Evaluation & Intervention for Skills of Activities of Daily Living (ADL)

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Chia-Yeh Chou

Evaluation & Intervention for Skills of Activities of Daily Living (ADL)

Lecture & Practice

Course Description:

This course, including lecture and practice, is to help students to acquire knowledge and practice the evaluation and intervention for the skills of ADL. The following skills are included: (1) basic activities of daily living (BADL), such as feeding, dressing, grooming, toileting, bathing, wheelchair mobility, bed mobility, transfers; and (2) instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), such as functional communication, home management, transportation, leisure activity, etc, are discussed.

Course Objectives & Contents:

This course is to help students to achieve the following abilities:

 BADL training: Dressing, feeding, bathing, toileting

 BADL training: Selection and positioning of wheelchair

 BADL training: Wheelchair mobility

 BADL training: Transfer and lifting

 BADL training: Functional ambulation, bed mobility & positioning

 IADL Training, ex: Home management

 Compensation strategy: Environmental barrier evaluation & modification

 Compensation strategy: The change of methods to perform ADL function

Grading:

Lecture: Midterm 40%

Final 40 % Participation* 20 %