and offered to PTs and PTAs for CEUs. This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours. Disclaimer: It is the learner's responsibility to determine whether or not this course meets the specific renewal requirements established by your licensing board.
The Wisconsin Physical Therapy Examining Board accepts Continuing Education courses approved by any state physical therapy association. Relias LLC is a Texas CCAP Accredited Provider by the Texas Physical Therapy Association, approval #2502008TX. This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
The Wyoming Board of Physical Therapy accepts Continuing Education courses approved by any state physical therapy association. Relias LLC is a Texas CCAP Accredited Provider by the Texas Physical Therapy Association, approval ##2502008TX. This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
The Delaware Examining Board of Physical Therapists and Athletic Trainers accepts Continuing Education courses approved by any state physical therapy association. Relias LLC is a Texas CCAP Accredited Provider by the Texas Physical Therapy Association, approval #2502008TX. This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
The Alaska State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board accepts Continuing Education courses approved by any state physical therapy association. Relias Learning is a Texas CCAP Accredited Provider by the Texas Physical Therapy Association, approval #2502008TX. This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
The Alabama Board of Physical Therapy recognizes the completion of distance learning courses as maintenance of continuing competence. This course is approved by the Physical Therapy Board of California and offered to PTs and PTAs for CEUs. This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
Relias Learning, LLC is recognized as an approved provider of continuing competency courses by the Physical Therapy Board of California. This course is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
The Florida Board of Physical Therapy accepts courses approved by any state chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association. Relias LLC is a Texas CCAP Accredited Provider by the Texas Physical Therapy Association, approval #2502008TX. This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
Kansas Board of Healing Arts - Physical Therapy (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
The US Virgin Islands Board Of Physical Therapy accepts Continuing Education courses approved by any state physical therapy association. Relias LLC is a Texas CCAP Accredited Provider by the Texas Physical Therapy Association, approval #2502008TX.
Relias LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval ID# APP#0000006975. This Distance Learning-Independent is offered at 0.15 CEUs, Introductory, Professional Issues Foundational Knowledge. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
Florida Board of Occupational Therapy (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Alabama State Board Of Occupational Therapy (CEBroker Provider #50-290).
Arizona Board Of Occupational Therapy Examiners (CEBroker Provider #50-290).
Georgia State Board of Occupational Therapy (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
South Carolina Board Of Occupational Therapy (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners - Occupational Therapy (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Mississippi State Department of Health- Occupational Therapy (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Tennessee Board of Occupational Therapy (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Oklahoma Board Of Medical Licensure And Supervision - Occupational Therapy (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
This course is approved by the Louisiana Physical Therapy Board for 1.50 Clinical hours.
This course is approved by the Ohio Physical Therapy Association, approval number 23S1961. This activity is approved for 1.7500 contact hours.
Kansas Board of Healing Arts - Occupational Therapy (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
This course is approved by the Minnesota Board of Physical Therapy for 1.50 Category 1 credits and offered to PTs and PTAs for CEUs.
This course has been approved by the Nevada State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners. This activity is approved for 1.5000 contact hours.
This course has been approved by the West Virginia Board of Physical Therapy, approval code REL-F23-087. Approval of this course does not necessarily imply that the WV Board of Physical Therapy supports the views of the presenter or sponsor. This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP# 13791
Nurses will receive 1.50 contact hours for participating in this course.
This course has been approved by the Maryland State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 0.1.5 CEUs.
This course is approved by the Louisiana Physical Therapy Board for 1.50 Clinical hours.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma (AHT)
Case Scenario: Infant S.
History of Shaken Baby Syndrome
Shaken Baby Syndrome and the Legal System
Diagnostic Challenges
Section 3: Child Abuse and Neglect
Definitions of Child Abuse and Neglect
Types of Abuse and Neglect
Child Abuse Statistics
Risk Factors for Child Abuse and Neglect
Risk Factors for AHT
Mandatory Reporting
Cultural Considerations
Section 4: Clinical Presentation of Pediatric AHT
Case Scenario
Identification
Mechanisms of Injury
Characteristic Signs and Symptoms
Non-Specific Signs and Symptoms
Clinical Decision Screening Tools
Long-Term Effects of AHT
Section 5: Child Abuse Workup
Overview
Comprehensive Evaluation
Medical History
Physical Exam Findings
Diagnostic Studies
Differential Diagnosis
Section 6: Prevention of Pediatric AHT
Public Health Initiatives
Parent and Caregiver Education
Section 7: Clinical Vignette
Section 8: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
References
Stephanie was educated and trained in New York State as a Licensed Practical Nurse where she practiced pediatric hematology/oncology nursing at the Children’s Hospital of Buffalo. She earned her Associate in Science in Nursing, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and Master of Science in Nursing with a concentration in Nursing Leadership and Administration from Excelsior College in New York. Stephanie is a Certified Pediatric Nurse (CPN), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certified, and a former PALS instructor. She has over 25 years of clinical nursing experience with expertise in acute pediatric medical surgical nursing and case management for children with medical complexity. She most recently worked at Duke Children’s Hospital as a Nurse Clinician before coming to Relias.
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