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The SRI-COR Certification Pathway
Throughout the certification, learners follow Maya, a 42-year-old with Stage IIB triple-positive breast cancer, from prehabilitation through active treatment, post-treatment rehabilitation, advanced disease, and palliative care. Her evolving case shows how oncology rehabilitation reasoning, goals, precautions, and interventions change as a patient’s status and needs shift over time. Additional case studies are introduced at different points throughout the course to broaden exposure to diagnoses and clinical complexity.
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Phase 1 introduces cancer care, oncology terminology, the oncology team, treatment approaches, phases of care, and the role of rehabilitation across the cancer care continuum.
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Clinicians learn how surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, and hormonal therapy may contribute to acute, chronic, and late effects that impact function and quality of life.
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Phase 2 moves from foundational knowledge into clinical application, including evaluation, symptom-based rehabilitation, functional planning, clinical safety, and whole-person care.
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Evaluation & Clinical Decision Making: screening, chart review, phase of care, prognosis, precautions, outcome measures, and functional assessment.
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Symptom-Based Rehabilitation: cancer-related fatigue (CRF), chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy), CIPN, cancer-related cognitive impairments, (CRCI), pain, sleep dysfunction, distress, and related functional impact.
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Movement, Function & Participation: strength, endurance, balance, mobility, ADL/IADL performance, work, life roles, posture, communication, swallowing, pelvic health, and sexual health.
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Exercise in Oncology: exercise guidelines, precautions, progression strategies, and safety modifications across cancer treatment and recovery.
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Mind-Body Rehabilitation: breathwork, mindfulness-based strategies, relaxation, guided imagery, and trauma-informed principles to support distress, pain, sleep, fatigue, and cognitive overload.
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Return to Work, Caregiving & Life-Role Participation: work, caregiving, family roles, energy conservation, pacing, activity modification, and environmental adaptation.
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Lymphedema Screening, Risk Reduction & Referral: identification, risk factors, screening, prevention education, precautions, self-monitoring, and referral decision making.
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Advanced Cancer Rehabilitation: progressing disease, palliative needs, safety, symptom management, oncologic emergency recognition, function, caregiver education, and quality of life.
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Live case-based sessions support application to complex oncology rehabilitation cases with emphasis on clinical reasoning, safety, treatment prioritization, interdisciplinary communication, goals, and plan-of-care development.
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Includes a written exam, take-home case study, and interactive case review to confirm application of oncology rehabilitation principles, safety, clinical reasoning, and function-focused care planning.
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About this course
Cancer Diagnoses and Clinical Populations Addressed
The focus is not diagnosis alone, but on how cancer type, medical treatment, disease status, prognosis, precautions, symptom burden, and functional goals influence rehabilitation evaluation and intervention.
SRI-COR applies across the full range of cancer diagnoses and clinical populations — from breast, gastrointestinal, head and neck, genitourinary, gynecological, and hematological cancers to neuro-oncology, skin, thoracic, bone and soft tissue cancers, advanced/metastatic disease, and palliative and end-of-life rehabilitation considerations.
What Clinicians Learn to Do
Through the SRI-COR pathway, rehabilitation professionals strengthen their ability to:
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Understand cancer diagnoses, treatments, and rehabilitation implications
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Screen for precautions, red flags, oncologic emergencies, and signs of possible disease progression
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Select appropriate evaluation tools, outcome measures, and function-based goals
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Address common cancer and treatment-related symptoms, including CRF, CIPN, CRCI, pain, sleep dysfunction, distress, weakness, mobility limitations, musculoskeletal impairments, and falls risk
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Develop individualized, evidence-informed plans of care based on medical status, prognosis, symptom burden, and phase of care
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Educate patients and caregivers using practical, ready-to-use resources
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Support self-management, function, participation, safety, and quality of life
Instructor
Lisa Marshall, OTR/L, CLT, CLWT, is the Founder and CEO of Specialty Rehabilitation Inc. and an occupational therapist with more than 30 years of oncology rehabilitation experience. She has developed and led oncology rehabilitation programming in private practice and within a nationally recognized cancer center, with clinical expertise in cancer-related fatigue, CIPN, CRCI, pain, distress, lymphedema, functional participation, advanced disease, and palliative rehabilitation. Lisa created SRI-COR to help rehabilitation professionals move beyond course completion into confident clinical application — with structured education, clinical reasoning tools, patient resources, video demonstrations, and practical support for real-world oncology rehabilitation care.
Who This Program Is For
SRI-COR is designed for rehabilitation professionals who want to build or strengthen their oncology rehabilitation practice, including:
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Occupational therapy practitioners
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Physical therapy practitioners
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Speech-language pathologists
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Rehabilitation professionals working in acute care, outpatient care, home health, inpatient rehabilitation, skilled nursing, and palliative care settings
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Rehabilitation leaders and healthcare organizations seeking a structured oncology rehabilitation training pathway for their teams
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Interdisciplinary healthcare professionals, including nurses, social workers, and oncology team members, may also benefit from selected content related to referral needs, rehab considerations, symptom management, and patient education.
Coming Soon!
Summer of 2026
SRI-COR is currently in the final stages of development.
Join the interest list to receive updates about enrollment, course release dates, and certification pathway details.
For organizational training inquiries, including small practices, clinics, or teams enrolling two or more clinicians, contact Lisa at [email protected].
Continuing Education & Certification Information
Specialty Rehabilitation Inc. is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Phase 1 and Phase 2 and 3 of the SRI-COR pathway include course components approved for AOTA CEUs.
SRI-COR is a private certification offered through Specialty Rehabilitation Inc. It is not an AOTA certification, board certification, or professional specialty certification issued by AOTA, APTA, ASHA, or another professional association.
Continuing education approval applies to eligible course components and does not imply endorsement of the SRI-COR certification, course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
