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Wheelchair Seating and Positioning / Assistive Technology
For: PT, OT
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Seating and positioning has become a standard performance expectation for most rehabilitation therapists, particularly for those practicing in skilled nursing or pediatric settings. This course is intended for intermediate learners and presents the fundamentals of seating and positioning for both pediatric and adult populations. The most commonly encountered situations and conditions are the focus; however, by understanding the basic fundamental principles involved in a seating and positioning intervention, the participant should be able to resolve almost any seating and positioning problem caused by any condition for any client at any age.
Credit
Contact Hours: 12 – 4 online & 8 on-site
CEUs: 1.2 – .4 online & .8 on-site
CCUs: 12 – 4 online & 8 on-site
Course Objectives/Outcomes
- Describe the benefits of appropriate seating and positioning for a wheelchair user.
- Identify potential candidates and clinical presentations appropriate for a seating and positioning intervention.
- Accurately and thoroughly evaluate a patient for optimum seating and positioning.
- Determine appropriate goals of a seating and positioning intervention.
- Identify, compare and select product(s) to meet determined goals.
- The key elements of documentation necessary for reimbursement.
- Identify potential sources of and justification for third-party funding of wheelchair modifications, accessories and components that facilitate optimum seating and positioning.
Applicability
If you are in need of a disability-related accommodation, please contact us here. We will process requests for reasonable accommodation and will provide reasonable accommodations where appropriate, in a prompt and efficient manner. For more information please see the Accommodation Procedures for Participants with Disabilities.
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This course led me away from the basic knowledge and basic guideline of the 90-90-90 rule. It is a great course to learn how to fit a resident in his or her wheelchair comfortably."
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The course blew my mind. I learned so much from the course to help our patients."