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Introduction to Home Modifications & Advanced Home Modifications

The Introduction to home modifications workshop aims to provide:

 

■ An understanding of current models of practice and the application of clinical reasoning

■ Information on the relevance and application of access standards to home modification practice

■ Information on how to measure 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

■ Information on essential detail to include in OT reports

■ Information on research and practice relating to grabrail prescription

■ Resource information to enhance practice.

 

The Advanced home modifications workshop aims to provide:

 

■ 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 viewing photos of barriers and solutions

■ 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 case study

■ Resource information to enhance practice.

Please note that OTs need not have completed the introduction workshop to attend the advanced workshop. 


Dates

Thu 19 Jul 2018 - Fri 20 Jul 2018
Thu 19: 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Fri 20: 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM


Location

VELG Training 1/52 Jeffcott Street Wavell Heights Q 4012 (free parking)


Pricing

Clinicians - $350 +gst | Students - $200 +gst

The registration form – http://homedesignforliving.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2018-workshops_interactive.pdf


The link for payment (please scroll to find the links for clinicians and students) - http://homedesignforliving.com/events/2018-home-modification-workshops/


Contact

Name Liz Ainsworth, info@homedesignforliving.com
Link http://homedesignforliving.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2018-workshops_interactive.pdf



Created 12th June 2018

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