INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE:

“Wheelchair Skills Assessment and Training”

Complimentary Registration & CME/CEUs

ACRM TRAINING INSTITUTE
Saturday, 14 April // 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Hilton Anatole, Dallas, Texas
Room: Miro/ Tower Mezzanine Level

FACULTY

Lynn Worobey, PhD, DPT, ATP
Assistant Professor
The University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Carrie Callahan, PT, ATP
President and Co-Founder
Empower SCI, Boston, Massachusetts

DESCRIPTION

The wheelchair is one of the most enabling technologies a clinician can provide. However, without proper user training, the positive impact on community access and quality of life can be compromised. Unfortunately, many wheelchair users lack skills crucial for independence, safety and upper limb preservation. In the context of reduced lengths of stay across the rehabilitation continuum, it is important that clinicians have access to effective and evidence-based interventions to teach users these skills. The Wheelchair Skills Program (WSP) consists of evidence-based assessment and training protocols – the Wheelchair Skills Test (WST) and Wheelchair Skills Training Program (WSTP) respectively. This workshop will provide an overview of 1:1 and group training. We will discuss the effectiveness of each these interventions through randomized control trial and prospective cohort studies, as well as outcome measures (the WST, its questionnaire version [WST-Q], and a Goal Attainment Scale [GAS]) that can be used in a clinical setting to evaluate wheelchair skills. We will provide participants with a blueprint for how these methods can be translated to their clinical setting with a clear understanding of how to progress from basic to advanced for propulsion, turning, wheelies, and curb negotiation skill sets. An overview will also be presented on motor learning theories for timing and content of feedback. We will also discuss the role of wheelchair setup in skill performance. Participants will get hands-on practice with receiving and providing skills training while performing, spotting, and instructing on wheelchair skills.

Learning Objectives

Describe how to access free assessment and training resources from the Wheelchair Skills Program website
Describe 5 motor-skills learning principles
Demonstrate safe spotting techniques

CME/CEUs

7.5 Hours of CME/CEUs

Continuing education hours will be offered by Cedars-Sinai Health System and ACRM for the following professionals:

Occupational Therapists
Physical Therapists (California Only)
Speech-Language Professionals (ASHA)
Psychologists (APA)
Physicians (ACCME)

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