Course Description
Occupational Therapy – Fundamentals of Rehabilitation Sciences
Alison
Learn to identify and treat some of the common conditions that require occupational therapy in this free online course. This short course describes some conditions of the upper and lower limbs of the human body that may require the services of an occupational therapist to treat. We explain how to easily identify such conditions and their causes. We also explore the role of occupational therapy in depression management. Sign up to learn how occupational therapy can be used to treat maladies of the body and mind and help patients achieve health and wellbeing.
Course Code | 5520 |
College Name | Alison |
Course Category | Health Care, Occupational First Aid |
Course Type | Online Learning |
Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
Course Location | Online Course |
Delivery mode | |
Course Fee | Free |
Course Duration | 3-4 hours |
Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Describe the profession of occupational therapy • Contrast ‘fine’ and ‘gross’ motor skills • Outline the four main duties that every occupational therapist must perform • Recognise the major arterial and nervous injuries of the upper limbs • Compare different conditions that result after injuries to the nerves of the upper limbs • Categorise the injuries of the lower limbs based on nerve distribution • Analyse the relation of sciatica to lumbar disc herniation • Explain the role of occupational therapy in depression management |
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