Wheelchair Training for Rehabilitation and Healthcare Professionals

Introduction

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The Wheelchair Training Program is a specialized continuing education course that aims to enable rehabilitation and healthcare professionals to develop knowledge and practical skills in the process of identifying and providing mobility, seating and wheelchair interventions for people of all ages and types of disabilities. The program is based on the World Health Organization (WHO) training packages and other educational and clinical resources. Specifically, the program will be delivered in both theoretical and practical components, with 16 hours of training over two consecutive days, using a case-based and evidence-based learning approach.

Objectives

Develop knowledge and hands-on skill in the process of identifying and providing wheeled mobility and seating interventions to people of all ages and disability type.

Develop fundamental knowledge and the minimum skills required by personnel involved in wheelchair service delivery.

Develop a better understanding of wheelchair users needs, wheeled mobility assessment, and seating interventions.

Enabling therapists to better understand the person-wheelchair-environment match.

Improving the clinical practice for future wheeled mobility and seating interventions through the introduction of the WTP.

Correctly applying fundamental assessment and provision of wheeled mobility and seating interventions.

Developing skills as a wheelchair professional and evidence-based practitioner.

Enhancing quality of wheelchair service provision.

Improving independence, safety, and quality of everyday functional performance for wheelchair users who are the real motivation behind all of this.