A 1-day seminar (available in both live and audio form) provides participants insight into the “building blocks” that guide patients’ return to functional independence post-illness or injury. According to Cross Country Education LLC, the seminar, titled “Activities of Daily Living (ADLs): Assessment and Intervention in the Clinic and at Home” centers on how ADLs are integrated into patients’ therapeutic intervention. The seminar is designed to provide information about using ADLs as a treatment modality and viewing daily occupations, self care skills, and leisure interests as vital building blocks to patient recovery and rehabilitation.
The course is also intended to provide an overview of the full spectrum of patient care, ranging from geriatric populations in skilled nursing facilities, adult living facilities, to pediatric settings. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss treatment plans, explore ideas, and evaluate interventions through case studies.
Jose R. Rafols OTD, MHSA, OTR/L, is set to lead the seminar. Cross Country Education reports that Rafols has more than 28 years of experience in clinical orthopedics and 18 years of experience in upper-extremity rehabilitation, hand injures, diabetic foot and wound care, neurological injuries, traumatic brain injury (TBI), geriatrics, and adult rehabilitation. Rafols is also president and owner of Therapeutic Home-Bound Services Corporation (THS-Corp), which offers custom and personalized private occupational therapy services in South Florida.
Recommended participants for the seminar include occupational therapists, certified occupational therapy assistants, physical therapists, and physical therapist assistants. Objectives for the course target the ability to apply a functional knowledge of ADLs and Instrumental ADLs to treat with varying diagnoses; identify evaluation and treatment strategies for ADLs within neuromotor, cardiopulmonary and orthopedic rehabilitation; and discuss pediatric, adult, and geriatric considerations in the performance of daily living skills. Additionally, Cross Country Education notes that participants will use assessment tools to help identify areas of the patient’s environment that are potentially unsafe and break down daily activities.
[Source: Cross Country Education LLC]
