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Introduction to Postural Management
| Number of Places: |
16 |
| Venue: |
Workplace |
| Date: |
Negotiated with the course facilitators |
This is a two-day course for care staff who work with individuals
who have multiple disabilities is available for staff
teams working in Learning Disabilities. Please contact
Physiotherapy Department or Occupational Therapy
Department as listed below.
Workshop participants will be expected to contribute to
discussions and practical exercises that will help them
to learn about the various aspects of postural
management.
The workshop will include:
- Postural anatomy
- Interpreting postural terminology
- Lying
- Sitting at rest
- Sitting for activity
- Standing
- Care planning for postural management
- Care of equipment
- The carers role in specialist assessment
- Competency assessments, both written
and practical
Dates for this course can be negotiated with the course
facilitators. Please contact them as shown below.
Course facilitators:
Patricia Larrett, Occupational Therapist - Tel:
01242 272131,
and Carrie Marrow, Physiotherapist - Tel:
01242 272124
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