Work Conditioning / Work Hardening Training Program

 Work Hardening / Work Conditioning  Ergonomics / Work Injury  Industrial Rehab

 Wisconsin Kenosha 2/11/13-2/12/13
 Wisconsin Kenosha 4/30/13-5/01/13
 Wisconsin Kenosha 9/27/13-9/28/13

Course Description (This course can be taken in class, via webcast or on demand)

The Work Hardening/Work Conditioning training program is designed for medical professionals who are looking to grow their return to work program or implement work hardening/conditioning into their practice. When implemented correctly, work hardening/conditioning programming can be the most profitable program a clinic has and can be implemented in any size clinic. Following the completion of this two day program you will be able to perform Work Hardening/Conditioning evaluations, establish return to work goals, perform patient treatment planning and design rehabilitation programming that will be recognized by case managers and your referral sources as the highest of return to work quality. Attendees will also be introduced to processes to increase your work conditioning/hardening referrals by 100% through functional re-assessment testing in outpatient therapy.

You will receive hands on experience performing work conditioning/hardening assessments, outlining return to work goals, creating treatment plans from your evaluations, and turning your treatment plans into high quality patient treatments that will get your patients back to work.

Satisfactory course completion as an assessment of learned outcomes includes:
• Participation in the full two days of training
• Performing a Work Hardening/Conditioning Evaluation
• Creating return to work goals
• Preparing a treatment plan based on your evaluation and designing the
rehab program
• Classroom presentation/critique of your evaluation and treatment plan

Learning Outcomes
By the end of this training program learners will be able to:
• Perform work hardening/conditioning evaluations including:
– Intake Process
– Sitting and Standing
– Musculoskeletal Screening and Evaluation
– Upper Extremity Testing/Coordination
– Repetitive Functional Activities
–Occasional/Frequent Material Handling
• Create return to work goals and treatment plans from your evaluations
• Understand the industrial rehabilitation philosophy
• Rehabilitate the injured worker
• Understand principles of industrial rehabilitation
• Perform industrial rehabilitation documentation
• Design and set up your physical space
• Establish your program and grow your market share
• Establish return to work goals
• Determine frequency/durations and length of stay in program
• Identify appropriate exercise programs and job simulated activities
• Deal with the difficult return to work patient
• Perform a Job Demands Analysis for a work hardening/conditioning patient
• Perform work hardening/conditioning treatment
– Identifying appropriate treatment
– Properly progress your patient

Course Instructors
Jim Mecham, MSIE, OTR/L, CPE, CFCE
Jim has dedicated his career to developing comprehensive industrial rehab programming that returns an injured worker to work as soon as possible. He has developed multiple Functional Capacity Evaluations with his crowning achievement being the FCE within the Online Assessment Application. His degrees in Occupational Therapy and Industrial Engineering provides a perfect fit to  rehabilitate workers following an injury and provide them with the best in industrial rehab services. Jim’s extensive experience in the field of industrial rehabilitation is why clinicians throughout North America train with him to implement and/or enhance very profitable approaches to industrial rehab. Jim has taught clinicians throughout the United States to implement industrial rehab within the smallest of locations that significantly enhances their bottom line. Jim’s training and OccuPro’s Online Assessment Application provides clinician’s referral sources with high quality reports that keep the referrals and revenue flowing.

Please click the following text for a copy of the brochure for this course: Work Conditioning/Work Hardening Training Program Brochure

Who Should Attend:
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapy Assistants
Occupational Therapists
Occupational Therapy Assistants
Human Resource Professionals
Athletic Trainers
Exercise Physiologists
Allied Health Professionals

Contact Hours:
16 Hours

Tuition:
$475.00

Education Level:
Introductory
No pre-requisite required

Content Domain:
Evaluation

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In Class Courses


 

Live Webcast Courses

  • February 11 - 12, 2013 - Kenosha, Wisconsin
  • April 30 - May 1, 2013 - Kenosha, Wisconsin
  • September 27 - 28, 2013 - Kenosha, Wisconsin

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on demand Courses

    • Purchase and Complete at Your Own Pace 
    • All Materials are Provided for Course
    • Up to 3 Months to Complete the Course
    • Certificate and CEUs Awarded after Completion

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Job Ref No: OCSS2
End Date:Sunday, September 29, 2013

Contact Info
OccuPro Continuing Education Coordinator

info@occupro.net
Phone: (866) 470-4440 Fax: (866) 520-5557
http://www.occupro.net
 

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