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Fall Prevention and Recovery Education
Rating: 4.5 out of 5(8 ratings)
406 students

Fall Prevention and Recovery Education

From the Occupational Therapy Perspective
Created byJenna Gregoire
Last updated 4/2024
English

What you'll learn

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

Course content

6 sections6 lectures42m total length
  • Introduction2:46

    In this section, participants will learn about the instructor and her passion for the geriatric population, as well as a brief introduction of the course.

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 therapy’s 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!

Who this course is for:

  • This course is targeted toward occupational therapists who work with older adults in continuing care communities and/or the community. This course also includes elements directed toward caregivers for older adults and advocates for community-dwelling older adults' ability to continue aging in place.