COURSE OVERVIEW

Transform Capacity Gains Into Real‑World Performance

Rehabilitation often improves a client’s capacity in the clinic, but these improvements don’t always translate to how they function at home and in the community. This Practice Accelerator Forum helps clinicians understand and address this gap using the ICF framework, performance‑monitoring tools, and evidence-based behavior‑change strategies. Through real case examples, performance data interpretation, and guided clinical application, you’ll learn how to measure what truly matters: what clients actually do in their daily lives.

Course Description

The Practice Accelerator Forum on Activity Tracking is a 3-hour professional development experience designed to help rehabilitation clinicians translate measurement science into everyday practice. This hybrid format includes a 2-hour on-demand session followed by a 1-hour live mentoring discussion focused on the practical application of activity tracking, goal setting, and motivational interviewing in outpatient rehabilitation. 

 

The session begins with a foundation in measurement theory, using the International Classification of Functioning (ICF) framework to distinguish between capacity and performance and to explore the implications of measurement noise and device variability. Participants will then examine clinical strategies for integrating performance monitoring and related interventions into patient care, including the selection of appropriate tools (e.g., activity trackers, accelerometers, and activity logs), interpretation of data, approaches to documenting and communicating findings, and behavior-change interventions that target performance. 

 

A case example will illustrate how to structure activity-based goals, balance in-clinic treatment sessions with real-world performance, and use data to guide decision-making. Interdisciplinary strategies for embedding activity tracking into treatment planning and for sustaining patient engagement across the continuum of care will be discussed. 

 

The live mentoring session provides an interactive space for clinicians to apply these concepts to their own cases, discuss implementation challenges, and refine performance-focused interventions. Participants will receive a downloadable toolkit with sample logs, patient handouts, and key references to support clinical implementation.  


WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  1. Differentiate between capacity and performance within the ICF framework and explain how each construct informs clinical assessment and goal setting.
  2. Identify at least three common sources of measurement noise or variability when using activity‑tracking tools (e.g., accelerometers, step counters, activity logs).
  3. Select appropriate performance‑monitoring tools and interpret the resulting data for clinical documentation and interdisciplinary communication.
  4. Develop measurable, performance‑focused goals that connect in‑clinic therapeutic activities to improvements in real‑world occupational performance.
  5. Apply one evidence‑based behavior‑change strategy to support improved daily activity performance.
  6. Design an individualized intervention plan that integrates performance data to support meaningful functional outcomes across home and community contexts.
  7. Analyze a case example and justify clinical decision making based on activity‑performance trends, environmental factors, and patient‑identified priorities.

Who Should Register for this Course?

This course is designed for rehabilitation professionals who work with individuals following stroke or spinal cord injury, including:

Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants

Occupational therapists (OTs) and certified occupational therapy assistants (COTAs)

This course is designed at an introductory level and requires no prerequisites. Clinicians of all experience levels are welcom

What's Included in this Practice Accelerator

  • Online Asynchronous Education

    2 hours of online learning about Performance

  • Online Mentoring Sessions with Course Faculty

    1 hour Mentoring Session on December 2, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET.

  • Library of Tools and Resources

    Online tools and resources to support translation to clinical practice, including a reading resource library, education, assessment, and treatment resources!

Online Education (2 Hours) & Live Mentoring (1 hour)

  • Why Measurement Matters? (0-10 min)

  • ICF framework & foundations of measurement (10-25 min)

  • Understanding capacity vs. performance (25-40 min)

  • Applying measurement concepts to practice (40-60 min)

  • Activity tracking tools & technology (60-80 min)

  • Behavior‑change strategies (80-100 min)

  • Case example & synthesis (100-120 min)

  • Live Mentoring Session - Applying concepts to participant cases (60 mins)

Faculty

Learn from an expert

Carey Holleran PT, DHS, NCS

Carey Holleran MPT, DHS, NCS is an Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy and Neurology at Washington University in Saint Louis School of Medicine. Her research focus is in recovery after spinal cord injury and stroke, rehabilitation, and knowledge translation. In addition to her PT degrees, Dr. Holleran has a Doctorate of Health Science is a Neurologic Certified Specialist through APTA. She is actively involved in the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy and has special interest in implementation of standardized outcome assessments and evidence based care within the clinical environment. She also remains involved as a clinician in the inpatient rehabilitation environment as a physical therapist. Financial Disclosures: None Non‑Financial Disclosures: None

REGISTRATION

Course Fee

$199

Bundle: Any 2 PAFs for $350 or all 3 courses for $500 (available only at initial purchase; please search for the bundle in the course catelog)


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https://www.knowledgetranslation.org/ikt-academy/

For group discounts: Contact us at [email protected].

CEUs

This course provides 0.3 AOTA CEUs (3.0 contact hours), Distance Learning —Interactive, at the Introductory level in areas of OT Service Delivery and Foundational Knowledge. 

Institute for Knowledge Translation is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development (PD Activity approval ID# 0000001673). This Distance Learning—Interactive activity is pending for 0.3 AOTA CEUs (Introductory level; OT Service Delivery and Foundational Knowledge categories). The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

This course has also been approved by APTA Indiana for 3.0 Category I Contact Hours (Approval Number: 006987887C3390).

Participants are responsible for transferring CEUs for approval in other states. 


Completion Requirements:

To receive CEU/credit for this course, participants must:

Complete all online learning modules

Attend the 1‑hour live mentoring session

Actively participate in the discussion

Complete the post‑course evaluation

REQUIREMENTS & POLICIES

Completion Requirements

To receive credit, participants must:

Complete all online modules
Attend the live session or view ≥80% of the recording
Complete the knowledge checks and post‑course evaluation


Cancellation Policy

Cancellations must be submitted in writing 30 days before the course start date. A 15% administrative fee may apply. If iKT cancels the course, a full refund will be issued.

PROVIDER INFORMATION

Institute for Knowledge Translation (iKT)

Website: https://www.knowledgetranslation.org/
Email: [email protected]

Accessibility Contact
For accommodation requests related to disabilities, please email: [email protected]

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