Certificate Course in Optimal Aging: Evidence-Based Interventions for Older Adults (LEWIS HS 052604)

Course overview

Finding the right rehab plan for your older clients can be difficult! You need to integrate effective strategies that meet their needs without jeopardizing any other limitations they may have, all while trying to keep their interest to ensure the take home exercises are being done. That's why we've partnered with international geriatric expert and innovator in optimal aging, Carole Lewis, PT, DPT, GCS, GTC, MPA, MSG, PhD, FSOAE, FAPTA to bring you this comprehensive certificate course to step you through how to discern your clients' physical deficits and strengths to help them age successfully. You'll walk away with evidence-based exercises to evaluate the key aspects of fitness central to optimal aging and learn to develop individualized treatment plans for each of your clients' unique needs: -The AFIT (Adult Functional Independence Test) - supported by research that includes predictive analysis and national norms -Over 30 exercises for posture, flexibility, endurance, strength, and balance -Evidence-based practice, standardized tests, clinical reasoning, goal setting and documentation -First-hand demonstrations and client case studies -And so much more! Keeping up with new information and new treatment options can feel like a full-time job, which is why we will narrow it down for you, step you through the latest treatment research for older adults, and break it down into the most clinically relevant options for physical and occupational therapists. With AFIT becoming the go-to assessment standard, Dr. Carole Lewis gives you the tools you need to help this growing population of baby-boomers prevent additional injuries, minimize discomfort, and improve their physical functioning... Advance your knowledge and your practice, when you end this course with a Certificate in Optimal Aging. Transform your practice and your clients' lives with the knowledge you'll gain from this online course and the new-found confidence you'll have in your abilities!