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

09/14/2009

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 %

Practice: Participation* 20 %

Final 80 %

References:

Pedretti’s Occupational Therapy: Practice Skills for Physical Dysfunction, 6

Ed., Pendleton & Schultz-Krohn. Missouri: Mosby Inc., 2006.

Occupational Therapy for Physical Dysfunction, 5th Ed., CA Trombly, Willaims

& Wilkins, Maryland, 2002.

 Schedule (Every Thursday, 12:40~ 15:30PM, MD169)

週數 日期

1 98/9/17 Introduction

2 98/9/24 Meaning of ADL in OT

3 98/10/1 Wheelchair

4 98/10/8 Positioning

5 98/10/15 Mobility

6 98/10/22 Locomotion

7 98/10/29 ADL Training

8 98/11/5 IADL Training & Recreational Activities Environment & Barriers

9 98/11/12 期中考週

10 98//11/19 Pre-report of project

11 98/11/26 Field work of “ADL”/ “Independent living” -1 12 98/12/3 Field work of “ADL”/ “Independent living”-2

13 98/12/10 Presentation-1

14 98/12/17 Presentation-2

15 98/12/24 Presentation-3

16 98/12/31 Presentation-4

17 98/1/7 Exam of Practice II (including SCI)

18 98/1/14 期末考週