[Free] Fall Prevention And Recovery Education

From the Occupational Therapy Perspective – Free Course

Added on May 1, 2024 Health & Fitness 2 min read

What you’ll learn

Understand the importance of fall prevention education
Identify occupational therapys role in fall prevention
Understand how health professions can collaborate to prevent falls among older adults
Understand the common barriers to older adults occupational performance regarding falls

Requirements

Knowledge of the occupational therapy process, Occupational Therapy Practice Framework, geriatric conditions, mental health, skilled nursing facilities, continuing care communities, and aging in place.

Description

Welcome to my Udemy course on Fall Prevention and Recovery Education. Participants of this course will learn about the importance of fall prevention and recovery education for older adults residing in a continuing care community, facility staff, and community-dwelling older adults. They will also learn what occupational therapys role in fall prevention and recovery education is, as well as how important interdisciplinary collaboration is for this topic. Participants will gain an understanding of the common barriers to occupational performance older adults face regarding falls. This Udemy course contains lectures, resources, various research, and videos to support the implementation of fall prevention and recovery programming within a continuing care community. These materials are available to download to help enhance participants learning experience during this course. At the end of the course, there is a short quiz to assess participants knowledge gained as a result of this class. This course may take up to an hour to complete and was developed using the most current evidence-based practice research and clinical experience by the author. At the end of the course, participants will have access to view APA-style references for all materials used, as well as linked within the extra learning resources. Please enjoy the course and participants are encouraged to message the instructor with any questions to further facilitate their learning experience. Thank you for your interest in this course!

Author(s): Jenna Gregoire