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

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09/18/2007

Chia-Yeh Chou

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

Lecture & Practice

Course Description:

One of the most important therapeutic goals in occupational therapy is clients’ function of activities of daily living (ADL). Thus, the evaluation and

intervention for skills of ADL is highly emphasized for clinical practice. 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. Also, students will learn how to compensate the limitation of skills of ADL by the use of various assistive devices, environmental modification, or by the change of methods to perform ADL.

Course Objectives & Contents:

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

 Overview of significance and skills required of ADL function for OT

 Be able to analyze components and principles of each skill of ADL

 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 use of assistive devices & OT technology

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

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Grading:

Lecture: Midterm 40%

Final 40 % Participation* 20 %

Practice: Participation* 20 % Final 80 %

References:

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

Wilkins, Maryland, 2002

 Schedule

次數日期主題

1 9/19/2007 Introduction

2 9/26 Wheelchair I

3 10/03 Wheelchair II

4 10/10 Holiday

5 10/17 Positioning

6 10/24 Mobility I

7 10/31 Mobility II

8 11/07 Locomotion I

9 11/14 Locomotion II

10 11/21 Midterm Exam

11 11/28 ADL Training I

12 12/05 ADL Training II

13 12/12 IADL Training &

Recreational Activities 14 12/19 Environment & Barriers

15 12/26 Assistive Technology &Ergonomics 16 01/02/2008 Exam of Practice I

17 01/09 Exam of Practice II

18 01/16 Final Exam

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