Clinical Reasoning and Motor Learning: Higher-Level Mobility

Course overview

This course empowers rehabilitation professionals to apply clinical reasoning and motor learning strategies to complex, real-world functional mobility challenges. Building on the foundational concepts from the first two courses, this final installment integrates higher-level tasks such as floor-to-chair transfers, backward walking, stair and curb negotiation, reaching, carrying, and dual-tasking into meaningful, effective treatment. A wide range of actual patient videos is used throughout to demonstrate decision-making in real time, culminating in a full-case video that brings all elements together. Using the four-step clinical reasoning framework, clinicians will learn to assess the person, task, and environment to choose targeted strategies that support engagement, adaptability, and functional carryover. Designed for occupational and physical therapists across inpatient, outpatient, and home health settings, this course provides practical tools to promote independence, safety, and confidence through function-driven interventions.