One Handed Strategies for Kitchen Tasks

Course overview

Occupational therapists advise and counsel clients on strategies to increase functional independence and improve quality of life. Many occupational therapists struggle with knowing how to demonstrate adaptive strategies to clients who have suffered loss or loss of function of one hand to complete functional activities. This four-part series is directed toward completion of bi-manual tasks using such adaptive strategies with one hand, the residual limb, and a prosthesis, and may include the use of assistive devices. The course focuses on completing common kitchen-related tasks, such as cutting and chopping food, mixing ingredients, using the stove and oven, and washing dishes. The ability to prepare food not only provides sustenance to the individual, but also brings joy in the opportunity to cook for family and friends. Join Debi Latour as she personally demonstrates how to complete each of these kitchen-related tasks.