2016 BRISBANE WORKSHOPS

Day 1 of 2

Liz Ainsworth of Home Design for Living, is conducting a workshop on home modifications

1. Monday 21 March 2016 – Introduction to Home Modifications Workshop

Objectives – This workshop aims to provide occupational therapy practitioners with:

• An understanding of current models of practice and the application of clinical reasoning to home modification practice
• Information on the relevance and application of building code, plumbing code and access standards to home modification practice
• Practice measuring the person, their equipment and carer
• Practice measuring the built environment
• Information on how to translate the various measurements into features in the built environment
• Practice drawing to scale by hand and developing a plan
• Information on essential detail to include in OT reports
• Information on research and practice relating to grabrail prescription
• Resource information to enhance practice

Student registration – click here.

Clinician registration – click here.

2. Tuesday 22 March 2016 – Advanced Home Modifications Workshop

Objectives – This workshop aims to provide occupational therapy practitioners with:

• Information on the rights of a private home owner when modifying their own home
• An understanding of common barriers in the home, and the range of home modification solutions through review of photos and case studies
• Information on how to review products to determine their suitability for use in home modification practice
• Practice reviewing a plan and redesigning a home using a complex case study
• Resource information to enhance practice

Student registration – click here.

Clinician registration – click here.

Dates

Mon 21 Mar 2016 8:30 AM - Tue 22 Mar 2016 4:30 PM

Location

LifeTec Qld, corner of Newmarket Road and Enoggera Roads, NEWMARKET, Brisbane

Contact

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Additional Information

Created 24th February 2016