Maximizing Children and Adolescents’ Wheelchair Independence and Participation in Meaningful Activities Through Wheelchair Skills Training
Course: #9565Level: Introductory 2 Hours 892 Reviews
This course presents the current knowledge on innovative approaches to wheelchair skills training for children and adolescents. A renowned program that has been used internationally with adults and recently evaluated in pediatrics is also described.
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Course Type: Video
CEUs/Hours Offered: AOTA/0.2 Introductory, OT Service Delivery, Foundational Knowledge, 07220; CE Broker/2.0 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 #20-1078412; IACET/0.2; NBCOT PDUs/2.5 Beginner, Pediatrics; RESNA/0.2 Introductory
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Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to identify 3 positive impacts related to wheelchair skills training and identify the right spotting intervention to prevent wheelchair-related injuries in 3 different situations.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify at least 3 steps of the wheelchair provision process and list 3 resources provided on the website of Wheelchair Skills Program to facilitate the delivery of evidence-based wheelchair skills training.
- After this course, participants will be able to list 3 important ingredients to include in a wheelchair skills training intervention to facilitate children’s and adolescents’ motor learning and active engagement and list 2 innovative approaches for delivering wheelchair skills training.
Course created on June 12, 2023
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Presentation outline, Review of learning outcomes |
| 5-20 Minutes | Background (e.g., benefits of delivering wheelchair skills training, steps of the WHO’s wheelchair provision process, right to receive training, rehabilitation professionals’ current practices of wheelchair skills training) |
| 20-30 Minutes | Wheelchair Skills Program (WSP) presentation |
| 30-100 Minutes | Innovative approaches to wheelchair skills training in pediatrics that are based on the WSP (6 studies) |
| 100-115 Minutes | Discussion, conclusion & future perspectives |
| 115-120 Minutes | Q&A |
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Béatrice Ouellet
OT MSc & PhD Candidate
Béatrice is an occupational therapist with experience working in pediatrics. She completed a master's degree in public health and is now a PhD Candidate in rehabilitation sciences at Université Laval in Quebec, Canada. Her project aims to co-adapt and evaluate the Wheelchair Skills Training Program for improving wheelchair mobility and other rehabilitation outcomes in children and adolescents. She is a member of the Wheelchair Skills Program Pediatric sub-committee, an international team of experts on pediatric wheelchair mobility. She collaborated on four research projects on innovative approaches for pediatric wheelchair skills training (e.g., peer-led program, dance camp including wheelchair skills training). She is supervised by Krista Best, PhD and Marie-Eve Lamontagne, OT PhD.
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Financial disclosure: Béatrice Ouellet received an honorarium for presenting this course.
Non-financial disclosure: Béatrice Ouellet has no non-financial disclosures.
Sponsor Disclosure: This Course is presented by OccupationalTherapy.com, a Continued site.
Content Disclosure: The presentation is on an evidence-based program to evaluate and train wheelchair skills (i.e., Wheelchair Skills Program).
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