BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//entrinsik//Enrole//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-MS-OLK-FORCEINSPECTOROPEN:TRUE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20260308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20261101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260420T052345Z-A454630 PRIORITY:5 CLASS:PUBLIC TRANSP:OPAQUE SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260420T052345Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250304T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250304T115900 RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;COUNT=73;INTERVAL=1 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20250304,20250305,20250306,20250307,20250308,20250309,20250310,20250311,20250312,20250313,20250314,20250315,20250316,20250317,20250318,20250319,20250320,20250321,20250322,20250323,20250324,20250325,20250326,20250327,20250328,20250329,20250330,20250331,20250401,20250402,20250403,20250404,20250405,20250406,20250407,20250408,20250409,20250410,20250411,20250412,20250413,20250414,20250415,20250416,20250417,20250418,20250419,20250420,20250421,20250422,20250423,20250424,20250425,20250426,20250427,20250428,20250429,20250430,20250501,20250502,20250503,20250504,20250505,20250506,20250507,20250508,20250509,20250510,20250511,20250512,20250513,20250514,20250515 DESCRIPTION:Event Description:\n\nEarly Intervention (EI) Certificate for Occupational Therapy Best Practices \n\n

Early Intervention Certificate for Occupational Therapy Best Practices

Course Fee: $250 for the full 10-week course. $200 for EI credentialed OT/OTA for 9-week course 

Date: Choose:; July 24 - October 2; October 9 - December 18, 2025

Time: Online 

Course Description: This course will provide occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, new graduates and early career OT/OTAs with an overview of the State of Illinois Early Intervention Program and best practice guidelines. 

EI Certificate Course Syllabus

A certificate and a badge will be earned upon completion of the course.

EI continuing education unit (CEUs) are approved and applied for at the end of the course

The learning objectives of this course:

  1. Understand the EI process for credentialing   
  2. Gain knowledge about OT's Distinct value in the State of IL EI program
  3. Develop a working plan toward a career in EI 
  4. Apply OT Best Practices in EI Assessment and Intervention     
  5. Synthesize all learning modules through real life application   

The State of Illinois Early Intervention Program requires providers to become credentialed in order to work in EI. This course will review the credentialing process and provide participants with best practice knowledge and resources regarding working as an occupational therapy practitioners in EI with children and families. 

Intended Audience: Occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, new graduates and early career OT/OTAs who are thinking about entering EI or are already established EI providers and want to explore best practices for occupational therapy in the State of Illinois Early Intervention Program. 

Course Structure: This course is 100% online with asynchronous and synchronous sessions with remote open meetings to support learning. Opportunities for networking with peers and mentorship. There are 10 learning modules with educational learning materials and learning activities. Participants need to complete each module and complete an assessment for each module in order to advance to the next module. All modules need to be completed to receive the certificate and CEU's.



\n\nEvent Schedule:\n\nOnline, Self-Paced. Open Enrollment. March 4 - May 15.\n\nEvent Location:\n\nOnline Self-Paced with Instructor Check-Ins\n1 University Park \nUniversity Park, IL 60484\n LOCATION:Online Self-Paced with Instructor Check-Ins, 1 University Park, University Park, IL, 60484 SUMMARY:Early Intervention (EI) Certificate for Occupational Therapy Best Practices BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:-P1D REPEAT:4 DURATION:PT6H ACTION:DISPLAY END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR