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Krista Covell-Pierson
OTR/L, BCB-PMD
Krista Covell-Pierson, OTR/L, BCB-PMD, owns an innovative private practice, Covell Care and Rehabilitation, which aims to help adult and older adult clients become safer, more independent, and engaged in the home and community through a unique and one-of-a-kind model. Krista developed this model from the ground up, and it allows clients to access OT, PT, SLP, geriatric care management, senior fitness instructors, and massage therapy in their home and community settings.
Krista is an expert in issues related to aging adults and has extensive experience working in the home setting and helping clients reintegrate into the community. Having graduated from Colorado State University with degrees in social work and occupational therapy, she is also board-certified in biofeedback for pelvic muscle dysfunction. She works with students nationally and internationally and was honored by Colorado State University as the Fieldwork Educator of the Year in 2013. The Coloradoan newspaper named Krista as one of their Super Women of the Year in 2015 for her contributions to the communities of northern Colorado.
Krista serves as the Occupational Therapy Association of Colorado's president and has been a speaker at the Colorado State Conference on Incontinence and Pelvic Health. She speaks regularly at community events, at local senior centers, at health fairs, and for professional organizations.
In addition to her deep passion of working with her clients, Krista finds equal satisfaction in helping therapists develop their own private practices, cultivate their passions, and thrive in their careers.
Courses with Krista Covell-Pierson
Browse Course CatalogFall Prevention Cases and OT: Tying It All Together (Recorded Webinar)
Presented by Krista Covell-Pierson, OTR/L, BCB-PMD
Fall Prevention Cases and OT: Tying It All Together (Recorded Webinar)
This course is a recording of a previously hosted live webinar event. Polling and question submission features are not available for this recording. Format and structure may differ from those of standard MedBridge courses.
Occupational therapy practitioners understand they play an important role in fall prevention for their patients. With falls being one of the main reasons people land in the emergency room, we must, as practitioners, work hard to implement the most impactful fall prevention treatment plans possible. This includes using evidence-based assessments for objective data collection and analysis within a treatment plan. Therapists often struggle with tying all the pieces together to create a robust treatment plan for patients due to a variety of obstacles. These may include time, confusion on what assessment to choose, or difficulty interpreting results and making them relatable to care.
Learners taking this webinar recording based on the "fall prevention" course series will get to see real-life treatment sessions that will demonstrate the therapist-patient relationship in action while addressing fall prevention.
Occupational Therapy Professionals’ Guide to Fall Prevention in the Home
Presented by Krista Covell-Pierson, OTR/L, BCB-PMD
Occupational Therapy Professionals’ Guide to Fall Prevention in the Home
OTPs are the experts in activity analysis and functional-based therapeutic interventions. This allows them to be key players in fall prevention at home for patients. This course will help expand the OTP's knowledge of fall prevention at home, provide tangible takeaways, and give examples of goal writing to support reimbursement from third-party payers.
Assess, Measure, and Address Fall Risk Using Assessment Tools
Presented by Krista Covell-Pierson, OTR/L, BCB-PMD
Assess, Measure, and Address Fall Risk Using Assessment Tools
Using quality assessments is a standard practice for OTPs, but choosing the right assessment can prove challenging. OTPs are limited with time and resources in multiple treatment settings, but assessments still must find their way into fall prevention treatments in OT. This course will help therapists feel more confident in assessment selection, develop tangible ways to manage assessments, and use the results to impact the treatment plan.
Occupational Therapy: A Vital Piece of Effective Fall Prevention
Presented by Krista Covell-Pierson, OTR/L, BCB-PMD
Occupational Therapy: A Vital Piece of Effective Fall Prevention
Occupational therapy professionals play a vital role in fall prevention for patients, but they are often overlooked. This mistake can lead to more falls for patients, and OTPs need to learn how to advocate for their role in fall prevention and deliver information to families and patients in an effective way. This course will help OTPs gain the foundation for this important skill set, and it will be carried forward in the remaining three sessions.
Comprehensive Guide for Fall Prevention in Occupational Therapy
Presented by Krista Covell-Pierson, OTR/L, BCB-PMD
Comprehensive Guide for Fall Prevention in Occupational Therapy
OT professionals can make a big impact on patients' lives when they address fall prevention in meaningful, patient-specific ways. OTPs will learn how to go beyond a basic treatment session by addressing falls to a robust assessment incorporating driving, IADLs, and a patient's future plans. This allows OTPs to shine in their important role in fall prevention.
Addressing Incontinence in Home Health: An Occupational Therapist's Perspective
Presented by Krista Covell-Pierson, OTR/L, BCB-PMD
Addressing Incontinence in Home Health: An Occupational Therapist's Perspective
Incontinence in older adults increases fall risk, potential urinary tract infections, skin breakdown, depression, social withdrawal, fatigue, and embarrassment. Occupational therapy professionals can improve clients' quality of life by addressing bowel and urinary incontinence more thoroughly when the client is enrolled in home health. If OT professionals do not integrate incontinence treatment strategies into their interventions, clients with the issues listed above are put at risk unnecessarily, and it can even lead to re-hospitalizations.
Please note: at the time of filming, occupational therapy practitioners did not complete OASIS assessments. As of January 2022, occupational therapy practitioners can now perform this task. Please refer to this course for more information: OASIS-E: Sections H, I, J, and K
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Mar 7, 2024
Fall Prevention Cases and OT: Tying It All Together
Presented by Krista Covell-Pierson
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