Glen Gillen’s Occupational Therapy Continuing Education Courses
Within the field of occupational therapy there is a growing awareness and need to have therapists evaluate patients with cognitive-perceptual dysfunction in a way that is unique to occupational therapy (i.e. a functional emphasis). Traditionally, the evaluation of activities of daily living and mobility occurs separately from the cognitive-perceptual evaluation. This is unfortunate as the “traditional” cognitive-perceptual evaluation includes items not oriented to the discipline of OT; that is they do not focus on how or why such dysfunction interferes with daily activities.
The A-One Occupational Therapy Continuing Education Course
The A-ONE directly links functional performance (basic activities of daily living and mobility) to neurobehavioral deficits including cognitive-perceptual and motor impairments. The A-ONE is appropriate to use for clients over the age of 16 who present with damage to the central nervous system.
The A-ONE utilizes standardized and structured observations as the method of assessment during the following daily living skills:
- Feeding
- Grooming & Hygiene (upper body washing, oral/hair care, shaving, etc.)
- Dressing (upper and lower body)
- Transfers and Mobility (bed mobility, transfers, maneuvering in a w/c or during ambulation)
- Functional Communication (comprehension and expression)