Drive Focus: A Driving Intervention Tool

Course Description:

This course will provide an overview of the development and use of a driving intervention tool, Drive Focus. The presenter will describe the tool’s evolution from an experience with a driving rehabilitation client to a visual-cognitive training application for driving. Participants will learn of the usability and efficacy studies that have been completed with the tool. In addition, participants will learn how Drive Focus may be used with clients in an in-patient, out-patient, or driving rehabilitation practice setting.

Target Audience

This course is well-suited for driving specialists who are interested in an intervention tool for a clinical setting.

 Education Level

Intermediate: Course content is appropriate for practitioners with a general working knowledge of current practice trends and literature related to the subject matter. Focus is on increasing understanding and competition application of the subject matter.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, learners will be able to:

• Summarize the research behind Drive Focus.
• List the performance skills that Drive Focus was created to address.
• Apply Drive Focus as an intervention tool in a clinical setting.

 AOTA Classification Codes

Category 1: Domain of OT – Occupation/ IADLs
Category 2: Occupational Therapy Process/Intervention

Completion Requirements

0.1 AOTA CEUs (1 Contact Hour for State of Florida Occupational Therapy practitioners) will be awarded upon a successful completion of a multiple choice post-test. Participants will be able to print a certificate of completion after completing a short course evaluation in addition to the post-test. The UF Occupational Therapy Department will enter the Contact Hour into the CEBroker database for Florida licensed occupational therapy practitioners: Florida CEBroker Tracking #20-649624