This course introduces students to the basic practical skills required to assist Occupational Therapists and Physical Therapists in providing rehabilitation treatments and interventions. Students develop and practice their skills in a lab setting. Students learn how to prepare clients for treatments, use proper body mechanics, adjust and use manual wheelchairs as well as perform simple treatments and exercises.
Prerequisites
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What you will learn
- 1. Draping and positioning
- 2. Body Mechanics
- 3. Core stability
- 4. Vital signs
- 5. Point of care risk assessment
- 6. Basic wheelchair skills
- 7. Wheelchair assemble
- 8. Hospital bed basics
- 9. Manual transfers
- 10. Mechanical transfers
- 11. Introduction to ADL’s
- 12. Therapeutic exercises
- 13. Manual resistance exercise
- 14. Professional behavior
How to register
This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.
Course schedules
Select your program to see the available course schedules.
Contact us
If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.
† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.