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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
occupational therapy - adv. stud.
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Ein Karem
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr Yafit Gilboa
Coordinator Office Hours:
By appointment
Teaching Staff:
Ms. Laura Rosenberg
Course/Module description:
This course focuses on evidence based practice in the field of assistive technology, seating and mobility. The course is based on theoretic models and up to date research in the above fields and allows students to practice clinical assessments. The course covers accepted international terminology for seating for a variety of populations with special needs across the lifespan. Upon completion of the course, occupational and physio therapists with be able to base their clinical thinking on models, research and assessments.
Course/Module aims:
1. To provide theoretic knowledge of assistive technology, seating and mobility in a variety of populations with special needs
2. Expose student to assessment tools for assistive technology, seating and mobility
3. Introduction to international terminology
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
- Apply theory models of assistive technology for clinical intervention
- select and use assessment tools for assistive technology, seating and mobility
- understand evidence based articles in the fields of assistive technology, seating and mobility
- Analyse types of seating and understand typical and atypical seating
- Recommend a manual and electric wheelchair
Attendance requirements(%):
100%
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Frontal learning, discussions of literature, experiential learning using a variety of seating options
Course/Module Content:
- Models of assistive technology
- literature of seating and mobility
- typical and atypical seating
- cushion support for seating
- terminology for seating and mobility
- manual and electric wheelchairs
- application of theory of seating and mobility
Required Reading:
Given separately
Additional Reading Material:
-
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 80 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 10 %
Assignments 10 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
Additional information:
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