Occupational Therapy: A Vital Piece of Effective Fall Prevention

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Video Runtime: 52 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 24 Minutes

Occupational therapy professionals play a vital role in fall prevention for patients, but they are often overlooked. This mistake can lead to more falls for patients, and OTPs need to learn how to advocate for their role in fall prevention and deliver information to families and patients in an effective way. This course will help OTPs gain the foundation for this important skill set, and it will be carried forward in the remaining three sessions.

Meet your instructor

Krista Covell-Pierson

Krista Covell-Pierson, OTR/L, BCB-PMD, owns an innovative private practice, Covell Care and Rehabilitation, which aims to help adult and older adult clients become safer, more independent, and engaged in the home and community through a unique and one-of-a-kind model. Krista developed this model from the ground up, and it…

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Chapters & learning objectives

1. Why Should an Occupational Therapy Professional Address Falls?

In this chapter, occupational therapy professionals will gather valuable information to take a bird’s-eye view of the extreme fall statistics and learn how they relate to OT.

2. Engaging Patients and Families in Fall Prevention

This chapter will cover how to teach patients and their families about fall risk, the importance of having it addressed, and why an OT can help.

3. Enhancing the Occupational Therapy Professional’s Skill Set to Address Falls

In this chapter, OTPs will start developing their skill sets through observing and identifying appropriate assessments to use for patients.

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