An overview of the role of the Occupational Therapy profession and how a therapist can assist an individual to participate in productive and meaningful activities.
Prepared by: Reiti Shastri
Presented by: Wellness & Lifestyles Australia
Studies show that more and more older people are choosing to remain in their own homes these days rather than moving into residential care facilities. However…..did you know that environmental barriers can significantly reduce the independence of elderly people living in the community?
Do you know anybody who has had a recent fall? Is having difficulties with personal hygiene? Is having difficulties with transfers and positioning? Occupational therapists can assist people to enhance their ability to participate by lifestyle adaptations or modifying the environment to better support participation.
That is why Wellness & Lifestyles has created Lifestyles adaptations with Occupational Therapy education training program, which helps to solve these problems.
What this training can do for you…
- Improve your staff’s understanding of the role of an occupational therapist
- Gain a better understanding of environmental modifications and how they assist with increasing an individual’s safety and independence
Included in this training is…
- An overview of the role of the occupational therapy profession
- Occupational therapy assessments and goals for an individual
- A list of adaptive equipment that would assist an individual to maximize their independence
- A list of some common changes to the environment that will help increase an individual’s safety and independence
- Basic environmental health principles, common environmental health hazards and changes you can make to a home or aged care facility that will increase safety and independence
Who should use this training?
You and your staff should go through this training if you are aware of any client who may benefit from lifestyle adaptations to maximise their function, safety and independence within their environment.
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