Synopsis

On this advanced level 1 day course delegates will refresh their moving & handling risk assessment skills and apply these skills to practical problem solving in complex situations.

Number of Delegates: 3-8

Learning Objectives

• Have updated their working knowledge of relevant law and organisational and professional policies on moving and handling
• Be able to apply the concept of ‘Balanced Decision Making’ in Manual Handling risk assessments in complex situations
• Have mastered the use of advanced techniques on a range of manual handling devices and mechanical aids
• Have sufficient skills to adjudicate in staff/client/carer conflicts

Course Outline

• Introduction
• Aims & objectives of the workshop
• OT quiz
• Recent case law
• College of Occupational Therapists (COT) guidelines
• Basic rehabilitation handling
• Principles of safe handling of inanimate loads
• Principles of safe handling of people
• Extended equipment steeple chase
• Condemned handling techniques
• Practical scenarios
• Interactive problem solving sessions
• Conclusion
• Course appraisal

*This session adopts a workshop not a training approach. Therefore, delegates are encouraged to contribute their own scenarios and techniques to the critique process.

 

What our clients said : 

Informative, good handout given. Practical session- informative and educational. Questions answered satisfactory.

Thank you for an entertaining and informative session good sense of humour.

Therapists, East London Foundation Trust 17 Oct 2014