15 Contact Hours: Provides CFCE™ Certification

Assessment of a subject's functional abilities is a necessary part of any return to work program. In this Functional Capacity Evaluation Certification workshop you will learn to perform FCEs including how to evaluate and document material handling and non-material handling aspects of work performance. Other skills covered will include how to administer and record results of Performance Criteria Screening and techniques for marketing your programs to physicians, case managers, employers and adjusters.

Based on peer-reviewed and published clinical research, our methodology has been proven time and again to be a reliable, valid, and objective tool for determining functional ability. By becoming certified in The Back School/BIO-ERGONOMICS FCE model, you can increase the industrial rehab services you provide to your community. Our protocol does not require you to buy any additional costly equipment nor any expensive software that must be updated regularly.

At the completion of the course and submitting two acceptable FCE reports over the 12 months following the course, you will be designated as a Certified Functional Capacity Evaluator (CFCE™) and receive 15 contact hours or 1.5 CEUs (in most states).

Review the elements of Bio-psychosocial Theory and its application to FCE's.

• Review the components of a legally defensible Functional Capacity Evaluation.
• Practice FCE components.
• Included in this course are all testing and analysis forms – Back School of Atlanta does not charge extra for the forms you need to provide this service.

   

Required - For the Seminar:

• The attendee needs to bring a data calculator and know how to calculate a Coefficient of Variance.
• The attendee needs to bring clothing appropriate for testing (gym shorts, tee shirt, tennis shoes) for the practicum.
• Attendees with a medical condition prohibiting their ability to participate in lifting, carrying, or treadmill testing will assist in data collection during the practicum.

Helpful - Pre-requisite Skills:

• Range of Motion
• Manual Muscle Testing
• Reflex Testing
• Heart Rate and Blood Pressure
• Basic Postural Assessment Skills
• Prior skill in evaluating functional capacity will be helpful but is not a requirement

Who Should Attend

Course is appropriate for OT's, PT's, OTA's, PTA's, RN's, MD's, DC's. OTAs & PTAs should check your state's Practice Act.

Instructors
Vic Zuccarello, OTR/L, C.E.E.S., ABDA
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About Certification
The workshop certifies that you are able to perform a basic Functional Capacity Evaluation using the techniques and protocols taught in the course. After passing a written test, successfully completing a basic practicum on day two of the course, and submitting two acceptable FCE reports over the 12 months following the course, you will be awarded your certification designating you as a Certified Functional Capacity Evaluator (CFCE™)

Continuing Education Units
Most professionals receive the standard 1/10 of a unit per contact hour. This workshop is approved for 1.5 CEUs in most states.

Tuition:

Fourteen-day Advanced Purchase Price	$775.00
Regular Purchase Price	$865.00
Price for 3 or more participants (each)	$690.00

To receive the three or more discount all registrations must be processed at the same time using a single credit card.

Locations
Atlanta, GA   7/18/15 - 7/19/15
Los Angeles, CA  8/22/15 - 8/23/15