Beyond The Ramp And Reacher: How To Truly Prepare Your Clients For Life In A Wheelchair

Name: Beyond The Ramp And Reacher: How To Truly Prepare Your Clients For Life In A Wheelchair
Price: 129.00 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 5 (2244 reviews)

Course: #5303Level: Introductory 1 Hour 2244 Reviews

This short course highlights many of the nuances of home and community access using a wheelchair to help therapists deepen their understanding and knowledge of wheelchair mobility and environmental modifications.

Acute Care, Community and Home Health Assistive Technology and Environmental Modifications Gerontology and Aging Neurological and Physical Disabilities

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Course Type: Video

CEUs/Hours Offered: AOTA/0.1 Introductory, OT Service Delivery, 02915; CE Broker/1.0 General (FL), Patient Related (AL), General Continuing Education (GA), Direct Client/patient Services In Occupational Therapy (SC), Related To OT (AZ), Related To OT (LA), Directly Related To OT (MS), Directly Related To OT (TN), CE Broker #20-851725; IACET/0.1; NBCOT PDUs/1.25 Beginner, Rehabilitation; RESNA/0.1 Introductory

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Learning Outcomes

After this course, participants will be able to recognize practical solutions to help clients in wheelchairs better navigate the world.
After this course, participants will be able to identity at least 3 different home modifications that will allow clients who use wheelchairs to be more independent in the home.
After this course, participants will be able to identify practical solutions for independence at home and in the community.

Course created on September 8, 2021

Agenda

0-5 Minutes	Introduction
5-20 Minutes	Wheelchair solutions
20-35 Minutes	Home modifications
35-50 Minutes	Practical solutions for independence at home and community
50-60 Minutes	Summary; Q & A

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Presented By

Lauren Newhouse
OTD, OTR/L, SWC

Lauren Francis Newhouse, OTD, OTR/L, SWC is a senior clinician at CHOC, Children’s Hospital in Orange, CA, and an Adjunct Clinical Professor at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Her clinical work specializes in caring for medically complex and fragile infants, children, and teenagers across the care continuum including inpatient, outpatient, and in the home. She has completed
advanced training in Feeding and Swallowing Assessment and Intervention, Sensory Integration, and Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy, among others. As a parent of a child with complex heart disease, she has a particular passion to support parent-child bonding in the intensive care as well as ensuring universal accessibility across home and community settings. Her preferred occupations
include reading in a hammock, watching live sports, hiking any possible mountain, and hiding from her children to enjoy a snack all to herself.

Kathryn Sorensen
OTD, OTR/L, ADAC

Kathryn is an Assistant Clinical Professor and Academic Fieldwork Coordinator at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is also a certified ADA specialist and works with UNC's Disability Services office to help provide accommodations and adaptations for students on campus. In addition, Kathryn loves to advocate for and educate others about the ADA law, both within her community and the OT profession. As a person who uses a wheelchair, she has a passion for ensuring that other people with disabilities have access to the same meaningful activities as everyone else! Her favorite occupations include: rooting for her UNC Tar Heels and USC Trojans, traveling, spending time with friends and family, cooking, reading, and engaging in a competitive game of musical chairs.

Presenter Disclosure: Financial: Lauren Newhouse and Kathryn Sorensen received an honorarium for presenting this course. Non-financial: Lauren Newhouse and Kathryn Sorensen have no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.

Sponsor Disclosure: This Course is presented by OccupationalTherapy.com, a Continued site.

Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.

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American Occupational Therapy Association

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Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America

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