Title: Therapy in Spanish! Activity Type: Home-Study (web-based) CEU s & Type: 0.6 CEU s (6 contact hours). Type One: This workshop will teach therapists specific skills for evaluation and treatment intervention with patients or clients. Description: Evaluate and treat Spanish-speaking clients with confidence. The purpose of this workshop it to learn how to integrate into therapists practice relevant Spanish vocabulary, sentences, and phrases to provide immediate care to a client. In this workshop you will learn Spanish salutation and introductions, vocabulary for body systems (the musculoskeletal, nervous, cardiovascular and respiratory systems), common phrases for evaluation and treatment (including complementary therapies), common phrases for precaution and safety, common phrases for client and caregiver education. Therapists will have an opportunity to practice using medical Spanish through guided labs, individual exercises, minidialogues, and case studies. Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this course participants will be able to: Identify key relevant rehabilitation-specific Spanish words, phrases, and commands for evaluation and treatment Review appropriate usage of rehabilitation-specific Spanish words, phrases, and commands Through practice in small groups articulate and respond to key rehabilitation words, phrases, and commands Use course tools and handouts to perform a therapy evaluation or therapeutic exercise session (UE/LE) Online Objective: Practice with video and audio guided resources for Spanish pronunciation & phrases Take and pass at 75% exam to receive certificate
Outline of Online Program Content: Section One (2.5 Hours) Introduction: Spanish basic pronunciation Basic Spanish greetings, closings and introductions Spanish alphabet, numbers, colors, dates, months, and time. Linking words Section Two (26.5 min) Basic anatomical terms and basic movement commands (verbs) The head Upper extremities Lower extremities Section Three (2 Hours 15 min) Basic Spanish evaluation terms and phrases (client profile) Greetings, introductions to self and other medical healthcare personnel Common evaluation questions client profile: age, past/current medical, health and surgical procedure history; pain (degree, intensity, & quality); reason for referral; prior level of function (including mobility devices); social background; occupational history, hobbies & habits Home environment Basic phrases and questions for caregivers during evaluation Basic Spanish evaluation terms, phrases and basic commands (performance skills) Upper extremity terms (including hand) Upper extremity terms (including sensory terms) ROM MMT Basic Spanish evaluation terms, phrases and basic commands (performance skills)
Lower extremity terms (including foot) Lower extremity terms (including sensory related terms) ROM MMT Basic Spanish evaluation terms, phrases and basic commands (performance skills) Self Care Functional transfers, ambulation & functional mobility Functional balance Combined performance activities Section Four (13.5 Min) Basic Spanish for therapeutic intervention (Upper extremity) Treatment /intervention instructions, monitoring activity, and encouragement phrases Activities of daily living (Functional range of motion, operating everyday objects, including AE) Fine/gross motor and coordination Mobility device use: wheelchair mobility, rolling walker, and cane use Section Five (13.5 Min) Basic Spanish for therapeutic intervention (Lower extremity) Treatment /intervention instructions, monitoring activity, and encouragement phrases Activities of daily living (Functional range of motion, operating everyday objects, including AE) Balance, ambulation and functional transfers Mobility device use: wheelchair mobility, rolling walker, and cane use
Section Six (13.5 Min) Basic Spanish for therapeutic intervention (safety awareness and precautions) Common diagnosis medical precautions & safety awareness Section Seven (13.5 Min) Basic Spanish for therapeutic intervention (LE seated exercises) Basic Spanish for therapeutic intervention (UE seated exercises) Basic Spanish for therapeutic intervention (Caregiver & patient education) Closing Online Quiz Instructional Methods: PowerPoint presentation, reading of written material, demonstration and practice opportunities as well as application of knowledge through sample case studies. There is also an online exam for each one-hour of the course. Content Focus: Domain of OT: Client Factors Physical & Occupational Therapy Process: Evaluation and Intervention Target Audience: Occupational and Physical Therapists; Occupational and Physical Therapy Assistants. Learning level: Introductory - Information for practitioners with little or no knowledge of the subject matter. The information provides general introductory information. Continuing Education credit: A certificate of completion for 0.6 CEU s (6 contact hours) will be awarded for attendance of entire workshop. Each attendee must successfully complete the web-based multiple choice test with a score of 75% or higher to obtain their certificate. Attendee will be able to immediately print out their electronic certificate. Test records will be retained in the approved provider records. HealthLinkRX is a TOTA Approved Provider from August 6, 2009 to August 6, 2011 Provider #186. Course Director: Sabrina Castaneda, M.S., MOT, OTR, CYTh, E-RYT500, Certified Pilates Instructor, has been a rehabilitation specialist for nearly twenty years. Sabrina is fluent in Spanish and French. Sabrina is a licensed and registered occupational therapist, certified yoga therapist and teacher and
certified Pilates instructor. Sabrina has graduate degrees in Human development & family studies with a minor in psychology, occupational therapy with a minor in psychology. She is currently completing her doctorate in occupational therapy. Post-graduate studies and minors include art therapy, writing, and neuroscience. She is the founder and director of Atha yoga and Pilates School which certifies yoga therapists and teachers and Pilates instructors. She is lead teacher at her studio in Dallas, Texas which provides a variety of yoga classes to the general public and director of continuing education for HealthLinkRx. Sabrina has created and presented a variety of workshops for stress management, health promotion and wellness at the corporate level and as a volunteer for underserved populations. Sabrina has found that through her programs many of her clients have found practical, natural, healthful practices enabling them to handle life s stresses in constructive and balanced ways. Online: $72.00 ($12.00 per hour course) Ways to order: Order online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from our website: www.healthlinkrxinstitute.com An e-mail address is required for ordering all courses. Once your order has been placed, you will receive an e-mail confirmation and receipt within 24-hours. ADA: If you need ADA accommodations, please contact HealthlinkRx, call Charlie Quinn (214) 987-1600 Ext. 226 or email cquinn@healthlinkrxllc.com Cancellation Policy: For live onsite courses: all cancellations must be submitted with written notice and received 14 days prior to the course date. Refunds and transfers minus the deposit fee of $75.00 are provided until 14 business days prior to course dates. No refunds will be issued if notice is received after 14 days prior to the course date; however, a credit will be issued toward a future workshop or online courses. Please note that if you register and do not attend, you are still liable for full payment. Course substitutions may be made at anytime. HealthlinkRx reserves the right to cancel any course and will not be responsible for any charges incurred by registrant due to cancellation. A full course tuition refund will be issued if HealthlinkRx cancels the course. HealthlinkRx reserves the right to change course date, location, or instructor. No refund will be issued if course is in progress and is interrupted by an Act of War or God or issue beyond our control. The expense of continuing education when taken to maintain and improve professional skills may be tax deductible. Please contact your accountant for complete details. Disclaimer: Any opinions, findings, recommendations or conclusions expressed by the author(s) or speaker(s) do not necessarily reflect the views of HealthlinkRx. HealthlinkRx reserves the right to substitute a qualified instructor due to unforeseen circumstances. Payment Questions: please call Charlie Quinn (214) 987-1600 Ext. 226 or email cquinn@healthlinkrxllc.com
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