Description:
Are
you familiar with how to adapt support to meet the necessities of people living
with special needs? If not, this course will teach you the fundamentals of
interacting with patients living with special needs.
Learning Objectives:
- Define
special needs, continuum of abilities, and person first language.
- Compare
and contrast chronological age to developmental age.
- Identify
ways to use caregivers and parents as resources for planning care.
- List
strategies to adapt support for people living with special needs.
- Recall
useful tools and resources that can be used when working with people living
with special needs.
Author(s):
Kathryn "Kat" Davitt, MOT, CCLS, OTR
Launched: 2020