DRIVER REHAB 108 - MOBILITY

Course overview

* Define functional ambulation * Discuss the roles of occupational therapists and other caregivers in functional ambulation * Identify safety issues in functional ambulation * Recognize basic lower extremity orthotics and ambulation aids * Develop goals and plans that can help ambulatory clients resume occupational roles * Identify the components necessary to perform a wheelchair evaluation * Explain the process of wheelchair measurement and prescription completion * Identify wheelchair safety considerations * Follow guidelines for proper body mechanics * Apply principles of proper body positioning * Identify the steps necessary for performing various transfer techniques * Identify considerations necessary to determine the appropriate transfer method based on the client ’ s clinical presentation * Identify different transportation systems and contexts and the treatment implications each system presents * Discuss the multilevel role of the therapist in the occupation of community mobility * List performance skills and client factors that should be assessed in a comprehensive driver evaluation * Discuss the value of driving within this society and how loss of license or mobility affects participation in occupation * Develop awareness of the complexities involved in a driver referral and evaluation * Define primary and secondary controls * Discuss that driver competency assessment is a specialty practice area requiring advanced training