Seating & Posture for Adults with Complex Needs

Course

In Belfast City

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    Belfast city (Northern Ireland)

  • Duration

    3 Days

Suitable for: OT's (Occupational Therapist) involved in the assessment and prescription of seating and pressure reduction, both in the hospital and community setting.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Belfast City (County Antrim)
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Knockbracken Healthcare Park, 301 Saintfield Road, BT8 8BH

Start date

On request

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Course programme

Seating & Posture for Adults with Complex Needs

Purpose:

  • To understand why posture needs to be managed
  • To apply seating biomechanics
  • To be able to describe and document destructive postural tendencies
  • To understand the importance of comprehensive assessment in complex seating
  • To raise awareness that no assessment or a limited assessment can result in contributing to, or causing a destructive postural tendency
  • To increase confidence in the comprehensive physical postural assessment (MAT evaluation): supine, unsupported sitting and simulation)
  • To understand how to facilitate good posture and pressure reduction, determining the most appropriate solution
  • To gain insight into the importance of 24 hour postural management with chronic conditions

Learning Outcomes:

  • Appreciate the seating problems facing patients with neurological impairments, chronic degenerative conditions or the frail elderly.
  • Consolidate skills in completing a physical postural evaluation, including measuring joint ranges and palpation of pelvis, spine hip joints etc.
  • Feel confident in the assessment and application of critical measures for seating.
  • Appreciate to role of forces and biomechanics in seating.
  • Feel confident in recommending seating and pressure care intervention/solutions for this client group.
  • To understand clearly the role of the OT and role of other agencies e.g. reps.
  • Importance of documentation and terminology.
Method:

2 Days plus 1 follow up day

Additional information

Students per class: 15

Seating & Posture for Adults with Complex Needs

Price on request